Broken Hope was originally formed in 1988 under the name Crypt in Chicago, USA. After recording a couple of demos they signed a deal with Grindcore Records, a division of the defunct Red Light Records. The band never received any money from the label who did not even pay the recording costs. Instead the band moved on to sign with Metal Blade Records and release several albums before finally calling it quits in the first half of 2001.

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