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Solid Debut

Twitch | Atlanta, GA | 02/03/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Relapse Record's latest edition to their impressive metalcore catalouge is definitely worth checking out. Uphill Battle mixes metalcore with stonergrind very well. Their self titled debut might not be one for the record books, but it sure is making a dent on modern metalcore. Though losing the pure fury they had on their spilt with Anubis Rising (tracks like "Crawl Space" are just insane). With some fairly furious riffing and drum work; not to mention some decent vocals, Uphill Battle creates a decent grind atmophere with this release. Song wise, it is not very diverse, sticking to the same structure and sound for most of the album, never really vearing off course, allowing it to get old fairly quickly. Well songs like "Forked Tounge", "The Stench is Spreading", and "Climax Control" really sum up the album, they are all solid grind tracks with great riffing. This is great for fans of Benumb, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, or Shadows Fall. Definitely worth the cash."

Excellent metalcore with a strong grind streak throughout

Twitch | 06/22/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This band came out of nowhere with one of the most violent sounding metalcore releases of the year. They are technical as hell keeping in tradition with bands such as Dillinger, Botch, Maharahj but unlike those bands Uphill Battle tosses in a lot of grind complete with blast beats and traditional grindcore riffing in places (hence making it grind, i'm too obvious). Ok so maybe Maharahj use some of that too but i digress. Maybe Benumb if they decided to be more technical, have more diversity and less grind is a fairly accurate description. Whatever the case Uphill Battle is essential for metalcore fans and will probably strike a chord with grindcore fans as well."