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UPHILL BATTLE BIOGRAPHY
Uphill Battle was an metalcore band with elements of grindcore and noisecore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records. Combining grindcores speed and severity with a hardcore sense of tension, Uphill Battle’s hectic riffing, strafing percussive assault and tortured vocals bled conviction and proved the band to be one of the scene’s brightest hopefuls. A high-profile tour slot as part of the 2003 Relapse Records Contamination Tour alongside label-mates Mastodon, Cephalic Carnage and Dysrhythmia immediately followed, exposing the band to entirely new audiences, who ambitiously enjoyed the band’s devastating live performances.
Uphill Battle released their 2nd full-length, Wreck of Nerves in 2004. In 2006, Uphill Battle disbanded, leaving behind Blurred, a collection of their pre-Relapse rarities including demo and compilation tracks.
UPHILL BATTLE GENRES
Grind/Metalcore
UPHILL BATTLE LYRICAL THEMES
Internal struggles
UPHILL BATTLE ORIGIN
United States of America (Santa Barbara, California), formed in 1999
UPHILL BATTLE CURRENT RECORD LABEL
Relapse Records
UPHILL BATTLE STATUS
Split-up
UPHILL BATTLE CURRENT LINE-UP
Casey Shropshire - Bass, Vocals (2003-2005) (Monotremata)
Adi Tejada - Guitar, Vocals (1999-2005) (Somnambulist, Stratego, The Goleta Allstars)
Danny Walker - Drums, Vocals (1999-2005) (ex-Exhumed (US), Thornlord, Intronaut, Phobia (US), Destroy Babylon, Vox-ab-nihil)
Jeff Capra - Guitar (2001-2002, 2005) (Mars)
UPHILL BATTLE PREVIOUS LINE-UP
Graham Clease - Bass (1999-2000) (Eat Shit and Die, Fields of Fire, Annihilation Time)
Joe Gonzalez - Bass, Vocals (2001-2002) (A Sometimes Promise, Nation of Lepers)
Eric Gormley - Guitar (1999-2000)
Jehf Jones - Bass, Vocals (2001)
Wes Caley - Guitar, Vocals (2002-2005) (Exhumed (US) , Fatalist)
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