If Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse ever had sex, they would name their child Upheaval. This cd just kills, terrific death metal from start to finish. I also discovered that Upheaval recently broke up, which really sucks! Even though my previous description makes the music sounds like very simple and boring, brutal type death metal, you will hear the exact opposite. Expect...Read More

Upheaval's second salvo, 'Testimony to the Atrocities', is one of those precious few deathgrind records where subtlety is key. On the surface, the tempos may be blastbeatingly fast and song-structures numbingly complex,but the ravaging riffs and tricky time-signatures proffered here are just tweaked enough - but not overtly nor understatedly so - to make you stand up and take notice. Kinda...Read More

This rips. Aside from the vocals, which are midrange screams, this sounds identical to early 90's Florida death metal. There are more than a few riffs lifted from "Tomb of the Mutilated" in here. An awesome balance of speed and sheer heaviness, with tons of vicious breaks and bursts of blast beats. Melody is rare, but effective when presented. Slick production, everything is even and...Read More

Testimony to the Atrocities is an impressive follow up to their debut, Downfall to the Ascendancy of Man. The eight songs here are intense, chaotic, and almost grinding death metal. Vocalist Drew Grimes has the ability to mix guttural lows with high pitched screaming. The guitar work of Nathan Stambro and Benjamin Parrish is complex and busy yet they will throw in a catchy rhythm to...Read More