Upon a Burning Body

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Upon a Burning Body
Upon a Burning Body at Mayhem Festival 2014
Background information
Also known as	UABB
Origin	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore [1] groove metal [2] deathcore [3] [4]
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sumerian Seek & Strike
Members	Danny Leal Ruben Alvarez Thomas Alvarez
Past members	Juan Hinojosa Tito Felix Chris "CJ" Johnson Seth Webster Jonathon Gonzales Ramon "Lord Cocos" Villarreal Sal Dominguez Rey Martinez Joe Antonellis
Website	uponaburningbody.com

Upon a Burning Body is an American metalcore band from San Antonio, Texas, ^[5] formed in 2005. It currently consists of vocalist Danny Leal, guitarist Ruben Alvarez and bassist Thomas Alvarez.

After releasing their debut album The World Is Ours in 2010, they followed it up with their second studio album, Red. White. Green. , which debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 in 2012. ^[6] Their third studio album The World Is My Enemy Now , released on August 12, 2014, ^[7] performed even better, debuting at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 of that year. ^[8] In the same year, they joined Five Finger Death Punch on their tour as a support act. The band released their fourth studio album Straight from the Barrio on October 28, 2016. The band is currently independent as of 2023.

Members

Current

• Danny Leal – lead vocals (2005–present)
• Ruben Alvarez – rhythm guitar (2012–present); backing vocals (2005–present); lead guitar (2015–present); bass (2005–2012, 2016–2017)
• Thomas Alvarez – bass, backing vocals (2020–present)

Former

• Juan Hinojosa – drums, percussion (2005–2008, 2011)
• Chris "CJ" Johnson – rhythm guitar (2005–2012)
• Seth Webster – bass (2012–2013)
• Jonathon Gonzales – drums, percussion (2011–2013)
• Ramon "Lord Cocos" Villarreal – drums, percussion (2008–2011, 2013–2014)
• Sal Dominguez – lead guitar (2005–2015)
• Rey Martinez – bass (2013–2016)
• Joe Antonellis – bass (2017–2020)
• Tito Felix – drums, percussion ^{[9] [10]} (2014–2025)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Album details	Peak chart positions [6]
	US	US Heat	US Indep	US Hard Rock	US Rock	UK Rock
The World Is Ours Release date: April 6, 2010 Label: Sumerian	—	28	—	—	—	—
Red. White. Green. Release date: April 10, 2012 Label: Sumerian	105	1	20	11	35	—
The World Is My Enemy Now Release date: August 12, 2014 Label: Sumerian	39	—	6	3	12	18 [11]
Straight from the Barrio Release date: October 28, 2016 Label: Sumerian	—	—	12	8	22	—
Southern Hostility [12] Release date: June 7, 2019 Label: Seek & Strike	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fury Release date: May 6, 2022 Label: Seek & Strike	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blood of the Bull Release date: December 5, 2025 Label: Independent	—	—	—	—	—	—

Extended plays

• Genocide (2005)
• Built from War (2020) ^[13]

Singles

• "Sin City" (2012) ^[14]
• "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2012) ^[15]
• "Scars" (2014)
• "Red Razor Wrists" (2014)
• "Bring the Rain" (2014) ^[16]
• "Til the Break of Dawn" (2016) ^[17]
• "Already Broken" (2016) ^[18]
• "Remenissions" (2018) ^[19]
• "King of Diamonds" (2019) ^[20]
• "Reinventing Hatred" (2019)
• "All Pride No Pain" (2019) ^[21]
• "Built from War" (2020) ^[22]
• "5x3" (2020) ^[23]
• "Chains of Agony" (2020) ^[24]
• "Snake Eyes" (2021) ^[25]
• "An Insatiable Hunger" (2023) ^[26]
• "Killshot" (2023)
• "Another Ghost" (2024)
• "Sk8 or Die" (2024)
• "Dragged Through Glass" (2025)
• "Daywalker" (2025)
• "Hand of God" (2025)

Demos

• Upon a Burning Body (2005) ^[27]

References

1. "Upon A Burning Body Premiere "A New Responsibility" Music Video". Theprp.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. "INTERVIEW: Ruben Alvarez - Upon A Burning Body". Distorted Sound Magazine. June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
3. "Upon a Burning Body Songs, Albums, Reviews". AllMusic . Retrieved June 27, 2024.
4. "Upon A Burning Body – Fury". metalepidemic.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
5. "Upon A Burning Body". Facebook (official Facebook page). Retrieved February 2, 2014.
6. "Upon a Burning Body - Chart history". Billboard . Retrieved November 9, 2016.
7. Upon a Burning Body Premiere New Song, "Scars". Revolver Magazine , July 3, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
8. "Upon a Burning Body - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
9. Jay Nanda. "Upon A Burning Body blazes trail of wide pits in name of Texas at Knotfest". AXS. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
10. "Never Say Never: Local fest celebrates seven years with weekend date change". The Monitor. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
11. "2014-08-23 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive - Official Charts". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 7, 2015.
12. "Upon A Burning Body Premiere "King Of Diamonds" Music Video, New Album Due In June". ThePRP. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
13. "Upon A Burning Body To Release "Built From War" EP In July". ThePRP. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
14. Bird, Michele (December 6, 2012). "Upon A Burning Body premiere "Sin City" video". Alternative Press .
15. Yancey, Bryne (April 3, 2012). "Upon A Burning Body release "Once Upon A Time In Mexico" video". Alternative Press .
16. "10 Minutes of Mayhem with UPON A BURNING BODY". Metalholic. August 5, 2014.
17. "'Til The Break Of Dawn" – via open.spotify.com.
18. "Already Broken" – via open.spotify.com.
19. "Remenissions" – via open.spotify.com.
20. "King of Diamonds" – via open.spotify.com.
21. "All Pride No Pain" – via open.spotify.com.
22. "Built from War" – via open.spotify.com.
23. "5x3" – via open.spotify.com.
24. "Chains of Agony" – via open.spotify.com.
25. "Snake Eyes". October 15, 2021 – via open.spotify.com.
26. "An Insatiable Hunger". Spotify . July 21, 2023.
27. "Upon A Burning Body - Upon A Burning Body". Discogs. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Upon a Burning Body at AllMusic