Upon a Burning Body

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	Deathcore,[1][2] metalcore, groove metal, southern metal
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sumerian
Website	facebook.com/uponaburningbody
Members	Danny Leal Ruben Alvarez Rey Martinez Tito Felix

Upon a Burning Body is an American deathcore band from San Antonio, Texas,^[3] formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalist Danny Leal, guitarist Ruben Alvarez and bassist Rey Martinez. Their second studio album, Red. White. Green., debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 in 2012.^[4] Their third and latest album, The World Is My Enemy Now, was released on 12 August 2014. The band is currently signed to Sumerian Records.^[5]

Members

Current

• Danny Leal – vocals (2005–present)
• Ruben Alvarez – guitars (2012–present), bass (2005–2012)
• Rey Martinez – bass (2013–present)
• Tito Felix – drums, percussion^[6][7] (2014–present)

Former

• Juan Hinojosa – drums (2005–2008, 2011)
• Chris "CJ" Johnson – guitars (2005–2012)
• Sal Dominguez – guitars (2005–2015)
• Ramon "Lord Cocos" Villarreal – drums (2008–2011, 2013–2014)
• Jonathon Gonzales – drums (2011–2013)
• Seth Webster – bass (2012–2013; now in To Speak of Wolves)

Timeline

Discography

Album details	Peak chart positions[4]
	US	US Heat	US Indep	US Hard Rock	US Rock	UK Rock
Demo Demo Release date: 2005 Label: Self-released	—	—	—	—	—	—
Genocide EP Release date: 2005 Label: Self-released	—	—	—	—	—	—
Genocide (Reissue) EP Release date: August 29, 2006 Label: Self-released	—	—	—	—	—	—
The World Is Ours Studio album Release date: April 6, 2010 Label: Sumerian	—	28	—	—	—	—
Red. White. Green. Studio album Release date: April 10, 2012 Label: Sumerian	105	1	20	11	35	—
The World Is My Enemy Now Studio album Release date: August 12, 2014 Label: Sumerian	39	—	6	3	12	18[8]

References

1. Heaney, Gregory. "Upon a Burning Body - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2015. ...Upon a Burning Body batter crowds with their driving brand of mosh-ready deathcore.
2. Slessor, Dan (April 12, 2012). "Upon A Burning Body - Red. White. Green.". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Weighing into the deathcore fray ... Upon A Burning Body are a cut above the soundalike bands glutting up the genre.
3. "Upon A Burning Body" (official Facebook page). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
4. Heaney, Gregory. "Upon a Burning Body - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
5. Upon a Burning Body Premiere New Song, “Scars”. Revolver Magazine, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
6. Jay Nanda. "Upon A Burning Body blazes trail of wide pits in name of Texas at Knotfest". AXS. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
7. "Never Say Never: Local fest celebrates seven years with weekend date change". The Monitor. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
8. "2014-08-23 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive - Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

External links

• Upon a Burning Body on Facebook