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, metalcore, groove metal
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Sumerian
Website	facebook.com/uponaburningbody
Members	Danny Leal Ruben Alvarez Tito Felix Joe Antonellis

Upon a Burning Body is an American deathcore band from San Antonio, Texas,^[1] formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalist Danny Leal, guitarist Ruben Alvarez and drummer Tito Felix. Their second studio album, Red. White. Green., debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 in 2012.^[2] Their third studio album The World Is My Enemy Now, released on 12 August 2014, performed even better, debuting at No. 39 on the Billboard 200 of that year.^[3] The band released their 4th studio album Straight from the Barrio on October 28th, 2016. The band is currently signed to Sumerian Records.^[4]

History

Controversy in promoting 3rd album

In July 2014 the band received negative attention for a publicity stunt to promote their 3rd album, "The World Is My Enemy Now", where the band reported that frontman Danny Leal was missing.^[5] The band later posted the album cover for their yet unreleased 3rd album, which showed Leal tied up in the background, thus revealing the whole angle to be a joke. Since then, the band refused to apologize.^[6]

Members

Current

• Danny Leal – lead vocals (2005–present)
• Ruben Alvarez – guitars, backing vocals (2012–present), bass (2005–2012)
• Tito Felix – drums, percussion^[7][8] (2014–present)
• Joe Antonellis - bass

Former

• Juan Hinojosa – drums (2005–2008, 2011)
• Chris "CJ" Johnson – rhythm guitar (2005–2012)
• Sal Dominguez – lead guitar (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)
• Rey Martinez – bass, backing vocals (2013–2016)

Timeline

Discography

Album details	Peak chart positions[2]
	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[9]
Straight from the Barrio Studio album Release date: October 28, 2016 Label: Sumerian	—	—	12	8	22	—

References

1. "Upon A Burning Body" (official Facebook page). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
2. "Upon a Burning Body - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
3. "Upon a Burning Body - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
4. Upon a Burning Body Premiere New Song, “Scars”. Revolver Magazine, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
5. "Upon a Burning Body's Danny Leal Moving on From Drama". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
6. "Upon A Burning Body vocalist: "What publicity stunt?" - News - Alternative Press". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. Jay Nanda. "Upon A Burning Body blazes trail of wide pits in name of Texas at Knotfest". AXS. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
8. "Never Say Never: Local fest celebrates seven years with weekend date change". The Monitor. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
9. "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