Upon a Burning Body
| Upon a Burning Body | |
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Upon a Burning Body at Mayhem Festival 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | UABB |
| Origin | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Metalcore, deathcore, groove metal, latin metal, nu metal |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sumerian |
| Website |
facebook |
| Members |
Danny Leal Ruben Alvarez Tito Felix Joe Antonellis |
Upon a Burning Body is an American metalcore band from San Antonio, Texas,[1] formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalist Danny Leal, guitarist Ruben Alvarez, Bassist Rey Martinez 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 (2017–present)
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 (2013–2016)
Timeline
Discography
| Album details | Peak chart positions[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Heat | US Indep | US Hard Rock | US Rock | UK Rock | |
Demo
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Genocide
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Genocide (Reissue)
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
The World Is Ours
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— | 28 | — | — | — | — |
Red. White. Green.
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105 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 35 | — |
The World Is My Enemy Now
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39 | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18[9] |
Straight from the Barrio
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— | — | 12 | 8 | 22 | — |
References
- ↑ "Upon A Burning Body" (official Facebook page). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Upon a Burning Body - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Upon a Burning Body - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ↑ Upon a Burning Body Premiere New Song, “Scars”. Revolver Magazine, 3 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Upon a Burning Body's Danny Leal Moving on From Drama". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Upon A Burning Body vocalist: “What publicity stunt?” - News - Alternative Press". Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Jay Nanda. "Upon A Burning Body blazes trail of wide pits in name of Texas at Knotfest". AXS. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Never Say Never: Local fest celebrates seven years with weekend date change". The Monitor. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "2014-08-23 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive - Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.