Upon a Burning Body

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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, drummer Tito Felix and bassist Thomas Alvarez.

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 Independent
Members	Danny Leal Ruben Alvarez Tito Felix Thomas Alvarez
Past members	Juan Hinojosa Chris "CJ" Johnson Seth Webster Jonathon Gonzales Ramon "Lord Cocos" Villarreal Sal Dominguez Rey Martinez Joe Antonellis
Website	uponaburningbody.com

History

Their second studio album, Red. White. Green., 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)
• Tito Felix – drums, percussion^[9][10] (2014–present)
• 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)

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	—	—	—	—	—	—

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)

Demos

• Upon a Burning Body (2005)^[27]