{"id":3749,"date":"2016-10-28T06:07:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T06:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-upon-a-burning-body-straight-from\/"},"modified":"2018-03-11T01:17:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-11T01:17:46","slug":"album-review-upon-a-burning-body-straight-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-upon-a-burning-body-straight-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review:\u00a0Upon A Burning Body –\u00a0Straight From The Barrio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having been dropped like a red hot shit by the music media following a disastrous PR stunt in 2014, Texan deathcore merchants Upon A Burning Body<\/b> have a lot to prove, but will brand new record ‘Straight From The Barrio’<\/i> be enough to silence their critics?<\/p>\n

Explosive opener \u2019Til\u2019 the Break of Dawn\u2019<\/i> rather succinctly presents ‘Straight From The Barrio’<\/i>\u2019s appeal; bold, brash and chock-full of bluster. UABB<\/b> are on fine form here. The Latin element of their music is also brought to the fore, with the use of nylon string acoustic guitars fitting seamlessly with their trademark deathcore assault.<\/p>\n

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UABB<\/b> keep things over the top with the one two of \u2019You Don\u2019t Own Me\u2019<\/i> and ‘Media Blackout’<\/i>. Sitting somewhere between Slipknot and Attila, neither track does anything particularly new with the deathcore formula, but it\u2019s that much harder to care when the beatdowns are this heavy, and the lyrics are this silly.<\/p>\n

His band may be tighter than any animal\u2019s arse you care to name, but the star of the show is undoubtedly vocalist Danny Leal, whose larger than life presence ensures ‘Straight From The Barrio’<\/i> sits atop the deathcore pack. Whether he\u2019s referencing Ke$ha in the album\u2019s title track or spitting bars like a less nauseating Chris Fronzak on \u2018B.M.F.\u2019<\/i>, Leal shows impressive vocal dexterity throughout.<\/p>\n

While more aggressive tracks on this album manage to hit their intended mark, the band falter when they stray too far from this path. Closing ballad \u2018My Distorted Reflection\u2019<\/i> sits uncomfortably with the majority of the album\u2019s cocksure swagger, while \u2018Leave The Pain Behind\u2019<\/i> is a dead ringer for Motionless In White\u2019s \u2018Reincarnate\u2019<\/i>, struggling for identity as a result.<\/p>\n

Overall, ‘Straight From The Barrio’<\/i> is most easily comparable to the Fast and Furious film franchise. Sure, it might be daft as fuck and, at times, a bit corny but taken with a few grains of salt, it\u2019s heaps of fun.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Straight From The Barrio’<\/i> by Upon A Burning Body<\/b> is released on October 28th on Sumerian Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Upon A Burning Body<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Josh Graham (@jollyboyjosh_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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