''Fury'' is the sixth studio album by American
metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...
band
Upon a Burning Body
Upon a Burning Body is an American metalcore band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalist Danny Leal, guitarist Ruben Alvarez, drummer Tito Felix and bassist Thomas Alvarez. Their second studio album, ''R ...
. The album was released on May 6, 2022 through Seek & Strike Records. The album's first track and single "A New Responsibility" was released on April 8, 2022, alongside the album's announcement.
The single's music video was directed by David Brodsky, notable for his video work with
The Black Dahlia Murder and
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988, now based out of Tampa, Florida. The band has released fifteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radi ...
.
Critical reception
Reviewer Carl Fisher describes the album as "11 tracks of savage stompery! Upon A Burning Body are impressively in sync here and their renewed passion and drive shines through strongly."
Kyle Dimond of Distorted Sound Magazine stated that "On 2019’s
Southern Hostility
''Southern Hostility'' is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Upon a Burning Body. The album was released on June 7, 2019 through Seek & Strike Records.
Background
The album was produced by Christopher Mora while being recorded and ...
, some of the heaviness was taken out of their sound and replaced with groove. Fury aims to achieve a middle ground between the two sounds, their earlier and more immediate years combined with a stronger sense of groove. Now with a sound that everyone who’s ever heard
Lamb of God
Lamb of God ( el, Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Amnòs toû Theoû; la, Agnus Dei, ) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God wh ...
will feel at home in, there are some pockets of success here."
Track listing
References
Upon a Burning Body albums
2022 albums
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