''The World Is My Enemy Now'' is the third studio album by American
metalcore
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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 August 12, 2014 through
Sumerian Records
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Red. White. Green.
''Red. White. Green.'' is the second studio album by American metalcore band Upon a Burning Body. The album was released on April 10, 2012 through Sumerian Records. The album was produced by Will Putney, who produced their debut album, '' The Wo ...
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Controversy
In July 2014 the band received negative attention for a publicity stunt to promote this album, where the band reported that frontman Danny Leal was missing. The band later posted the album cover for the album which was still unreleased, which showed Leal tied up in the background, thus revealing the whole angle to be a joke. Since then, the band refused to apologize.
Track listing
Personnel
;Upon a Burning Body
* Danny Leal - vocals
* Sal Dominguez - lead guitar
* Ruben Alvarez - rhythm guitar
* Rey Martinez - bass
* Ramon "The Lord Cocos" Villarreal - drums
;Additional musicians
*
Matt Heafy
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Trivium
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) – guest vocals on "Blood, Sweat and Tears"
* Tyler Smith (
The Word Alive
The Word Alive is an American metalcore band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2008. The band was signed to Fearless Records since their formation. In 2022, they changed their label and signed to Thriller Records. The band currently consists of v ...
) – guest vocals on "I've Earned My Time"
;Production
* Will Putney –
production
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,
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, mixing, mastering
* Randy Leboeuf, Tom Smith Jr., Alberto De Icaza – additional editing and engineering
* Ash Avildsen – vocal production and additional lyrics on "Scars", "Fountain of Wishes", "Bring the Rain" and "Judgement", additional vocal production
* Shawn Keith – additional vocal production, A&R
* Lorenzo Antonucci – additional vocal engineering at Sumerian Studios, Los Angeles, CA
* Danny Leal - lyrics
* Ruben Alvarez - lyrics
;Management
* Outerloop Management – management
* JJ Cassiere (Circle Talent North America) and Jim Moorewood (Eccentric Gent Organization Ltd.) – booking agents
;Artwork
* Daniel McBride (McBride Design) – album layout and design, art direction/concept
* Nick Walters – additional vocal production, A&R, art direction/concept
* Josh Huskin – photography