Upon A Burning Body is a San Antonio metal band whose approach — metalcore and deathcore influences filtered through a nu-metal sensibility — has built them a loyal following in the heavier corners of the genre. Their 2013 breakthrough Red. White. Green. established their profile nationally; the band's willingness to be maximally aggressive while maintaining melodic hooks in the right places has made them a reliable live draw in mid-size venues across the country.
The Masquerade on June 6 puts them in the kind of smaller room where the intensity of their set registers most directly. For listeners who followed them through their catalog or encountered them at a festival, this is a close-quarters version of a band built to be experienced at volume.
