Upon A Burning Body Double Down On Identity With ‘Blood of the Bull’

Just over a month removed from its release, ‘Blood of the Bull’ feels less like a new album and more like a reaffirmation.

Upon A Burning Body aren’t reinventing themselves on their seventh full length, they’re sharpening the blade, released on December 5, 2025, Blood of the Bull finds the San Antonio wrecking crew leaning fully into the traits that have defined them for nearly two decades.

We’re talking unflinching heaviness, pit level aggression, and an unshakable sense of Texas identity, this is a record that doesn’t posture or soften its edges, it stands its ground.

The band set the tone early with singles ‘Hand of God’, ‘Daywalker’, and ‘Dragged Through Glass’, each one reinforcing the album’s core themes of survival, consequence, and resistance.

‘Hand of God’ in particular hits hard, check it out below:

Musically

Blood of the Bull sits comfortably at the intersection of metalcore, groove metal, and death metal, but what makes it stick is its conviction, Upon A Burning Body have always understood that heaviness is as much about intent as it is technique.

The riffs hit harder because they mean something, even when the message is confrontational. The current lineup of Danny Leal, Ruben Alvarez, and Thomas Alvarez sounds locked in and focused.

There’s no wasted motion here, the album moves with purpose, balancing blunt force tracks with moments that let the weight settle before slamming down again.

After years of touring alongside bands like Five Finger Death Punch, Nonpoint, and Left to Suffer, Upon A Burning Body have earned their reputation as a live first band, that energy bleeds into Blood of the Bull, making it feel built for sweat soaked rooms and blown out PAs rather than passive listening.

This isn’t a comeback or a pivot, but more of a reminder that Upon A Burning Body are still here, still heavy, and unapologetically themselves.