Upon A Burning Body: Why Pantera Rule

Upon A Burning Body are pretty much our favourite thing from Texas since Pantera and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

We’re not sure if the guys are big wrestling fans, so when frontman Danny stopped by the Metal Hammer Magazine Show on TeamRock Radio this week, we thought we’d quiz him on his love of the former!

“Pantera are a huge influence on us,” confirms the singer. “People in Texas take a lot of pride in the state, and we do as well, and having them do that for so long and so big…everybody knew Pantera, and they told everybody, ‘We’re from Texas, and you know it’, and we do the same thing. You just follow in the footsteps of how big they did it, and how [much] people loved them. That’s what we try to do.”

Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has previously written for the likes of Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.