Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day). The band's original studio lineup consisted of Borland himself, along with Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle), Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv) and Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails). Their debut album, Cruel Melody, was released on June 5, 2007. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Industrial Rock is a musical genre which is a fusion between Industrial Music and specific Rock n Roll subgenres such as Punk, Oi!, Hardcore and later on Hard Rock. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Damning Well is a rock supergroup comprised of Wes Borland (of Limp Bizkit) on guitar, Danny Lohner (formerly of Nine Inch Nails) on bass, Amy Lee (of Evanescence) and Richard Patrick (of Filter) on vocals, and Josh Freese (of A Perfect Circle and The Vandals) on drums. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American post-hardcore band. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... A Perfect Circle (often referred to as APC) is an alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Music. ... Telefon Tel Aviv is a Chicago-based electronic music group (relocated from New Orleans in 2001) primarily known for their work in the intelligent dance music genre. ... Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. ... Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) , most commonly known as Danny Lohner is an industrial musician who plays bass guitar, guitar and keyboards. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Big Dumb Face Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. ... Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) , most commonly known as Danny Lohner is an industrial musician who plays bass guitar, guitar and keyboards. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... A Perfect Circle (often referred to as APC) is an alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel. ... Telefon Tel Aviv is a Chicago-based electronic music group (relocated from New Orleans in 2001) primarily known for their work in the intelligent dance music genre. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the punk rock band. ... A Perfect Circle (often referred to as APC) is an alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

History

Borland states that Black Light Burns is the culmination of the various projects he has been working on ever since he quit Limp Bizkit in 2001. Things began with Big Dumb Face, a solo project that Borland had been working on during his time with Limp Bizkit. Borland didn't take the project too seriously, and used it to basically test the waters, and see how hard it would be to do something serious on his own, without the aid of his bandmates. After he quit the band, he began working on several different projects. The first of which was supposed to be an instrumental album one could listen to and simply relax. Simultaneously, he began Eat The Day. With this project, Borland stated that he became cocky, and thought because of his previous success with Limp Bizkit, duplicating that success with a new band would be simple. He soon found out this wasn't the case. Eat The Day eventually unraveled itself, as, in Borland's words, "I think everybody involved in that project had different ideas about the direction that it should go". Borland became self-absorbed, and along with continuous pressure from the label, and struggles finding a lead singer for the band, the project eventually disbanded.[1] Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Big Dumb Face Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ...

In terms of their lineup, Black Light Burns is somewhat of a successor to the brief project The Damning Well, which consisted of mostly the same members. The main difference this time around being that Borland has taken vocals into his own hands, after many attempts to find a proper vocalist in various projects. The Damning Well is a rock supergroup comprised of Wes Borland (of Limp Bizkit) on guitar, Danny Lohner (formerly of Nine Inch Nails) on bass, Amy Lee (of Evanescence) and Richard Patrick (of Filter) on vocals, and Josh Freese (of A Perfect Circle and The Vandals) on drums. ...

After the 'failure' of Borland's various projects, Borland began writing a solo record with Danny Lohner, Josh Freese, Josh Eustis, and John Bates all contributing. This solo record was the beginning of Black Light Burns, and stylistically at the time, it was more of a mellow, relaxing, and esoteric outing. Wes returned to Limp Bizkit once again in late summer of 2004, turning down the spot as Nine Inch Nails touring guitar player. According to vocalist Fred Durst, Borland only agreed to return to the band on the condition that their label, Geffen, agreed to support his then burgeoning solo project, Black Light Burns. Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) , most commonly known as Danny Lohner is an industrial musician who plays bass guitar, guitar and keyboards. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... John Bates was the last nationally recognised head of the Social Democratic Party of the UK, holding the title of President. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... William Frederick Durst (born August 20, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American singer, known primarily as the founder of nu metal band Limp Bizkit. ...

It began only as a side project, with Borland writing many of the songs during his time off from Limp Bizkit, but soon things in Limp Bizkit became very quiet, and Borland himself stated that Black Light Burns was now his main project, and anything else he did, including Limp Bizkit, was a side project. Eventually arguments broke out on MySpace between Borland and Durst, and Borland left Limp Bizkit once again, although according to him, the band members had already gone their separate ways, he simply decided not to return. By this time, however, Borland had written significantly heavier material for Black Light Burns alongside the softer material, and Black Light Burns had evolved into a full out band as opposed to a softer solo effort. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

The Black Light Burns song titled "I Have a Need" was instrumentally written to be included on the Limp Bizkit release The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), but was cut in order for the EP to remain mostly metal oriented. It features Limp Bizkit's bassist Sam Rivers on the track, and Wes was allowed to use the song for Black Light Burns when the song was turned down for use by Limp Bizkit. It has been suggested that The Truth (limp bizkit song) be merged into this article or section. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Samuel Robert Rivers (born 2 September 1977, in Jacksonville, Florida) is the bassist and one of the founding members of the band, Limp Bizkit. ...

On June 16, Borland announced that the band and Geffen Records had parted ways. There was little word in the following months over the situation regarding a new label, though as of October 25, the band is in negotiations with a label, and are hoping to release their debut album early 2007. Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ...

Borland has stated that he is the only constant in Black Light Burns, as the other members of the studio lineup are expected to be mostly unable to participate in touring with Black Light Burns, such as the notoriously busy Josh Freese. This does not cite any references or sources. ...

The initial touring lineup of Black Light Burns Wes Borland - Vocals, Guitar, Marshall Kilpatric - Drums (previously in The Esoteric), Nick Annis - Guitar (previously in Open Hand, Turn of the Screw), Sean Fetterman - Bass (previously in Turn of the Screw). However, Black Light Burns' first tour was previously set to begin in fall of 2006 with From First to Last, who Borland also plays bass for on and off. This tour was to feature Borland doing double duty as the singer/guitarist for Black Light Burns and then bassist for From First to Last afterwards. However, Sonny Moore (From First to Last) developed a node on his right vocal chord and has to get surgery, thus ending Wes Borland's current touring stint with From First to Last. Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Music. ... For other uses, see Open Hand (disambiguation). ... The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. ... The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. ... From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American post-hardcore band. ... From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American post-hardcore band. ... From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American post-hardcore band. ... From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American post-hardcore band. ...

On February 3rd, 2007,Wes announced through the official Black Light Burns Myspace, that the band has now signed to Ross Robinson's new label I AM: WOLFPACK. Ross Robinson Ross Robinson is a music producer for acts such as Korn, Machine Head, Slipknot, Glassjaw, Sepultura, Cold, Limp Bizkit, Vanilla Ice, and others. ...

On February 5, 2007, Borland announced that the official release date for the album is June 5, 2007. is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Lie served as the first single from the album, going to radio on March 20. A music video was released soon after this.

Borland announced touring dates for May 2007 opening for Chevelle in April. While staying in Texas for a show, Chevelle was robbed of their equipment and canceled all tour dates for that week. Black Light Burns was unsatisfied with not playing for this time and played a few shows to test the waters of their upcoming headlining tour. For information about the car of this name, see Chevrolet Chevelle. ...

In its first week of release Cruel Melody sold 6,000 copies in the US according to Indiehq.com. (http://indiehq.com/2007/06/13/536/#more-536) Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ...

Borland says that he has written about 15 new songs for the follow up to Cruel Melody, with their drummer Marshall Kilpatric aiding in the writing process, which Borland describes as heavier, more guitar driven based, and not as dark as Cruel Melody. Borland also has stated a strong desire to try and write more songs for Black Light Burns with Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit on bass, and to get DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit to do some programming parts on the next record as well. Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ... Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ... For the bass guitarist named Sam Rivers, see Sam Rivers (bass guitarist) or Limp Bizkit. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ... Leor Dimant (Latvian: Leors Dimants; born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and producer. ... Limp Bizkit is a nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. ...

On July 13 2007 Black Light Burns was featured on the Carson Daly late night talk show where they performed "Lie"

In late 2007-early 2008, after a scheduled break from touring for the their label to secure an overseas release of Cruel Melody, Black Light Burns announced plans for a covers album that also includes remixes and b-sides from Cruel Melody, and a DVD containing live and behind the scenes footage of the band. Artists PJ Harvey, INXS, The Jesus Lizard, Love and Rockets, The Swans, Fiona Apple, Lard, and Borland's own old side project Big Dumb Face will be covered for the release. The two discs will be released together in spring of 2008. Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ... Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ... Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician and songwriter. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) are an Australian rock group. ... The Jesus Lizard was a rock music group formed in 1989 in Chicago, Illinois. ... Love and Rockets may refer to: Love and Rockets (comics) Love and Rockets (band) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Swans were one of the few bands to emerge from the New York, USA No Wave scene intact. ... Fiona Apple (born September 13, 1977) is a Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter. ... This article is about the fat. ... Big Dumb Face Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. ...

On March 30, 2008 Wes Borland made a post on the band's MySpace about how he filled in for the band X Japan and was "looking forward to coming home and getting back to work on the next BLB album", by which he means the second full length Black Light Burns album, due to the fact that their cover song album was already complete by that point in time.^[1] is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ...

Band Members

Much like Nine Inch Nails, Black Light Burns consists of two entities, the studio band, and the live band. Some members of the band that recorded in the studio may not be able to tour with the band, and future live members might contribute to future CD releases, therefore lineup changes could occur. Borland did all of the vocals, guitar, and bass on the album, except as noted.

When asked on Black Light Burns's MySpace if the studio band listed above would return for the band's second record, Wes Borland replied "Probably not. Marshall is the full time drummer for BLB now, but Danny [Lohner] may be returning for some input on the next record." ^[2]

Studio

• Wes Borland - lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards (always a member)
• Danny Lohner - bass, guitars, keyboards, sound design (on Cruel Melody and future records)
• Josh Freese - drums, percussion (on Cruel Melody only)
• Josh Eustice - keyboards, sound design (on Cruel Melody only)
• Marshall Kilpatric - drums, percussion (on future records)

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Live lineup

• Wes Borland - lead vocals, guitars
• Nick Annis - guitars
• Sean Fetterman - bass
• Marshall Kilpatric - drums, percussion

Wes Borland's MacBook Pro will be playing the keyboard or loops that the four above bandmembers can't/won't be playing live. According to Borland, Josh Eustis, who played keyboards and sound design on Cruel Melody, was supposed to join the live lineup, but opted to do production instead, leaving Borland to use his laptop to reproduce samples and keyboards live. Wes Borland Wes Borland (born Wesley Louden Borland February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. ... The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers by Apple Inc. ...

Guest Contributors

• Sonny Moore - vocals on "Coward"
• Danny Lohner - second guitar on "Coward" and "I Have a Need"
• Sam Rivers - bass on "I Have a Need"
• Carina Round - vocals on "Cruel Melody"
• Johnette Napolitano - vocals on "I Am Where it Takes Me"
• Endless Hallway - certain members appear on one of the three still as-of-yet-titled song written during the summer of 2006, that is currently unreleased.

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Discography

Albums

Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ...

Singles

Lie is the first single by Black Light Burns from their debut album Cruel Melody. ... Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ... Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns upcoming debut album, due for release on June 5, 2007. ...

External links

• Black Light Burns official website
• Cruel Melody - Black Light Burns fansite
• Black Light Burns Official Community
• Black Light Burns Official Myspace
• Black Light Burns article for Billboard.com
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• Fabryka Industrial Rock webzine 2007 interview