Artist: BLACK LIGHT BURNS [LIMP BIZKIT]
Album: CRUEL MELODY LTD. EDIT. (CD+DVD DIGI)

Year: 2007/ 2008
Media type: CD

Issued first in 2007 (EU release in 2008), CRUEL MELODY is the debut by Black Light Burns, a group helmed by former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland, who also takes up vocal duties in the band. More straight-forward than his experimental projects Big Dumb Face and Eat the Day, Black Light Burns is rooted in goth-tinged heavy rock, as best revealed on the hard-charging opener, "Mesopotamia," and the Nine Inch Nails-like industrial number "Lie." In addition to Borland, CRUEL MELODY features performances by NIN contributors Danny Lohner, Josh Freese, and Charlie Clouser, giving Black Light Burns significant crossover appeal with the renowned Trent Reznor-fronted ensemble.

TRACKLIST CD:

CD-1 Mesopotamia (4:29)
Mixed By - Ross Robinson , Ryan Boesch
CD-2 Animal (4:08)
CD-3 Lie (4:21)
Bass - Danny Lohner
Programmed By [Additional] - Charlie Clouser
CD-4 Coward (4:36)
Bass, Guitar - Danny Lohner
Vocals [Additional] - Sonny Moore
CD-5 Cruel Melody (5:00)
Vocals [Additional] - Carina Round
CD-6 The Mark (3:13)
CD-7 I Have A Need (4:24)
Bass - Sam Rivers (2)
Guitar - Danny Lohner
CD-8 4 Walls (3:54)
CD-9 Stop A Bullet (3:37)
CD-10 One Of Yours (4:51)
CD-11 New Hunger (5:24)
Cello - John Krovoza , Matt Cooker* , Richard Dodd (2)
Viola - Leah Katz
Violin - Daphne Chen , Eric Gorfain
CD-12 I Am Where It Takes Me (6:10)
Cello - John Krovoza , Matt Cooker* , Richard Dodd (2)
Drums - Wes Borland
Viola - Leah Katz
Violin - Daphne Chen , Eric Gorfain
Vocals [Additional] - Johnette Napolitano
CD-13 Iodine Sky (8:25)
Mixed By - Wes Borland
European Bonus Tracks
CD-14 Kill The Queen (4:54)
CD-15 Fall Below (4:15)
CD-16 Mesopotamia (Assyrian Mix) (5:45)
Remix - Kyle Weeks , Scott Borland
CD-17 Lie (Seth Vogt Mix) (6:27)
Remix - Seth Vogt

TRACKLIST DVD:

DVD-1 Mesopotamia (Video) (4:29)
DVD-2 Lie (Video) (4:21)
DVD-3 4 Walls (Video) (3:54)


LINE-UP:

Wes Borland (vocals)
Nick Annis (guitar)
Josh Eustice (synthesizer)
Sean Fetterman, Danny Lohner, Wes Borland (bass guitar)
Josh Freese, Marshall Kilpatric (drums)

Additional personnel:Johnette Napolitano, Sonny Moore, Carina Round (vocals); Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen (violin); Leah Katz (viola); Matt Cooker, Richard Dodd, John Krovoza (cello); Section Quartet (strings); Sam Rivers (bass guitar); Charlie Clouser (programming)