Cruel Melody

Cruel Melody
Studio album by Black Light Burns
Released	June 5, 2007
Recorded	2005-2006
Genre	Rock
Length	62:33
Label	I AM: WOLFPACK
Producer	Danny Lohner
Black Light Burns chronology
Cruel Melody (2007) Cover Your Heart and the Anvil Pants Odyssey (2008)

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Cruel Melody is the début album of American rock band Black Light Burns.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References

Reception

Allmusic writer Greg Prato wrote, "For many, Borland was the only Limp Bizkit member who was taken seriously. As evidenced by Cruel Melody, he is now officially allowed to follow whichever musical path he so desires."^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Wes Borland

1. "Mesopotamia" - 4:27
2. "Animal" - 4:08
3. "Lie" - 4:19
4. "Coward" (featuring Sonny Moore) - 4:36
5. "Cruel Melody" (featuring Carina Round) - 5:00
6. "The Mark" - 3:13
7. "I Have a Need" (featuring Sam Rivers) - 4:24
8. "4 Walls" - 3:51
9. "Stop a Bullet" - 3:37
10. "One of Yours" - 4:51
11. "New Hunger" - 5:24
12. "I Am Where it Takes Me" (featuring Johnette Napolitano) - 6:09
13. "Iodine Sky" - 8:30

Bonus tracks

• "Kill the Queen" (BestBuy Bonus Track) - 4:56
• "Fall Below" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 4:16
• "Lie" (Daniel from Idiot Pilot Remix) - 4:14

European bonus tracks

• "Mesopotamia" (Assyrian Mix) - 5:45
• "Lie" (Seth Vogt Mix) - 6:27

Personnel

• Wes Borland - vocals, guitars, bass, programming, percussion, synths, piano, rhodes, violin, cello, drums on "I Am Where it Takes Me", mixing on "Iodine Sky"
• Danny Lohner - additional guitar on "I Have a Need" and "Coward", additional bass on "Coward" and "Lie", producer, programming, sound design
• Josh Eustis - synths, sound design, Engineering
• Josh Freese - drums, live percussion
• Sam Rivers - bass on "I Have a Need"
• Charlie Clouser - additional programming on "Lie"
• Tom Lord-Alge - mixing on all songs except "Mesopotamia" and "Iodine Sky"
• Femio Hernandaz - co-mixing on all songs except "Mesopotamia" and "Iodine Sky"
• Critter - engineering
• Ross Robinson - mixing on "Mesopotamia"
• Ryan Boesch - co-mixing on "Mesopotamia"

String Section

String instruments on "New Hunger" and "I Am Where it Takes me"

• Eric Gorfain - Violin
• Daphne Chen - Violin
• Lea Katz - Viola
• Richard Dodd - Cello
• John Krovoza - Cello
• Matt Cooker - Cello

References

Black Light Burns Wes Borland Studio albums Cruel Melody  · Cover Your Heart and the Anvil Pants Odyssey Singles "Lie" · "4 Walls" Related Limp Bizkit  · Big Dumb Face