2007

WES BORLAND BRINGS NEW EDGE TO THE DEBUT OF BLACK LIGHT BURNS ENTITLED "CRUEL MELODY" WHICH THIS ALBUM DEFINITELY DESCRIBES MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE VIEWERS' OWN MEANING BEHIND EACH SONG ON THE ALBUM. PERSONALLY ON MY LEVEL, SONGS LIKE "STOP A BULLET", "THE MARK", "I HAVE A NEED", "LIE", "ANIMAL", "MESOPOTAMIA" AND INCLUDING THE SOOTHING, FRAGILE TRACK "IODINE SKY" GIVES THIS ALBUM A HIGH RATE OF CREATIVITY AND SERENITY.

THE ALBUM STARTS OFF WITH A GROOVY EDGE OF ROCKIN' ELECTRONICS AND POWERFUL RHYTHM THAT COMBINES WITH ADDICTION AND DETERMINATION IN "MESOPOTAMIA" AND HEADS TOWARDS A HEAVY ESSENCE WITH SOFT MELODIC ENERGY IN "ANIMAL" WHICH IS A HEART FELT TRACK TO ME. A VERY MEANINGFUL SONG. WITH "LIE", IT BRINGS A STYLE OF SOMEONE THAT HIDES THE TRUTH BEHIND EMOTION TO COMPARE OTHER ENTITIES THAT FOLLOW INTO THE "CRUEL MELODY."

BEHIND "COWARD" IS A SOUND OF THE SOFT ROCKER SIDE OF THE VOCALISM BEHIND WES BORLAND DURING THE BEGINNING THEN SWITCHES TO A MORE PASSIONATE RHYTHM AND DEEP NOTION OF INSTRUMENTS DOWN THE LINE OF THE SONG. A BEAUTIFUL TRACK THAT MAKES YOUR HEART POUND FOR MORE. "MISTAKES HAPPEN SO CORRECT THEM" AS WE SAY WHEN WE LISTEN TO "COWARD."

THE SELF TITLED TRACK, "CRUEL MELODY", SPEAKS ABOUT THE PAST BECOMING SOUR AND THERE IS NO CURE UPON IT. "LIFE IS SHORT, NONETHELESS, SO PROSPER AS MUCH AS YOU CAN WHETHER BE INSECURE AND OBSESSED."

"THE MARK", THE SONG THAT US HEADBANG UNTIL WE TURNED RED. WHAT A RELIEF. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TRACKS OFF OF "CRUEL MELODY". A SCAR FORMING ON THE FLESH ON OUR HUMAN-BASED STRUCTURE OF FILM. LET'S SEE "I HAVE A NEED" TO SING ALONG AND TO HEADBANG MORE. THIS SONG IS A SMOOTH CONSTRUCTION OF MELODIC PROGRAMMING FOR THE WISE. A HIT TO LET YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT SOMETHING SO VILE, SO FRAGILE, SO DRASTIC, CAN LET YOUR LIFE BECOME SO SHORT.

BEING CONFINED TO A LIFE SENTENCE FROM YOUR OWN "CRUEL MELODY" MAKING YOUR LIFE HISTORY NOT FORGOTTEN TO THE ESSENCE OF THE WORLD WITHIN "4 WALLS." IN "STOP A BULLET" STANDS FOR A PROCESS OF HUMILIATION AND EMBARRASSMENT OF THE HUMAN RACE OF THE ONES THAT JUST USE AND ABUSE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONE ANOTHER INVOLVING HECTIC ACTS OF GRAPHIC CENSORSHIP ON ONE'S SELF AMBITION. A SOURCE OF REPEATED COMMON SADNESS.

TWO WORDS. REGRET AND MOVE ON DEFINES "ONE OF YOURS." ON "NEW HUNGER", IT DEMONSTRATES THE ROAD TO LIFE HEADING TOWARD YOUR OWN PARADISE OF PASSION AND DETERMINATION. LIKE IN WOLF'S RAIN, WOLVES WHO ARE A PARODY OF HUMAN FLESH GOES ACROSS DIFFERENT PLACES TO TRY TO FIND PARADISE. A PLACE WHERE "RESTORATION" AND "FREEDOM" CAN OCCUR.

"I AM WHERE IT TAKES ME" IS A MOMENT OF FROZEN CATASTROPHE WITHIN ONE'S SOUL SPEAKING OF AN ADDICTION WHETHER ITS DRUGS, REVENGE, SUICIDE, CANNIBALISM, ALCOHOLISM, ETC... IT DRIVES A PERSON TO THE EXTREME. NOTHING CAN STOP SUCH A LOOK OF THE INNOCENT UNLESS ITS THAT PERSON UNDERGOING THIS TRADEMARK. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOTICED AND SEEN IN OUR LIFE THIS FATE AND ALSO WITHIN PEOPLE WE HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. ITS A SAD THING TO SEE.

" WE HAVE FOLLOWED WES BORLAND SINCE LIMP BIZKIT WHICH IS WHERE WE FIRST GLANCED AT WES BORLAND'S MARVELOUS TALENT WHILE IN THAT ERA. WE NEVER THOUGHT SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE WOULD COME. WES BORLAND BRINGS BLACK LIGHT BURNS TO ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT IN HIS CAREER. WE CANT WAIT FOR A SECOND ALBUM FROM BLACK LIGHT BURNS. "CRUEL MELODY" BLEW OUR MIND."