Founded in 2005 after Borland departed Limp Bizkit, the band's lineup also includes Nick Annis, Dennis Sanders and Dylan Taylor.

He set it aside after his departure from Limp Bizkit[citation needed] and began working on several different projects, the first of which was supposed to be an instrumental album one could listen to and simply relax.

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.

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.

Borland returned to Limp Bizkit once again in late summer of 2004, turning down the spots as touring guitar player in A Perfect Circle and Nine Inch Nails.

However, Sonny Moore (vocalist of From First to Last) developed a node on his right vocal cord needing surgery, thus ending Wes Borland's touring stint with From First to Last.

[4] After years of working on it when all the participants had free time from their projects, Black Light Burns released their debut album, Cruel Melody in the spring of 2007.

The instrumental for the song "I Have a Need" had originally been 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.

An instrumental version of "Coward" is used in the film Underworld during the scene where Michael begins to change into a Lycan in the back of a cop car.

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

The covers on the album comprise songs by artists such as PJ Harvey, The Jesus Lizard, Love and Rockets, Swans, Fiona Apple, Lard, and Borland's former side project Big Dumb Face.

[7] On December 16, 2008 Wes Borland made a post on the band's MySpace blog that confirmed they would appear on the soundtrack for the film Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

Borland has stated many times on Myspace and Twitter that a second record was completed and currently put on the backburner until he found a label willing to release it.

Sputnikmusic awarded it a score of 4/5, stating, "The Moment You Realize You're Going to Fall is an incredibly refreshing record that solidifies Wes Borland and the rest of Black Light Burns as musicians to keep an eye on.

The album consists of seven instrumental tracks, four full band completed songs with vocals, and a remastered and remixed version of "It Rapes All in Its Path".