| Wes Borland | |
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| Also known as | Wes |
| Born | February 7, 1975 Richmond, Virginia |
| Genre(s) | Industrial metal Industrial rock Alternative metal Nu metal Experimental rock Rapcore Post-hardcore |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Synth, Violin, Cello, Rhodes piano |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Associated acts | Black Light Burns Limp Bizkit Big Dumb Face From First to Last X Japan Fear and the Nervous System The Damning Well Goatslayer Eat the Day Filter Anna Tsuchiya |
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| PRS Guitars Ibanez Guitars Signature Yamaha Guitars |
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Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975 in Richmond, Virginia) is a musician, best known as the former guitarist in the band Limp Bizkit. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Rap rock is a fusion genre of rock and hip-hop. It blends vocal and instrumental parts of hip-hop and various forms of rock including punk and rock Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ A Rhodes piano is an electromechanical Musical instrument, a brand of Electric piano. Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. The Damning Well was a rock supergroup comprising Wes Borland (of Limp Bizkit) on guitar, Danny Lohner (formerly of Nine Filter (commonly typeset as FIL TER, to fit their logo is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland Ohio by Richard Patrick is a Singer, Lyricist, model, and Actress. Anna was born to a Japanese mother and a Polish-American father PRS Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer based in Stevensville Maryland. Ibanez (ˈaɪbænɛz or /aɪˈbænɛz/ is a Guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya Aichi, Japan. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. He has been in several other bands as well, including The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face and once played bass for From First to Last (although FFTL now have a full time bassist). The Damning Well was a rock supergroup comprising Wes Borland (of Limp Bizkit) on guitar, Danny Lohner (formerly of Nine Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band Borland currently performs in Black Light Burns, where he writes most of the music and sings. Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day Borland is well known for his bizarre appearance during his Limp Bizkit years (covering his entire face with makeup, and wearing completely black contact lenses), and for his fondness of underground musical artists that differed greatly from the musical tastes of his bandmates in Limp Bizkit. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida.
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Early years
Borland's family moved to Jacksonville, Florida (from Michigan) where his father took a pastoral job at a Presbyterian Church. A pastor is an official person within a Protestant group of people and related to the positions of Priest or Bishop within the Anglican, Roman Catholic Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity In Florida, Borland met bassist Sam Rivers, but the two did not get along due to rivalries between local bands. See Sam Rivers for the jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers (born Samuel Robert Rivers, September 21, 1977, Jacksonville, He went to school with John Otto. John Everett Otto (born March 22, 1977 in Jacksonville Florida) is the Drummer and an original member of the band Limp Bizkit He spent his summers in Montreat, NC working in the sound booth for Montreat Conference Center at Montreat College, a Presbyterian Church institution. Montreat is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Montreat College is a private four year liberal arts Christian college located in Montreat North Carolina. The Presbyterian Church (USA or PC (USA is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. When Limp Bizkit was looking for a guitarist, John Otto threw out his name, stating he was more of an artist than a guitarist, but the band decided he'd be worthwhile for the position. Before this, Borland was "embarrassing [him]self in bars, playing really weird music that wasn't. . . good", as he later said in an interview with From First to Last. In one of these bands, Borland sang and played guitar but didn't use a guitar pick. He would only play guitar using the two hand tapping style of guitar playing that he would go on to use in Limp Bizkit songs such as "Stalemate", "Sour", and "Re-Arranged".
Fred Durst left Philadelphia, leaving the others to speak to Wes and see if he'd join the band. Wes accepted, and the three practiced, while keeping in touch with Fred over the phone. Later Fred came back to Jacksonville, and the band had a show scheduled. Fred and Wes met for the first time and played their first show together 30 minutes later. When Limp Bizkit played locally in Jacksonville, Wes would dress up as a girl, wearing tight pink clothes and putting his hair in ponytails. Certain people in the audience of these shows found Wes attractive from a distance, but once they got closer to the stage and realized it was Wes, were quite embarrassed. Wes dressing up as a girl greatly angered frontman Fred Durst. William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily
In the very early stages of Limp Bizkit, Wes's brother and future Eat the Day bandmate Scott Borland played keyboards, but with the early inclusion of DJ Lethal, the band eventually became a huge success. Scott Borland is a musician from the United States he is the brother of Wes Borland. Leor Dimant (Leors Dimants born December 18, 1972 in Riga, Latvia) better known as DJ Lethal, is a Turntablist Scott played with Limp Bizkit as a session keyboard player on Limp Bizkit's first three releases, until Wes quit in 2001, which is when the two brothers formed Eat the Day.
On stage, Borland was known for his eccentricity, frequently wearing elaborate face paint and black-tinted contact lenses. A contact lens (also known simply as a contact) is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the Cornea
As far as his role as Limp Bizkit's guitarist, on Limp Bizkit's first CD, Three Dollar Bill, Y'all, Borland would cover much ground. Three Dollar Bill Yall$ is the debut album of the band Limp Bizkit, released July 1, 1997 on Flip / Interscope Records. Some guitar parts were inspired by thrash metal with harmonic usage inspired by Industrial music, whereas some other guitar parts were meant to sound like strange noises and sounds, some were soft and beautiful Jazzy Melodies and the songs themselves were somewhat progressive, as there were traditional song-structures mixed with more experimental ideas. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. On the subsequent hit record, Significant Other, Borland's playing became slower with increased emphasis on groove and heaviness, with more traditional song structures used. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE-ROMEOS*************** On the third Limp Bizkit release, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, Borland's playing became more eclectic, combining the prior elements of heaviness and traditional structure with playing big, complex guitar chords not normally played in metal music before then. Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water is the third album by Limp Bizkit, released on October 15 2000 through Interscope A guitar chord is a chord, a collection of tones usually sounded together at once played on a Guitar, a type of chromatically fretted String On the other hand, The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), recorded five years later after he shortly rejoined the band, featured some of his most aggressive guitar work ever released, using distortion through most of the album and putting all of his trademark effect pedals to rest, instead focusing on heavy riffing, metal tremolo picking and palm mute/release techniques. The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1 is the fifth album by Limp Bizkit, released on May 2 2005 internationally and a day later in North America A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic of an object image sound waveform or other form of information or representation Tremolo picking or double picking describes the musical technique of picking on a Guitar or other String instrument in which a single note is The palm mute is a playing technique for the Guitar or bass. This technique is known as Pizzicato by Classical guitar players (see Classical However, in Black Light Burns, Borland's guitar playing is at its most eclectic. Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day Borland's metal,electronic, jazz, indie rock, soft, and progressive influences come through, and the songs take unexpected turns all throughout. Wes played Ibanez 7 string guitars with Limp Bizkit and later used Paul Reed Smith guitars. Ibanez (ˈaɪbænɛz or /aɪˈbænɛz/ is a Guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya Aichi, Japan. This article is about Paul Reed Smith a luthier For the article about the company that bears his name see PRS Guitars. He plays a custom 4 string AX series Ibanez on songs "Don't Remember", "The One", "Nookie", "Full Nelson", and "Stalemate". Ibanez (ˈaɪbænɛz or /aɪˈbænɛz/ is a Guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya Aichi, Japan. He tuned his 7 strings to [Low to High] Db Gb B E Ab Db Db and tuned his 4 string to [Low to High] F# F# B E, with the lowest F# string being a bass guitar string.
Borland told crowds at his guitar clinics in the middle east and Total Guitar magazine that he considers himself more a songwriter/rhythm guitarist than a lead guitarist, saying that he never got into shredder bands or jazz fuison artists. Total Guitar is a monthly Magazine in the United Kingdom. The magazine is the best selling Guitar magazine in Europe. He says his two hand tapping technique was inspired somewhat by Les Claypool of Primus and the rhythmic nature of his bass playing, and not so much from the lead guitar craze of the 1980's. Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U However, he has incorporated lead guitar into his music after leaving Limp Bizkit from time to time. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida.
Leaving Limp Bizkit
On October 12, 2001, Borland left Limp Bizkit because, he claims, the band limited his ability to express himself artistically. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. There were also rumors that Wes believed the band had become a "sell-out" band, and were becoming too popular for their own good. "Sold Out" redirects here For other uses see Sold Out (disambiguation or Selling Out (disambiguation. Before leaving Bizkit he formed the band Big Dumb Face as an outlet for his creativity. Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. Big Dumb Face has since been put to the side. Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left the band Limp Bizkit. Borland then started the band Eat the Day with his brother, Scott Borland. Scott Borland is a musician from the United States he is the brother of Wes Borland. Eat The Day was described as heavy and dramatic, with Borland pushing the envelope of his heavy and soft playing within epic, normally over five minute song lengths.
Wes and his brother Scott initially were going to both be the lead vocalists to avoid the stigmas associated with singular frontmen, but both Borlands felt their guitar playing was starting to suffer due to having to contribute vocals at the same time. They first tried fixing this with going through Interscope Records' demos to find a singer, only to find nobody they were satisfied with. During this period of Eat the Day, the band's website released several mp3s with no vocal tracks, asking for interested vocalists to record over the tracks and submit their recordings as an audition to front the band. The songs "Beeblicowcarapis", "dAdA", and "Taste My Gun" were initially released (and still are available via the internet) as their full length selves, but later, Eat the Day only put up the beginning portions of the songs to have vocalists to sing over. This gesture was similar to the Limp Bizkit national guitarist audition after Borland left the band, and proved to be ultimately futile, other than showcasing what the ultimate sound of the project could have become. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. The members of Eat The Day instead decided to take a small break from the project and focus on other things to see if a vocalist would naturally pop up.
During this down period, Wes also began production on his solo album with friend and producer Danny Lohner of Nine Inch Nails' fame. Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) most commonly known as He was also featured twice on the Underworld soundtrack: once on a remix version of the A Perfect Circle song "Weak and Powerless" and another time on the song "The Awakening" with a supergroup of sorts called The Damning Well. Underworld is a 2003 action - horror Film about the Secret history of Vampires and a type of werewolf known as A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after The group features Wes Borland on guitars, Danny Lohner on bass, Richard Patrick on vocals and Josh Freese on drums. Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) most commonly known as Richard Patrick, (born May 10, 1968 in Needham Massachusetts) is an American rock Musician. Josh Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer and songwriter It was also revealed by Borland himself that during this time, he turned down the offer to join A Perfect Circle as the second guitarist alongside band founder/songwriter Billy Howerdel in order to focus on Eat The Day. A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan Billy Howerdel (born May 18, 1970) is the founding member Guitarist, Songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle In fall of 2003, it was announced that Eat The Day had found an unnamed vocalist. It turned out to be Richard Patrick of Filter and Nine Inch Nails fame. Filter (commonly typeset as FIL TER, to fit their logo is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland Ohio by Richard Patrick With legendary producer Bob Ezrin at the helm, material for Eat The Day and The Damning Well merged, as did the bands, but Patrick had a falling out with the whole camp. Bob Ezrin (born 1949 in Toronto Ontario) is a Musician and Record producer. This was announced via Eat The Day's website in fall of 2003/early 2004, as did the announcement that Eat The Day and The Damning Well had either split permanently or gone on hiatus. The conclusion of this post stated Wes' beginning stages of creating a new, band driven solo record with Danny Lohner, Josh Freese, Josh Eustis, and John Bates. Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) most commonly known as Josh Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer and songwriter John Bates may refer to John Bates (designer, fashion designer who designed Diana Rigg's clothes in The Avengers John Bates (SDP
At some point in 2004 as well, Borland was reportedly offered to join Nine Inch Nails as the band's guitarist, replacing Robin Finck who left Nine Inch Nails yet again for Guns N' Roses. Robin Finck (born November 7, 1971) is an American guitarist currently the lead guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and since 1998 Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Borland stated he wrote some material with Trent Reznor, but that the material is still unreleased. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. He also explained that Black Light Burns was beginning at that time, and that he turned down the spot in Nine Inch Nails because he wanted to pursue his own creative vision instead of supporting someone else's musical vision, which Reznor greatly respected. Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day Reznor also gave Wes valuable pointers for where Black Light Burns songs should go during this time.
In late 2003, Wes co-produced and played guitar on several songs on "Legion of Boom", the third studio album by electronic musicians The Crystal Method, released in January 2004. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Legion of Boom is the third official studio album by the American band The Crystal Method. The Crystal Method is an American Electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The tracks he worked on were "Broken Glass", "Weapons of Mass Distortion" (also a Japanese bonus track "Weapons of Mad Destruction" featuring Kyono from The Mad Capsule Markets) and the lead single "Born Too Slow". The Mad Capsule Markets were a Japanese band that formed in 1990 and were active until 2006 Born Too Slow also featured former Kyuss frontman John Garcia on vocals. Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. John Garcia (born in San Manuel, Arizona, September 4, 1970) is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Slo Burn
Rejoining Limp Bizkit
In August 2004 or around, Wes Borland rejoined Limp Bizkit. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. Borland reportedly had to see for himself if he still was at odds with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst before he officially joined Nine Inch Nails as the guitarist. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. William Frederick "Fred" Durst (born August 20, 1970) is an American Actor, director and Musician, known primarily They met one day and realized that they weren't at odds with each other anymore, so Borland turned down the invitation to join Nine Inch Nails without friction from Trent Reznor, and Wes began writing with Limp Bizkit again. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. He worked on their latest album, but the only material released from these sessions in Prague was in the form of an EP, titled The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1), released on May 3, 2005. The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1 is the fifth album by Limp Bizkit, released on May 2 2005 internationally and a day later in North America Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ross Robinson, well known producer, was brought in to produce it. Ross Robinson is a Music producer, who has worked with acts such as Machine Head, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Sepultura However, relations between Borland and the other members of Limp Bizkit became strained again after drummer John Otto began having drug issues while recording Limp Bizkit material in Prague in late 2004, as documented in the video material included on The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1). Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. John Otto may refer to John Otto (drummer, an original member of the band Limp Bizkit John Otto (FBI acting director, the acting Limp Bizkit is an American Nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida. The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1 is the fifth album by Limp Bizkit, released on May 2 2005 internationally and a day later in North America
Second Fall Out with Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit did make plans to tour behind the EP and to release more material from those sessions in the form of The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2). None of the tour plans materialized, with Borland citing the reason of "nobody (else) wants to tour", and that Limp Bizkit had possibly broken up during this time. By then, Borland was also very disenchanted with how the material he worked on with Limp Bizkit turned out, as he wanted to push the band's envelope but was met with a great deal of resistance, primarily from Durst. However, after an uncharacteristically long time off from the band to do cinema work (that was so long it led Borland to believe that Durst was done with Limp Bizkit) and the rest of the members dispersing to be involved in other projects, Fred Durst came back and began posting on Limp Bizkit's MySpace page, much in the same fashion that Wes was posting on the myspace of his then new band, Black Light Burns. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Among other things, Durst accused Borland of "abandoning" drummer John Otto in his "time of need", and elaborated on the other Limp Bizkit members' year-old decision to have Wes kicked out of Limp Bizkit again. This was a surprise to not only the Limp Bizkit fan base but Borland himself as they neglected to tell him of the decision, so he kept planning his time around the never to be materialized plans of Limp Bizkit's tour for a year before this occurred. Durst also stated that the band's upcoming release, The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2) will be released with Borland's guitar playing on certain songs that they recorded in Prague and the full length disc will be dedicated to him. Borland responded to Durst's massive MySpace post simply stating the slanderous nature of the remarks, and leaving it at that. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and
Wes has since declared himself a full time member of his new project, Black Light Burns. Borland said on leaving the band: "I feel that they think I'm no good for them but fuck it. " Borland and Danny Lohner also contributed guitar parts and instrumentals to Rob Zombie's album, Educated Horses, only to not have their contributions on the record. Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) most commonly known as Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician Educated Horses is the third Album by Rob Zombie, released on March 28, 2006. In late 2005, Wes played all the bass on the post-hardcore band From First to Last's second full length album Heroine (after bassist Jon Weisberg left the band), with whom he also toured with for several tours afterward. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement From First to Last (sometimes shortened to FFTL) is an American Post-hardcore band Heroine is the second full-length album by From First to Last, and the last on which Sonny Moore contributed vocals Borland has since become very close with the band. He has since left the band as new bassist Matt Manning stepped up to play with From First to last. Borland played all the bass track on the CD, but co wrote a song with the band called "Save Us" which is a B side to the Heroine album that is still unreleased.
Black Light Burns
Borland's latest project Black Light Burns is an industrial/gothic/alternative band featuring members of Borland's previous band The Damning Well, with Borland this time on Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards and Programming, Danny Lohner on Guitar, Bass, Keys, Programming (but is sparingly using these instruments on the record, as he is mainly BLB's producer), Josh Eustis (from Telefon Tel Aviv) on Programming, Keys and Josh Freese on Drums. Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day Telefon Tel Aviv is a Chicago -based electronic-music group that relocated from New Orleans in 2001 and is primarily known for its work in Electronica The project evolved from Borland's initial attempts at writing a solo effort, but according to Borland, now includes that solo material, material from Eat The Day, material from The Damning Well, and material from an ambient solo record that Borland wrote during his time in Eat The Day that still remains unreleased. The initial plans of their record release was posted on their MySpace page: "Final tracking is almost complete on the debut album and the band plans on releasing during the first quarter of 2006 with a world tour to follow. " All guests on the album are confirmed to include Carina Round, Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers, From First to Last frontman Sonny Moore, and Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde. Carina Round is a British Singer/songwriter who hails from Wolverhampton. See Sam Rivers for the jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers (born Samuel Robert Rivers, September 21, 1977, Jacksonville, Johnette Napolitano (b September 22, 1957, Hollywood Los Angeles California) is an American singer Songwriter and Bassist Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. However, their then record label, Geffen Records, went through a personnel change and didn't bother returning Borland's phone calls, so both parties split. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Borland announced on February 3rd, 2007 that Black Light Burns will be signed to the new record label of Ross Robinson called I AM: WOLFPACK. Ross Robinson is a Music producer, who has worked with acts such as Machine Head, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Sepultura A June 5th, 2007 release for the CD is planned, and in the meantime Borland will head to various regions in the Middle East for scheduled guitar clinics for his Yamaha signature guitar, and BLB will be rehearsing for a tour starting around summer as well.
Wes toured with From First To Last roughly since early 2006. Wes announced plans for a fall 2006 BLB/FFTL tour that never went through due to Black Light Burns needing to find a new record label after Borland left Geffen Records. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Borland has also discussed plans to write and perform on the next From First To Last album, but he left the band due to Black Light Burns' busy schedule started to pick up, leaving no room for work with From First to Last.
Recently Wes appeared on select tracks of the 2007 album Worse Than A Fairy Tale, by Colorado screamo band, Drop Dead, Gorgeous. Worse Than a Fairy Tale is the latest album from Colorado band Drop Dead Gorgeous. Drop Dead Gorgeous is a Post-hardcore band from Denver Colorado. Both artists are on Ross Robinson's I AM:WOLFPACK label.
Fear and The Nervous System
Fear and the Nervous System is an experimental, industrial rock band formed in 2008, consisting of vocalist and guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer of Korn, bassist Billy Gould of Faith No More, drummer Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion, programmer and guitarist Leopold Ross of Error and IO Echo, and keyboardist and programmer Zac Baird, previously heard on Korn's untitled album and during their live shows. Fear and the Nervous System is an experimental / Industrial rock band formed by Korn Guitarist James Shaffer. Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. James Christian 'Munky' Shaffer (born June 6 1970 in Bakersfield California is the guitarist for the Nu metal band Korn. Korn, occasionally typeset as KoЯn or KoRn, is an American Nu metal band from Bakersfield California, and is often credited with popularizing Faith No More was an American Alternative metal band that formed in San Francisco, California from 1982 to 1998 Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is the current drummer for the American Hardcore punk band Bad Religion and the younger Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett In Video game music, a synthesizer programmer - or a Manipulator - helps a Composer by choosing the right instruments to play the music inside the This article is about the band Error For a definition of the word see Error. Zachary Baird, born February 16, 1971 in Orange County, California is a keyboardist and pianist currently collaborating with the band Korn Wes Borland will be contributing to two of the album's tracks, along with designing the artwork. However, he is not considered a member of the band.
Other works
Wes Borland performed as guest guitarist for the X Japan reunion shows at Tokyo Dome on March 29th and 30th, 2008. is a Japanese band founded in 1982 by Toshimitsu "Toshi" Deyama and Yoshiki Hayashi. [1]
in late 2007, Wes Borland also collaborated with his former Damning Well bandmate Richard Patrick in his main band Filter, which resulted in the song In Dreams on the Anthems for the Damned album. Richard Patrick, (born May 10, 1968 in Needham Massachusetts) is an American rock Musician. Anthems for the Damned is the fourth Studio album by American Industrial rock band Filter.
Painting and Art
Borland is not only known for his live stage costume getups (ranging from bunny costumes to elaborate face and body painting designs), he has also handled album art during his stint in Limp Bizkit. He has been trying to get some sort of art gallery up and going to display his paintings. He was going to do it through a painting gallery owned by Marilyn Manson, but declined the offer because the gallery is not open to the public. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and Borland opened up a MySpace account displaying several paintings of his (www.myspace.com/wesleyborland) Here, he has also posted ambient musical pieces that were written after the Black Light Burns debut album Cruel Melody was completed. Black Light Burns is an industrial rock band featuring Wes Borland (formerly of Limp Bizkit, Big Dumb Face, Eat the Day Cruel Melody is the name of Black Light Burns ' debut album
On Saturday, June 2, 2007, Wes Launched theborlandgallery.com which has all his paintings as well as a store where T-Shirts and prints will be available to buy.
Discography
| Year | Album |
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| With Limp Bizkit | |
| 1997 | Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ |
| 1999 | Significant Other |
| 2000 | Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water |
| 2001 | New Old Songs (Remix album) |
| 2005 | The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) |
| Greatest Hitz (Compilation) | |
| N/A | The Unquestionable Truth (Part 2) |
| With Black Light Burns | |
| 2007 | Cruel Melody |
| With Big Dumb Face | |
| 1998 | Demo |
| 2001 | Big Dumb Metal EP |
| 2001 | Duke Lion Fights the Terror!! |
| With From First to Last | |
| 2006 | Heroine |
References
- Black Light Burns - the official band site
- Limp Bizkit - The official band site
- Goatslayer - The official band site
- Fear and the Nervous System - The official band site
- Black Light Burns' official MySpace page
- From First to Last Official Band Website
- Cruel Melody - Black Light Burns Fansite
- Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland Part Ways
- Wes Borland: Why He Left Limp Bizkit
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