Formado por Wes Borland (conocido por su trabajo como guitarrista en Limp Bizkit), Josh Eustis (de Telefon Tel Aviv), Danny Lohner (ex Nine Inch Nails) y Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle y Nine Inch Nails), Black Light Burns debuta con el disco Cruel Melody (5/6/2007) del cual se desprende el primer single Lie, seguido por 4 Walls.
El disco cuenta con varios artistas invitados, como Johnette Napolitano voz en I Am Where it Takes Me o Sonny Moore voz en Coward.


Borland says that he has written about 15 new songs for the follow up to Cruel Melody, with their drummer Marshall Kilpatric aiding in the writing process, which Borland describes as heavier, more guitar driven based, and not as dark as Cruel Melody. Borland also has stated a strong desire to try and write more songs for Black Light Burns with Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit on bass, and to get DJ Lethal of Limp Bizkit to do some programming parts on the next record as well.

In late 2007–early 2008, after a scheduled break from...