Cover Your Heart and the Anvil Pants Odyssey
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Cover Your Heart and the Anvil Pants Odyssey is a CD/DVD collection from the industrial rock
band Black Light Burns
. The CD component features cover songs chosen by the band as being influential in their own music, as well as several instrumental b-sides
from the band's debut album Cruel Melody
. The album features artwork and design by band leader Wes Borland. This would be the first and last recorded appearance of bassist Sean Fetterman, who departed the band after the completion of the record.
," and also features a behind the scenes look at the making of the "Lie" video. The DVD's content was primarily filmed during the summer and fall of 2007 and was filmed and edited by Satchel Underwood, including the video for "Mesopotamia" and the making of "Lie" segment. The video for "Lie" was directed by Josh Evans, while the video for "4 Walls" was directed by Wes Borland
.
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band Black Light Burns
Black Light Burns
Black Light Burns are a rock band fronted by Wes Borland, of Limp Bizkit. The band's original studio lineup consisted of Borland, Danny Lohner, Josh Eustis and Josh Freese. Their debut album Cruel Melody, was released on June 5, 2007. The band released a covers and b-sides CD/DVD combo package in...
. The CD component features cover songs chosen by the band as being influential in their own music, as well as several instrumental b-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...
from the band's debut album Cruel Melody
Cruel Melody
*Alternative Press - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Cruel Melody is still interesting, ambient and, much like its creators, unforgettable."...
. The album features artwork and design by band leader Wes Borland. This would be the first and last recorded appearance of bassist Sean Fetterman, who departed the band after the completion of the record.
Tracklist
| # | Title | Time | Songwriter(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Forkboy" | 4:04 | Paul G. Barker, Jello Biafra Jello Biafra Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys... , Al Jourgensen Al Jourgensen Alain David Jourgensen , is a Cuban-American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial metal band Ministry. He is sometimes credited as Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa , Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan... , Will Fredrick Rieflin, Jeffery Thomas Ward |
Originally performed by Lard Lard (band) Lard is a hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra , Al Jourgensen , Paul Barker , and Jeff Ward . Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys... |
| 2 | "So Alive" | 3:33 | Daniel Ash Daniel Ash Daniel Gaston Ash is the guitarist for Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, and solo projects.-Life and work:After going to concerts in his teenage years, Ash made a decision to be on a stage in some way... , Kevin Michael Dompe, David J. Haskins |
Originally performed by Love and Rockets Love and Rockets (band) Love and Rockets were an English alternative rock band formed in 1985 by former Bauhaus members Daniel Ash , David J , and Kevin Haskins . Former Bauhaus vocalist Peter Murphy had embarked on a solo career after Bauhaus split in 1983... |
| 3 | "Hungry Like the Wolf Hungry Like the Wolf "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio . The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom... " |
3:44 | Nicholas James Bates, Simon John Le Bon, Andrew Taylor Andy Taylor (guitarist) Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station.... , John Nigel Taylor, Roger Taylor |
Originally performed by Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States... |
| 4 | "Lucretia My Reflection Lucretia My Reflection "Lucretia My Reflection" is a song from the album Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy. It was released as the third single from the album in 1988.-Overview:... " |
4:32 | Andrew Eldritch Andrew Eldritch Andrew Eldritch is the English frontman, singer, songwriter and only remaining original member of The Sisters of Mercy, a band that emerged from the British post-punk scene, transformed into a gothic rock band and, in later years, flirted with pop and hard rock.Eldritch also programs the tracks... |
Originally performed by The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company... |
| 5 | "Rid of Me Rid of Me Rid of Me is the second studio album by British musician PJ Harvey. It was released by Island Records in May 1993, approximately one year after the release of her critically acclaimed debut album Dry... " |
4:09 | Polly Jean Harvey | Originally performed by PJ Harvey PJ Harvey Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in... |
| 6 | "The Art of Self Defense" | 2:46 | Duane Paul Denison, Carey McNeilly, David WM Sims, David Lambeth Yow | Originally performed by Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock and noise rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial... |
| 7 | "On the Bound" | 4:56 | Fiona Apple Fiona Apple Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Apple met international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success... , Maude Maggart Maude Maggart Maude Maggart is an American cabaret singer and recording artist who performs throughout the United States and Europe, but most often in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.-Biography:... |
Originally performed by Fiona Apple Fiona Apple Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Apple met international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success... |
| 8 | "I Am the Sun" | 3:10 | Michael Rolfe Gira | Originally performed by Swans Swans (band) Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in... |
| 9 | "Blood Red Head on Fire" | 3:53 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Originally performed by Big Dumb Face Big Dumb Face Big Dumb Face is a band formed by Wes Borland shortly before he left Limp Bizkit. The style hails to Frank Zappa and Ween as their primary influence... |
| 10 | "Search & Destroy Search and Destroy (song) "Search and Destroy" is a song by American rock band The Stooges, recorded for the group's third album Raw Power . Lead singer Iggy Pop said that he pulled the title "from a column heading in a Time article about the Vietnam War." In 1997, "Search and Destroy" along with the rest of the songs on... " |
3:20 | Iggy Pop Iggy Pop Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues... , James Robert Williamson |
Originally performed by The Stooges The Stooges The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003... |
| 11 | "Drowning Together, Dying Alone" | 5:08 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody Cruel Melody *Alternative Press - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Cruel Melody is still interesting, ambient and, much like its creators, unforgettable."... recording sessions |
| 12 | "Failing" | 3:55 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody recording sessions |
| 13 | "Ribbons" | 1:50 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody recording sessions |
| 14 | "Zargon Marfoauf" | 1:36 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody recording sessions |
| 15 | "Vennisoun" | 2:04 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody recording sessions |
| 16 | "Zlitchufdux" | 1:46 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody recording sessions |
| 17 | "Giving in Again" | 4:36 | Wes Borland Wes Borland Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist... |
Previously unreleased instrumental from Cruel Melody recording sessions |
Personnel
- Wes BorlandWes BorlandWesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist...
- vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, producer, mixing - Marshall Kilpatric - drums, percussion
- Nick Annis - guitar
- Sean Fetterman - bass
- Greg Isabelle - drums on "Failing"
- Jeff Hannan - engineering, Mixing
- Austin Satterfield - engineering assistant
- Dave Collins - mastering
DVD
The DVD "Anvil Pants Odyssey" consists of a nearly two hour long documentary with the band, the music videos for "Mesopotamia," "4 Walls," and "LieLie (song)
"Lie" is the first single by Black Light Burns from their debut album Cruel Melody. It was released to radio on March 20.-Song information:Lie was the first full Black Light Burns song Wes Borland had shown to the public...
," and also features a behind the scenes look at the making of the "Lie" video. The DVD's content was primarily filmed during the summer and fall of 2007 and was filmed and edited by Satchel Underwood, including the video for "Mesopotamia" and the making of "Lie" segment. The video for "Lie" was directed by Josh Evans, while the video for "4 Walls" was directed by Wes Borland
Wes Borland
Wesley Louden Borland is an American musician and artist, best known as the guitarist for the band Limp Bizkit. He has been in several other bands as well including: Black Light Burns, The Damning Well, Goatslayer, Big Dumb Face, and Combichrist...
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