Songs for Insects
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| Songs for Insects | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, avant-garde metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 64:04 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Dave Ogilvie and Thought Industry | |||
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Songs for Insects is the debut album for American progressive metal band Thought Industry. It was released in 1992 through Metal Blade Records, was produced by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, and features as cover art "Soft Construction with Boiled Beans (Premonition of Civil War)" by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí.
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Rock Hard | 9/10[3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
In 2005, Songs for Insects was ranked number 335 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All songs written by Oberlin/Donaldson/Lee/Enzio; lyrics by Oberlin.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Third Eye" | 4:28 |
| 2. | "Songs for Insects" | 9:23 |
| 3. | "Cornerstone" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Daughter Mobius" | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Alexander vs. the Puzzle" | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Ballerina" | 2:34 |
| 7. | "The Chalice Vermillion" | 10:07 |
| 8. | "The Flesh Is Weak" | 6:45 |
| 9. | "Blistered Text and Bleeding Pens" | 7:55 |
| 10. | "Bearing an Hourglass" | 7:55 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Dustin Donaldson: acoustic drums, cymbals, sampled percussion, industrial devices
- Christopher Lee: fretted and fretless guitars, sampling keyboard
- Brent Oberlin: vocals, fretted, fretless and distorted bass, Chapman stick, piano, keyboards
- Paul Enzio: 6 + 7 string guitars
- Produced by Dave Ogilvie and Thought Industry
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