Songs for Insects
1992 studio album by 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.
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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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Critical reception
Track listing
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
- 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