Songs for Insects
Studio album by
Released1992
GenreProgressive metal, avant-garde metal, thrash metal
Length64:04
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerDave Ogilvie and Thought Industry
Thought Industry chronology
Songs for Insects
(1992)
Mods Carve The Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh
(1993)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard9/10[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

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

All songs written by Oberlin/Donaldson/Lee/Enzio; lyrics by Oberlin.

No.TitleLength
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

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. Schäfer, Wolfgang. "Rock Hard review". issue 64. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. Spencer, Trey. "Sputnikmusic review". Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  4. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 76. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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