Thought Industry
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Members:
Brent Oberlin - Bass/Guitars/Vocals
Mike Roche - Guitars/Bass
Jeff Borkowski - Guitars/Keyboards
Cam Taylor - Drums
Country: USA
Biography:
Hailing from Kalamazoo, MI, Thought Industry has established a reputation as one of the most daring and unpredictable exponents of progressive metal. A veritable stew of influences and styles which defies categorization, their music has remained highly original, staunchly non-commercial, and, by extension, has only been embraced by a very selective audience. Formed in 1989 by vocalist and bassist Brent Oberlin, guitarists Christopher Simmonds and Steve Spaeth, and drummer Dustin Donaldson, the group was eventually signed by Metal Blade Records on the strength of a self-produced, five-song demo.
After replacing their six-string department with new members Paul Enzio and Christopher Lee, the quartet recorded 1992's Songs for Insects and 1993's Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh in quick succession to little commercial success. A longer hiatus preceded 1996's Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away, which saw Oberlin relenting bass duties to new member Herb Ledbetter and the arrival of drummer Jared Bryant. The album also displayed a shift towards shorter, less complicated songs -- a direction the band pursued even further after the departure of guitarist Lee with 1997's much more user-friendly Black Umbrella. Recruited to Do Good Deeds for the Devil, a collection of live recordings and outtakes, was released in 1998. And despite the loss of Enzio and Jared, Thought Industry continued on into 2001 with new recruits Mike Roche and Jeff Borkowski.
Discography:
Short Wave On A Cold Day (2001)
1. Satan In The Gift Shop
2. I'm Lonely (and Grooving Like Cancer)
3. The Waitress In The Bar Orbiting Lo
4. Burning Coal With Margaret
5. Tall Ships On The Rocks
6. Kiss Judy Fly
7. The Measure Of Our Miles
8. Lovers In Flames
9. A Week And Seven Days
10. Particle Hustler
11. Longfellow
12. Hello, Murder
13. So Says Ike
14. Beautiful Coma
15. Interstellar Fix
16. Alien And Pure
17. Untitled
Black Umbrella (1997)
1. My Famous Mistake 02:50
2. Blue 02:28
3. Tragic Juliet 03:32
4. World 03:50
5. Bitter 03:17
6. Consistently Yours, Pluto 03:15
7. December 10th 03:52
8. Edward Smith 04:33
9. Her Rusty Nail 04:26
10. Pink Dumbo 03:08
11. Swank 03:14
12. Earwig 04:39
13. 24 Hrs. Ago I Could Breathe/Dec. 11th 09:19
Total playing time 52:23
Outer Space Is Just A Martini Away (1996)
1. Love Is America Spelled Backwards 02:42
2. Jeb And The Haymaker 03:05
3. Fairy 04:29
4. The Squid 03:38
5. Dante Dangling From A Noose 02:45
6. Jack Frost Junior 04:25
7. Pinto Award In Literature 02:10
8. Soot On The Radio 03:51
9. Watercolour Grey 04:58
10. Sharron Sours 05:04
11. D.I.Y. Tranquilizers 04:11
12. Fruitcake And Cider 02:35
13. Atomic Stroller Helps None 01:24
14. Bottomfeeder 05:47
Total playing time 51:03
Mods Carve The Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh (1993)
1. Horsepowered 03:07
2. Daterape Cookbook 04:33
3. Gelatin 04:36
4. Jane Whitfield Is Dead 04:40
5. Boil 05:46 [view lyrics]
6. Michigan Jesus 01:48
7. Smirk The Godblender 05:58
8. Republicans In Love 06:14
9. Worms Listen 05:18
10. Patiently Waiting For Summer 06:28
11. To Build A Better Bulldozer 06:43
Total playing time 55:11
Songs For Insects (1992)
1. Third Eye 04:28
2. Songs For Insects 09:23
3. Cornerstone 03:58
4. Daughter Mobius 05:10
5. Alexander Vs. The Puzzle 05:49
6. Ballerina 02:34
7. The Chalice Vermillion 10:07
8. The Flesh Is Weak 06:45
9. Blistered Text And Bleeding Pens 07:55
10. Bearing An Hourglass 07:55
Total playing time 01:04:04
MP3: Coming soon
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