MODS CARVE THE PIG - ASSASSINS, TOADS AND GOD'S FLESH

Note that full title of this album is: Mods Carve The Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh

Whereas their first album was more of a philosophical affair, this second release by THOUGHT INDUSTRY firmly falls into the surreal camp matching the Dali cover art in strangeness. However, political, philosophical and personal references are common. Still firmly rooted in some kind of punkish progressive thrash metal, the experiments are more daring and in your face this time around. I am very happy to say though that they are a smashing success. This is another grower. One thing I love about this band is no two albums sound the same. They were having none of the stagnation that so many other bands get trapped into.

The roller coaster ride begins with the aggressive "Horsepowered" and takes us through a variety of sounds including occasional acoustic and slide guitars and keyboards up to the instrumental proggy metal closer "To Build A Better Bulldozer." An amazingly successful followup to SONGS FOR INSECTS. Unfortunately the two first albums would be the only two Thought Industry albums with the same lineup and the most experimental before going in another direction and taming their sound for the following albums. Very unique and highly recommended.

Okay, where to start? This album is in a nutshell, a surreal masterpiece, from the name, the cover, everything about it. this album is strange and enigmatic, and even though it's so eccentric and adventurous, everything flows very well, the songs can be very engaging, they never get lost, and on top of that they can be extremely vast in terms of composition, this album has all the beauty of the surrealist movement that is the approach, it's difficult for me not to give this album minus than 5 stars, everything here is absolutely fantastic and well planned, from the destructive ''Horsepowered'' ''Daterape Cookbook'' and ''Gelatin'' to the beautiful and bizarre ''Jane Whitfield Is Dead'', the album it only gets better with each song, and so it ends with the instrumental and progressive "To Build A Better Bulldozer", which my god, is perfect, gives this album is a chance overall, it's easily one of the best I've heard this year and a very good surprise.