---
title: "Thought Industry"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/thought-industry"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1989
disbanded: 2002
---

# Thought Industry

**Thought Industry** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1989 to 2002.

Thought Industry, formerly known as Desacrator, was an American progressive metal band. It was founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1989 by vocalist/bassist Brent Oberlin, drummer Dustin Donaldson, guitarist Christopher Lee Simmonds, and guitarist Steve Spaeth who replaced original Desacrator guitarist, Dan Roe. Spaeth left the band due to internal conflicts with Simmonds and started the band Clockmaker. The position was filled by guitarist Paul Enzio in time for 1992's Songs for Insects, their Metal Blade Records debut. This was followed up by Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh. 1996's Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away subsequently saw a significant change in the band's sound and lineup when Donaldson was replaced by Jared Bryant. Oberlin switched to guitar and bassist Herb Ledbetter was added. Thought Industry continued to strip down their lineup and sound with 1997's moody Black Umbrella, which saw the departure of Lee. Bryant, Enzio and Ledbetter also left the band in 1999, which prompted Oberlin to assemble an entirely new lineup for 2001's magnum opus Short Wave on a Cold Day. Engineer Mike Roche, who recorded Thought Industry's Black Umbrella and Fred Thompson Trio's Scary Halloween Sound Effects and filled in on bass from time to time, was added as a full-time guitarist along with drummer Cameron Taylor, bassist Mark Baldwin and guitarist Jeff Borkowski.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought_Industry

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Thought Industry |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Kalamazoo, United States |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Disbanded | 2002 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Technical Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/technical-thrash) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brent Oberlin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brent-oberlin) | Electric guitar, Lead vocals, Electric bass guitar | 1989 to 2002 | Former |
| [Christopher Simmonds](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christopher-simmonds) | Electric guitar | 1989 to 1996 | Former |
| [Dustin Donaldson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dustin-donaldson) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to 1994 | Former |
| [Steve Spaeth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-spaeth) | Electric guitar | 1989 to 1990 | Former |
| [Cam Taylor](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cam-taylor) | Drums (drum set) | 2000 to 2002 | Former |
| [Herb Ledbetter](https://themetalnet.com/musician/herb-ledbetter) | Electric bass guitar | 1995 to 1997 | Former |
| [Jared Bryant](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jared-bryant) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 2000 | Former |
| [Mark Baldwin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-baldwin) | Electric guitar | 2000 to 2002 | Former |
| [Mike Roche](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-roche) | Electric bass guitar | 1997 to 2002 | Former |
| [Paul Enzio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-enzio) | Electric guitar | 1990 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | [Songs for Insects](https://themetalnet.com/album/02b25a41-be0c-3a44-94ea-53660c6770d7) | Album |
| 1993 | [Mods Carve the Pig: Assassins, Toads and God’s Flesh](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b05193e-661b-3899-b389-a866af07b63f) | Album |
| 1996 | [Outer Space Is Just a Martini Away](https://themetalnet.com/album/de5ffaa9-3382-318e-844b-4a42e3da8849) | Album |
| 1997 | [Black Umbrella](https://themetalnet.com/album/67145234-1a25-3b84-9dd6-6780722cd872) | Album |
| 2001 | [Short Wave on a Cold Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/a331e8c3-9a12-3748-b2a9-8c5c514bfe9c) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Thought_Industry/7452

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/thought-industry](https://themetalnet.com/band/thought-industry). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt