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Recorded
  
1996-97

Extinct Instinct (1997)
  
Clone (1998)

Release date
  
10 March 1997

Genre
  
Progressive metal

Length
  
67:11

Artist
  
Threshold

Label
  
Giant Electric Pea

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Released
  
10 March 1997 Original 16 March 2004 Special Edition

Producer
  
Karl Groom & Richard West

Similar
  
Threshold albums, Progressive metal albums

Threshold exposed


Extinct Instinct is the third studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1997. It is the first album to feature drummer Mark Heaney and the second to feature vocalist Damian Wilson, his first album with the band being their 1993 debut, Wounded Land. The album was rereleased in 2004 as a Special Edition with three bonus tracks; unlike the previous two albums, this special edition did not include a multimedia section of any kind.

Contents

The songs on the album resume the themes of war and environmentalism found on Wounded Land, and also introduce themes of human self-absorption and isolation. The middle segment of the song "The Whispering" makes extensive direct reference to Wounded Land's opening song, "Consume to Live."

Track listing

  1. "Exposed" (Groom, Jeary, Midson) – 6:27
  2. "Somatography" (Groom, Jeary) – 6:26
  3. "Eat the Unicorn" (Groom, Jeary) – 10:06
  4. "Forever" (West) – 4:35
  5. "Virtual Isolation" (Groom, Jeary) – 5:33
  6. "The Whispering" (West) – 7:50
  7. "Lake of Despond" (Groom, Jeary) – 6:22
  8. "Clear" (Groom, West, Wilson) – 3:22
  9. "Life Flow" (Groom, Jeary) – 6:00
  10. "Part of the Chaos" (Groom, Jeary, Midson) – 10:30
  • The song "Part of the Chaos" ends at 8:20. After 30 seconds of silence (8:20 - 8:50), the hidden song "Segue" begins.

    • Bonus tracks

    1. "Mansion" (Wilson) – 3:00 (Japanese bonus track)
    2. "Exposed (radio edit)" (Groom, Jeary, Midson) – 4:37 (Taken from the fan club release Decadent)
    3. "Virtual Isolation (radio edit)" (Groom, Jeary) – 4:16 (Taken from the fan club release Decadent)

    Special edition features

  • Extended booklet with slipcase and liner notes
  • Remastered with 3 bonus tracks

    • Personnel

  • Damian Wilson – vocals
  • Karl Groom – electric / acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick Midson – electric / acoustic guitar
  • Jon Jeary – bass / acoustic guitar. backing vocals
  • Richard West – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark Heaney – drums

    • Songs

    1Exposed6:26
    2Somatography6:26
    3Eat the Unicorn10:06

    References

    Extinct Instinct Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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