Extinct Instinct

1997 studio album by Threshold

Extinct Instinct

Studio album by

Threshold

Released| 10 March 1997 (original release)
16 March 2004 (special edition)
Recorded| 1996–97
Genre| Progressive metal
Length| 67:11
Label|

* Giant Electric Pea
* InsideOut Music

Producer|

* Karl Groom
* Richard West

Threshold chronology
| Psychedelicatessen
(1994)  | Extinct Instinct
(1997)  | Clone
(1998)

|
|

Alternative cover

2004 reissue

Extinct Instinct is the third studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1997.[1] 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 edition did not include a multimedia section of any kind.

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[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

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

### Notes[edit]

* The song "Part of the Chaos" ends at 8:20. After 30 seconds of silence (8:20 – 8:50), the hidden song "Segue" begins.

2004 Special Edition Bonus TracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

11.| "Mansion" (Japanese bonus track)| Wilson| 3:00
12.| "Exposed (Radio Edit)" (Taken from the fan club release Decadent)| Groom, Jeary, Midson| 4:37
13.| "Virtual Isolation" (Edit)| Groom, Jeary| 3:54

2012 Definitive Edition Bonus TracksNo.| Title| Length

|
|

12.| "Virtual Isolation (Radio Version)" (Similar edit to the one found on Decadent, but with added effects)| 4:18
13.| "Smile at the Moon" (A newly recorded version of a song written for the album but cut before recording)| 3:45

### Notes[edit]

* The 2012 Definitive Edition released by Nuclear Blast includes "Mansion," but replaces the other two tracks with the following:

## Special edition features[edit]

* Extended booklet with slipcase and liner notes
* Remastered with three bonus tracks

## Personnel[edit]

* Damian Wilson – vocals
* Karl Groom – guitars, backing vocals
* Nick Midson – guitars
* Jon Jeary – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Richard West – keyboards, backing vocals
* Mark Heaney – drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Extinct Instinct - Threshold". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

* v
* t
* e

Threshold

* Karl Groom
* Richard West
* Johanne James
* Steve Anderson
* Glynn Morgan

* Damian Wilson
* Andrew "Mac" McDermott
* Jon Jeary
* Nick Midson
* Pete Morten
* Mark Heaney
* Nick Harradence
* Tony Grinham

Studio albums|

* Extinct Instinct
* Clone
* Hypothetical
* Critical Mass
* Subsurface
* Dead Reckoning
* March of Progress
* For the Journey
* Legends of the Shires
* Dividing Lines

Live albums/videos|

* Livedelica
* Critical Energy
* European Journey

Fan club albums|

* Wireless: Acoustic Sessions
* Replica
* Surface to Stage

Authority control |

* MusicBrainz release group

|

*[No.]: Number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template