Extinct Instinct

Extinct Instinct
Studio album by Threshold
Released	10 March 1997 Original 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. 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.

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) – 8:17
11. "Segue" (Jeary) – 1:40 (hidden track)
12. "Mansion" (Wilson) – 3:00 (Japanese bonus track)
13. "Exposed (radio edit)" (Groom, Jeary, Midson) – 4:37 (Taken from the fan club release Decadent)
14. "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