Album: Extinct Instinct by Threshold (1997)
Genre: Progressive Metal | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Giant Electric Pea
Format: Album

Description: "Extinct Instinct" is the third studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released 10 March 1997 on the Giant Electric Pea label. 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."

Artist Background: Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s. Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing covers altogether. Early recordings were released locally on cassette under the band name "If Not, Why?". They played their first gig at The Compasses in Egham, Surrey, with Jon Jeary on vocals and Ian Bennett ... Part of the Surrey,England music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Progressive Metal movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Vanden Plas, Redemption, Shadow Gallery, Fates Warning

Music Scene: Part of the Surrey,England music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Progressive Metal movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Progressive Metal, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album, Giant Electric Pea

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"Extinct Instinct" is the third studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released 10 March 1997 on the Giant Electric Pea label. 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."

Extinct Instinct

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