Endangered Species (Flaw album)

Endangered Species is the second studio album by American metal band Flaw. It was released on May 4, 2004. The album debuted at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Endangered Species
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length49:56
LabelUniversal
ProducerDavid Bottrill
Flaw chronology
Through The Eyes
(2001)
Endangered Species
(2004)
Home Grown Studio Sessions
(2009)
Singles from Endangered Species
  1. "Recognize"
    Released: March 16, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(82%)[2]

As explained by vocalist Chris Volz, the fairly lengthy delay between the release of Through the Eyes and Endangered Species was the result of 18 months of touring and, sequentially, the band's desire to not hastily release an album without being happy with its contents. This album marked a change in the band's sound, completely eliminating rapping from their signature style.

After the band's breakup, pre-production demos for majority of the songs on the album, in addition to 7 unreleased tracks, were made available on the internet. They were quickly taken offline after Universal had words with the webmaster of the site that had illegally distributed the tracks. The webmaster was allowed by the band to put the tracks online, but he did not have the legal rights to do so from Universal. The differences between the demo and final versions are mostly lyrical, though "Medicate" has entirely different lyrics and a different riff in the bridge.

The album spawned one single, "Recognize", which failed to receive significant radio airplay, but charted higher than any other Flaw single.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Medicate"3:31
2."Endangered Species"3:45
3."Recognize"4:11
4."Wait for Me"4:34
5."Many Faces"3:59
6."All the Worst"3:57
7."You've Changed"3:48
8."Turn the Tables"3:13
9."Worlds Divide"5:31
10."Decide"4:53
11."Final Cry"4:07
12."Not Enough"4:27

B-Sides

No.TitleLength
13."Can't Forget"3:41
14."Consequences of Emotion"6:14
15."One Step at a Time"4:41
16."Keep Me Behind"5:37
17."Nothing Else"3:10
18."Changing Places"3:26
19."Sound Your Voices"4:29

Demo's

  • The track listing below does not reflect the original track order on the band's own CD.
No.TitleLength
1."Medicate"3:41
2."Endangered Species"4:03
3."Recognize"5:20
4."Many Faces"4:34
5."You've Changed"4:16
6."Turn the Tables"2:33
7."Worlds Divide"5:48
8."Decide"5:10
9."Final Cry"4:42
10."Not Enough"5:16

Credits

  • Chris Volz - vocals
  • Lance Arny - guitars
  • Ryan Jurhs - bass, acoustic guitar
  • Micah Havertape - drums

Additional musicians

  • Nik Zidkyahu - percussion
  • David Bottrill - keyboards
  • Brian Sperber - piano
  • Jennne Lablanc - cello
  • Karen Dreyfus - viola
  • Carol Webb - violin
  • Jamshied Sharifi - string arrangements

Production

References


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