Endangered Species (Flaw album)

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

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, 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

All music written by Ryan Jurhs and Lance Arny and arranged by Flaw, except "Wait for Me", written by Chris Volz and arranged by David Bottrill.
All lyrics by Chris Volz. Drum parts written by Chris Ballinger.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Flaw

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

Additional musicians

Nik Zidkyahu - drums
Brian Sperber - piano, acoustic guitar
Kurt Unaela – percussion
David Bottrill - keyboards
Jamshied Sharifi - string arrangements
Jull Dell'Abate – string contractor
Carol Webb - violin
Katherine Livolsi-Stern – violin
Karen Dreyfuss - viola
Jennne LaBlanc - cello

Production and design

David Bottrill - producer, mixing
Brian Sperber - engineering
Kurt Unaela – Pro Tools editing, additional engineering
Josh Monroy - pre-production engineering
Brock Seiler – pre-production assistant engineer
Peter Doris – assistant drum engineer
Hillary Johnson – assistant bass guitar engineer
Gus Oberg – assistant guitar, vocal, string, and keyboard engineer
Steve Sisco – mixing assistant
Bob Ludwig - mastering
Dean Karr – band and cover photography
Sandy Brummels – creative director
Steven R. Gilmore - sleeve art direction, design

References

"Endangered Species - Flaw - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
Roth, Kaj (May 10, 2004). "Melodic Net Review: Flaw — Endangered Species". Melodic. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
"Flaw - Endangered Species - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.

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