Endangered Species (Flaw album)

Endangered Species
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreNu metal[1][2]
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%)[3]

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.

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