1993–1999
The band's debut album, Wounded Land, was released in 1993, taking its name and some thematic elements from Stephen R. Donaldson's novel of the same name. Wilson was unavailable to join the band for the follow-up tour, and so Glynn Morgan was recruited to replace him. He sang on the band's 1994 second recording, Psychedelicatessen, which spawned a music video for the song "Innocent," the band's first. The following year, Morgan and the band toured Europe and recorded some of their performances for the short live album, Livedelica.
Threshold took a break before their next effort, during which time Morgan and then-drummer Jay Micciche left to form Mindfeed. Rather than finding an unknown singer to replace him, the band turned again to Damian Wilson, and together they recorded 1997's Extinct Instinct. They followed this with another tour of Europe, this time supported by Enchant. Additionally, Johanne James, the band's current drummer, played with them for the first time during this tour. Wilson was unavailable for their next album, so former Sargant Fury vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott, joined to record Clone and would remain with them until 2007.
2000–2005
In 2001, Threshold released Hypothetical, which saw Johanne James firmly cemented as the band's permanent drummer. Another lineup change occurred in 2003, when bassist Jon Jeary left and was replaced by Steve Anderson. Around this time the band also re-released their first three studio albums in Special Editions, with bonus tracks, a remastered sound, expanded liner notes and, in the case of Wounded Land and Psychedelicatessen, special CD-ROM content. Their newer albums, starting with Hypothetical, were released in Limited Editions, with similar bonus content. The albums Critical Mass (2002) and Subsurface (2004) followed, interspersed by the double live album and DVD Critical Energy.
2006–2011
Threshold left their longtime label, InsideOut Music, in 2006 to join Nuclear Blast Records. Guitarist Nick Midson left the band in early 2007 for unknown reasons. The band released Dead Reckoning which spawned a music video for an edit of the song "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams". The song also appeared on the 2008 movie soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This marks the first occasion of a song by the band appearing in a motion picture. In July 2007 vocalist Mac left the band and original singer Damian Wilson returned as Threshold's frontman for the first time in nearly a decade for the band's tour dates which extended into 2009. Pete Morten replaced Midson as guitarist for the tour and later albums. InsideOut Music released the first official Threshold compilation in November 2007. The album The Ravages of Time is a two-disc set covering all of the band's official albums from Wounded Land to Dead Reckoning. In 2009 the band released a limited edition eight-disc singles box set, including previously unreleased b-sides and brand new re-recordings of old demo songs released in other forms before, including Smile at the Moon, (which was debuted live on the 2009 Essence of Progression Tour), Shifting Sands, Half Way Home and Fist of Tongues. On 3 August 2011, former vocalist Andrew McDermott died of kidney failure.
2012–2017
On 24 August 2012, Nuclear Blast announced the release of March of Progress. It was the first album to feature Damian Wilson on vocals since 1997. The album was followed on 19 September 2014 by the band's tenth studio album For the Journey. The following year the band released the double live album "European Journey" recorded during their November 2014 tour. In February 2017, Pete Morten left Threshold to focus on his own projects, and the following month Threshold announced that they had parted ways with Damian Wilson.
2017–present
Glynn Morgan, the band's former vocalist from 1994 to 1996 replaced Damian Wilson for the album Legends of the Shires released in September 2017. The album entered the top 20 of the national album charts in Germany and Switzerland and spawned a music video for the song "Small Dark Lines". The following year the band released the live album "Two-Zero-One-Seven" recorded during their 2017 European tour. In July 2021 Threshold announced that they were back in the studio recording their twelfth studio album, teasing that "if Legends of the Shires had a slightly darker, moodier older brother then this would be it". In July 2022, the band announced their 12th album would be titled Dividing Lines, and it was released on 18 November 2022.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_(band)
Studio albums
Wounded Land (1993)
Psychedelicatessen (1994)
Extinct Instinct (1997)
Clone (1998)
Hypothetical (2001)
Critical Mass (2002)
Subsurface (2004)
Dead Reckoning (2007)
March of Progress (2012)
For the Journey (2014)
Legends of the Shires (2017)
Dividing Lines (2022)
In the past there have been other bands who used the name Threshold:
1. An R&B band. Fronted by singer Angela Carole Brown, and led by composer/guitarist Linda Taylor, Threshold includes drummer Laval Belle (Earth, Wind & Fire), bassist Del Atkins (Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige), organist Mikal Majeed (Rick Zunigar), keyboardist Ed Roth (Coolio, The Brothers Johnson), and singers Catte Adams (Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole) and Janelle Sadler (Natalie Cole, Ozzy Osbourne).
2. Finnish progressive rock band/project Threshold released their lone album "Paradise Now" in 1981. The band was a brainchild of (Pelle Miljoona's bassist) Ari Taskinen who wrote all the songs and plays keyboards and 12-string guitar here. Others participating were Vando Suvanto, Esa Kotilainen, Yari, Rubberduck Jones, Stefan Jones, Pia Noponen and Jone Takamäki.
3. A Progressive Thrash Metal band from France. The band formed in 1988 and released an album in 1991 entitled: "Within the Expanse". Band members include: Stein Guitton - Guitar, Tristan Leroy - Guitar, François Morgues - Bass, and Regis Lebrun - Drums.
4. An Atlanta-based religious punk band from the 80s. Threshold is an obscure band who appears on "The View: An Atlanta Compilation 1984-1990."
Falling Away
Threshold Lyrics
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And it burns so bright
As the smoke rolls over us
We think that we're bathing in light
As we tend to our gardens
The world is growing wild
But we live in our tiny heads
And can't see past our own tiny minds
As we turn away from heaven's bright sun
To earth's dark star
We're powerless we're paranoid
We'll never know what we destroyed
We're arrogant so ignorant
We're falling falling away
So we stop by the wayside
And we think we're smart
We vote for the pretty ones
And curse when the world falls apart
And we swear we'll do better
But the sky's about to fall
So the smoke rolls over us
And we are doing nothing at all
We turned away from heaven's bright sun
So here we are
We're powerless we're paranoid
We'll never know what we destroyed
We're arrogant so ignorant
We're falling falling away
We're breaking we're stalling
We're drifting we're falling
We're headstrong for so long
We're always falling away
The lyrics to Threshold's song "Falling Away" are a scathing critique of human behavior and society's inability to recognize and address the consequences of its own actions. The opening lines describe a fire by the wayside that burns so brightly that it appears to be bathing everything in light. However, as the smoke from the fire rolls over the people, it becomes apparent that they are oblivious to the destruction that is happening around them. They are too wrapped up in their own concerns to see the bigger picture and recognize the damage they are causing.
The next verse describes how people turn away from the light of heaven and focus instead on the darkness of the world. They are powerless to stop the destruction they have caused and are trapped in a cycle of paranoia and ignorance. The chorus repeats the theme of falling away, emphasizing the helplessness of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a fire by the wayside
There's a major problem that we're ignoring
And it burns so bright
It's impossible to ignore and has serious consequences
As the smoke rolls over us
We're in denial and not facing reality
We think that we're bathing in light
We're deluding ourselves into thinking everything is fine
As we tend to our gardens
We focus on our personal lives and ignore larger issues
The world is growing wild
The problems outside of our personal lives are getting worse
But we live in our tiny heads
We have narrow perspectives and don't see the bigger picture
And can't see past our own tiny minds
We're limited by our own perspectives and biases
As we turn away from heaven's bright sun
We ignore what is good and focus on what is bad
To earth's dark star
We're drawn to negative aspects of the world
We're powerless we're paranoid
We feel helpless and afraid
We'll never know what we destroyed
We won't recognize the full extent of the damage we cause
We're arrogant so ignorant
We're overconfident and unaware
We're falling falling away
We're regressing as a society
So we stop by the wayside
We give up and refuse to act
And we think we're smart
We feel convinced that we know best
We vote for the pretty ones
We're superficial in our political decisions
And curse when the world falls apart
We complain about the state of the world but don't take responsibility
And we swear we'll do better
We make empty promises and don't follow through
But the sky's about to fall
We're headed towards a major disaster
So the smoke rolls over us
We continue to be in denial
And we are doing nothing at all
We're not taking action to solve problems
We're breaking we're stalling
We're struggling to make progress
We're drifting we're falling
We're losing control
We're headstrong for so long
We've been stubborn and resistant to change
We're always falling away
We're constantly moving backwards as a society
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: RICHARD LANSDOWNE WEST
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