Only the Ruthless Remain

{{Infobox album

| name = Only the Ruthless Remain

| type = Studio

| artist = Skinless

| cover = Only The Ruthless Remain.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 2nd, 2015

| recorded = Late 2014, early 2015

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Brutal death metal

| length = 35:35

| label = Relapse

| prev_title = Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Savagery

| next_year = 2018

}}

Only the Ruthless Remain is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Skinless.{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2015 |title=Skinless Announce First Album in Nearly a Decade |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/skinless_announce_first_album_in_nearly_decade |website=exclaim!@#}} It includes the members that produced the band's 1998 debut album, Progression Towards Evil and their second album Foreshadowing Our Demise, with the addition of a second guitarist, Dave Matthews.{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2013 |title=Reunited SKINLESS Adds Second Guitarist |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/reunited-skinless-adds-second-guitarist |website=Blabbermouth}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Serpenticide

| lyrics1 = Sherwood Webber

| length1 = 4:39

| title2 = Only the Ruthless Remain

| lyrics2 = Webber, "Glen" Brenton Watkajtys

| length2 = 6:23

| title3 = Skinless

| lyrics3 = Webber

| length3 = 4:42

| title4 = Flamethrower

| lyrics4 = Webber, Carpenter

| length4 = 4:18

| title5 = The Beast Smells Blood

| lyrics5 = Webber, Carpenter

| length5 = 5:04

| title6 = Funeral Curse

| lyrics6 = Webber

| length6 = 6:10

| title7 = Barbaric Proclivity

| lyrics7 =

| length7 = 4:19

| total_length = 35:35

| all_music = Noah Carpenter, Dave Matthews, Joe Keyser and Bob Beaulac.

}}

Notes

After the band disbanded in 2011, Skinless reformed in 2013 with the original line-up that recorded the band's first two albums. It is their first album in nearly nine years.{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Skinless Discuss Recording First New Album In A Decade |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/skinless-discuss-recording-first-new-album-in-a-decade-2/ |website=New Noise magazine}}{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2013 |title=Skinless reforms; to play select shows |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/20936/skinless-reforms-to-play-select-shows/ |website=Lambgoat}}{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2015 |title=SKINLESS To Release First Record In Over Eight Years, Only The Ruthless Remain |url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/skinless-to-release-first-record-in-over-eight-years-only-the-ruthless-remain |website=Metal Injection}}

Credits

Skinless

Sherwood Webber – vocals
Noah Carpenter – guitar
Dave Matthews – guitar
Joe Keyser – bass guitar
Bob Beaulac – drums

Other credits

Brad Boatright – mastering{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2015 |title=Only the Ruthless Remain |url=https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Skinless/Only_the_Ruthless_Remain/501763 |website=MetalArchives}}
Tom Case – mixing
Dave Otero – recording engineer

References

Category:2015 albums

Category:Skinless albums