The Scars Between Us
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Scars Between Us
| type = studio
| artist = Skinlab
| cover = Skinlab - The Scars Between Us (2009).jpg
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| released = September 15, 2009
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| genre = Groove metal, nu metal
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| label = Stand and Deliver
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| prev_title = ReVoltingRoom
| prev_year = 2002
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{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-scars-between-us-mw0000824504|title=The Scards Between Us review by AllMusic|author=Phil Freeman|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=7 February 2019}}
|rev2 = MetalSucks
|rev2score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/09/30/the-scars-between-us-fifteen-years-later-and-skinlab-are-still-going-strong-or-something/|title=The Scars Between Us review by MetalSucks|author=Bob Cock|date=30 September 2009|accessdate=7 February 2019|publisher=MetalSucks}}
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The Scars Between Us is the fourth full-length album by American groove metal band Skinlab. It was released September 15, 2009, seven years after the band's previous studio album.
Track listing
- "Face of Aggression" - 3:44
- "Amphetamine Gods" - 3:22
- "Scream at the World" - 5:44
- "Wolvesblood" - 3:24
- "Karma Burns" - 6:46
- "In for the Kill" - 4:19
- "Paper Trails" - 5:55
- "Still Suffering" - 4:42
- "Bloodclot" - 1:56
- "My Vendetta" - 5:01
- "The Scars Between Us" - 5:35
Critical reception
Reviews of the album ranged from negative to mixed.
AllMusic gave a mixed review, classifying the songs as technically competent but unoriginal nu metal tracks with far too long a run-time. There were also accusations that riffs had gone far past being influenced and outright impersonated various major bands such as Metallica and Machine Head.
MetalSucks gave a negative review, again criticising the lack of originality and flagrant impersonations. The review also criticised the loss of groove seen in the band's early work, leading to a general dullness in a number of songs.
Exclaim! also gave a mixed reception of the review, judging it "moderately interesting" but once again criticised the lack of originality.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/skinlab-_scars_between_us|title=The Scars Between Us review by Exclaim|author=Keith Carman|publisher=Exclaim!|accessdate=7 February 2019|date=10 September 2009}}
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