''The Scars Between Us'' is the fourth full-length album by American

groove metal Groove metal, sometimes also called neo-thrash or post-thrash, is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. The genre is primarily derived from thrash metal, but played in slower tempos, and making use of rhythmic guitar pa ...

band

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. 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.

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gave a mixed review, classifying the songs as technically competent but unoriginal

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tracks with far too long a run-time. There were also accusations that

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s had gone far past being influenced and outright impersonated various major bands such as

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and

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gave a negative review, again criticising the lack of originality and flagrant impersonations. The review also criticised the loss of

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seen in the band's early work, leading to a general dullness in a number of songs.

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also gave a mixed reception of the review, judging it "moderately interesting" but once again criticised the lack of originality.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scars Between Us 2009 albums Skinlab albums