Only the Ruthless Remain

Only the Ruthless Remain is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Skinless.^[1] 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.^[2]

Only the Ruthless Remain
Studio album by Skinless
Released	June 2nd, 2015
Recorded	Late 2014, early 2015
Genre	Brutal death metal
Length	35:35
Label	Relapse
Skinless chronology
Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead (2006) Only the Ruthless Remain (2015) Savagery (2018)

Track listing

All music is composed by Noah Carpenter, Dave Matthews, Joe Keyser and Bob Beaulac.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Serpenticide"	Sherwood Webber	4:39
2.	"Only the Ruthless Remain"	Webber, "Glen" Brenton Watkajtys	6:23
3.	"Skinless"	Webber	4:42
4.	"Flamethrower"	Webber, Carpenter	4:18
5.	"The Beast Smells Blood"	Webber, Carpenter	5:04
6.	"Funeral Curse"	Webber	6:10
7.	"Barbaric Proclivity"		4:19
Total length:			35:35

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.^[3][4][5]

Credits

Skinless

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

Other credits

• Brad Boatright – mastering^[6]
• Tom Case – mixing
• Dave Otero – recording engineer