Scratch the Surface | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 18, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Studio | Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk, Beatdown hardcore | |||
Length | 35:20 | |||
Label | East West | |||
Producer | Sick of It All, Billy Anderson[1] | |||
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Singles from Scratch the Surface | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Kerrang! | [4] |
MusicHound Rock | [1] |
Ox-Fanzine | [5] |
Rock Hard | 8.5/10[6] |
Scratch the Surface is the third studio album by American hardcore band Sick of It All, released in 1994.[7] It was the band's first major label recording on East West Records, their first venture away from an indie label.
Scratch the Surface became Sick of It All's most successful release and produced two singles: "Scratch the Surface" and "Step Down".
The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers – Middle Atlantic chart.[8] By 1997, it had sold 250,000 copies worldwide.[9] Vocalist Lou Koller attributed most of the album's sales to word-of-mouth and Sick of It All's two-year touring schedule, due to EastWest's lackluster promotion of the album.[9]