Released January 8, 2012 Length 3:43 Writer(s) Joel Faviere | Recorded December 2011 Label Independent | |
Genre Alternative metal, post-hardcore | ||
"Cynical Skin" is a song by American rock band Get Scared. It is the band's fifth overall single in their discography, and their only single featuring vocalist, Joel Faviere.
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Background
In November of 2011, the band announced that lead vocalist Nick Matthews had departed from the band. The stated that it was due to musical differences and Matthews' decision to pursue other musical projects, among other reasons. The band later went in search for a new lead vocalist, and held auditions for the spot. However, Tyler Carter, ex-lead vocalist of Woe, Is Me introduced the band to Joel Faviere, who was later inducted into the band.
The band sent Faviere a few instrumentals of songs they've been working on that lacked lead vocals. When Faviere received the instrumentals, he wrote the vocals, recorded them, and sent them back to the band. The band then decided to make Faviere an official member. The band announced that their first song, "Cynical Skin", with the new vocalist would be released on January 9, 2012. However, it was released a few hours before then. The song received very positive reception from fans of the band. The song appears on the 2012 Built for Blame, Laced With Shame EP, which would go on to be the only release featuring Faviere, as Matthews returned to the band in 2012.