ɪnðə klˈoʊzɪŋ ɪn hɪz ɹᵻvjˈuː, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɹˌɪvɐdˈeɪviə ɹˈoʊt, "ˈʌltᵻmətli, lˈiːv skˈɑːɹz ˈoʊnli fˈeɪlz tə skˈoːɹ hˈaɪɚ mˈɑːɹks bɪkˈʌz dˈɑːɹk ˈeɪndʒəl fɚɡˈɑːt tʊ ˈæd ɐ fˈaɪnəl, kɹˈuːʃəl ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənt tʊ ɪts pˈoʊtənt ɹˈɛsᵻpˌiː: mˈɛlədi.
In the closing in his review, however, Rivadavia wrote, "Ultimately, Leave Scars only fails to score higher marks because Dark Angel forgot to add a final, crucial ingredient to its potent recipe: melody.