Dissimulation (album)

Critical reception

Awarding the album four and a half stars from HM Magazine, Rob Shameless states, "It is clean. It is heavy. It is good metal." Graeme Crawford, rating the album a nine out of ten at Cross Rhythms, describes, "Dark, brooding and highly intense, the second album from Jonesboro, Illinois' Hope For The Dying is a stunning work of progressive, technical metal. Elements of thrash, death, black and '80s heavy metal are combined with classical sections and a progressive mentality to deliver an intricate, thought provoking yet very heavy album." Giving the album four and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, Michael Weaver writes, "Dissimulation is one of the best metal albums to come around in a while." Wayne Reimer, awarding the album four stars by Jesus Freak Hideout, says, "There's a whole lot happening in Dissimulation, but they pull off everything they attempt."

Giving the album five stars by The New Review, Jen Rochester writes, "An ambitious album not meant for casual listening, Dissimulation boasts 54 minutes of dramatic, intense guitar-driven metal." Sebastian Fonseca, rating the album a 6.5 out of ten from Mind Equals Blown, states, "The main problem with the album comes with its over-the-top sound. A lot of the songs on Dissimulation display incredible musicianship, but sometimes it can become a little too much ... While the album is somewhat cheesy, it has brought back reminders of what metalcore is supposed to be; as the name implies, it is a mix of metal and hardcore." Awarding the album three stars at Christ Core, Brian Morrissette says, "It felt [like it] kept lagging along and should have been shorter or maybe it needed to move faster." Steve, giving the album three stars for Indie Vision Music, describes, "Dissimulation is an extremely solid album that metal fans will enjoy."

Track listing

All tracks written by James Houseman on all tracks but No. 4 was co-written with Jack Daniels.