Dissimulation (album)
| Dissimulation | ||||
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| Studio album by Hope for the Dying | ||||
| Released | April 26, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Christian metal | |||
| Length | 53:59 | |||
| Label | Facedown | |||
| Producer | Brian Hood | |||
| Hope for the Dying chronology | ||||
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Dissimulation is the first studio album from Hope for the Dying. Facedown Records released the album on April 26, 2011.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Christ Core |   [1] |
| Cross Rhythms |   [2] |
| HM Magazine |  [3] |
| Indie Vision Music | [4] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [5][6] |
| Mind Equals Blown | 6.5/10[7] |
| The New Review | [8] |
Awarding the album four and a half stars from HM Magazine, Rob Shameless states, "It is clean. It is heavy. It is good metal."[3] 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."[2] 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."[5] 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."[6]
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."[8] 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."[7] 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."[1] Steve, giving the album three stars for Indie Vision Music, describes, "Dissimulation is an extremely solid album that metal fans will enjoy."[4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by James Houseman on all tracks but No. 4 was co-written with Jack Daniels[9].
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Exordium" | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Vacillation" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Orison" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Transcend" | 7:20 |
| 5. | "Imminent War" | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Perpetual Ruin" | 4:39 |
| 7. | "The Awakening" | 7:26 |
| 8. | "The Awakening: Dissimulation" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "The Awakening: The Veil Lifted" | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Vile Reflections" | 4:52 |
| 11. | "Derision" | 7:06 |
Total length: |
53:59[9] | |
References
- 1 2 Morrissette, Brian. "Dissimulation". Christ Core. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Crawford, Graeme. "Review: Dissimulation - Hope for the Dying". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Shameless, Rob. "Hope for the Dying - Dissimulation". HM Magazine. p. 52. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Steve. "Review : Hope for the Dying – Dissimulation". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Weaver, Michael. "Hope for the Dying, "Dissimulation" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Reimer, Wayne. "Hope for the Dying, "Dissimulation" Review - Second Staff Opinion". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Fonseca, Sebastian. "Hope for the Dying: Dissimulation". Mind Equal Blown. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Rochester, Jen. "Hope for the Dying - Dissimulation". The New Review. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 1 2 AllMusic Tracks