Dissimulation (Hope for the Dying album)

Dissimulation is the debut studio album by Hope for the Dying. Facedown Records released the album on April 26, 2011.

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."

Personnel
Hope for the Dying
 * Josh Ditto – vocals, keyboards
 * James Houseman – guitar, backing vocals
 * Jack Daniels – guitar
 * Brendan Hengle – drums, bass