Dissenter

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 67 ratings
May 1, 2026 / Release Date
LP / Format
Solid State / Label
Stephen KeechProducer
Stephen KeechWriter
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Critic Reviews

100
Spill Magazine

This is a band and an album that is showing themselves as they are—scarred, searching, and unafraid to name the things that put them there. And in doing so, Dissenter becomes the band’s most emotionally human work of their careers.

84
Sputnikmusic
Either of their last two releases could have served as a perfect sendoff. Most bands would have left it there. But Haste the Day clearly had more to say on the matter, and again they delivered.
Lady6ov6Fire
70

I thought these guys disbanded so this was a fun surprise. Though Dissenter is very different to Haste the Day's earlier material, having less of an early 2000s metalcore sound and more of a modern metalcore one, I still had a good time with it. Over the years bands tend to change their sound to keep things interesting. Haste the Day definitely did a good job with the modern metalcore sound however, probably because I grew up with it, I'll always prefer their older stuff, such as my ... read more

JStasz
66

Yeah, it's cool to have Haste The Day still releasing the music. Still doesn't change the fact that most of this is more of the same and honestly, dated. I still think Shallows is a KILLER track that raised my expectations but with the lyrics and instrumentation on the rest of this, it seems like they only had so many ideas on hand. Maybe fans will be into it more than me but I'm not coming back for most of this. The singles showed the range on this thing and everything in ... read more

GroggyP
73

Highlights: Shallows, Oblivion

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Track List

1Cyles
1:17
2Shallows
3:50
80
3Grave
3:44
69
4Burn
4:08
76
5Liminal
3:29
73
6Gnasher
3:09
73
7Heretic
2:03
68
8Escape
3:51
69
9Adrift
3:42
64
10Teeth
4:10
69
11Oblivion
5:41
73
Total Length: 39 minutes
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