Fake Blood was well received by contemporary music critics upon release. Steve Spithray, writing for God Is in the TV gave the album a seven out of 10 rating saying the album "plays out as a musical link between Husker Du and Sugar and no bad place to be going forward."[2] Tyra Brunz gave the album four stars out of five saying that Fake Blood has an "unrivaled, authentic creativity and DIY mentality seems to suggest big things on the horizon for Heart Attack Man."[3]