"[7] Brandan also stated that the band "felt it was best to push it back and make sure we didn't put out something that we were going to be less satisfied with," and that they had "experimented with strings, piano, organ, percussion and tons of live tracks that all will be present on this record.

"[18] Gregory Heaney of Allmusic told that "fans will be happy to reap the rewards of their hard work and the perseverance of a band that still holds true to the spirit of metalcore.

"[24] At AbsolutePunk, Jake Jenkins stated that "Wrongdoers grabs you by the throat from the start, and when it finally releases its grip you can't help but go back for more.

"[2] At Alternative Press, Jason Schreurs proclaimed that "Wrongdoers is the band standing tall, fists in the air, screaming at the heavens.

's Greg Pratt highlighted how the album contains "unlisted, sludge metal instrumental with crashing, crushing, demo-quality production only adds to the overall awesomeness and crazed attitude behind it all.

"[20] At Decibel, Jeff Treppel criticized the album because he believed that "Wrongdoers breaks zero square meters of new ground, but it isn't really trying to", and wrote that he "give[s] [them] credit for having the ambition to attempt the 14-minute closer.

"[22] Also, Michael Weaver of Jesus Freak Hideout felt that the band has always made a concerted effort to evolve from the onset, that "Wrongdoers, is not an exception to this history.

"[23] Sammi Chichester at Revolver felt that "the band isn't goofing around", and affirmed that "Wrongdoers may not be groundbreaking, but it's certainly up to snuff with Norma Jean's past output of breakdown-heavy and somewhat-chaotic metalcore.