“The Art of Subconscious Illusion” is a metalcore song by American metal band Avenged Sevenfold, serving as the fourth track for their debut album Sounding The Seventh Trumpet back in 2001. The song was originally written in 1999 and appeared on their 1999 demo and 2000 demo with a slightly different name (The Art of Subconscious Illusions). The song is about a rape victim and comes from the perspective of both the victim and the assailant.

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