Official: Cursed Blessings RecordsOut now
The industrial thrash veterans’ conceptual album came out on 13/11/2026, after a Decibel advance stream.
The story
Toronto industrial and thrash metal band Malhavoc released The Masquerade’s Death on 13/11/2026 through Cursed Blessings Records, after Decibel hosted an advance stream.
Led by Jimi LaMort, the album is inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque Of The Red Death, a story about the privileged failing to escape a plague. The title track reunites original members Dave C., John C. and Jimi C. to re-record the last song they wrote together.
Photo: Natasha Rego de Assunçao
Our take
Malhavoc were an early name in Canadian industrial metal, and a reunion of the original line-up on the title track gives this record a sense of closure as well as a new start. Poe’s plague story is an obvious post-pandemic theme, but it suits industrial metal’s cold, mechanical mood.
Bottom line
For fans of Ministry, early Fear Factory and industrial thrash. Out now; stream it via Decibel or the label.
Release sheet
| Band | Malhavoc (Toronto, Canada) |
| Album | The Masquerade’s Death |
| Label | Cursed Blessings Records |
| Out | 13/11/2026 |
| Inspired by | Poe, The Masque Of The Red Death |
The original
MALHAVOC: Decibel Magazine Premieres The Masquerade’s Death
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