Malhavoc is an Industrial Metal band from Canada, formed in 1983.
The Release is their first full-length, released in 1990.
- Release 03:18
- S.C.E.X. 04:22
- Second Image 03:33
- Cruciform 03:54
- A Portrait Of (William Wilson) 04:05
- Age of Desire 04:42
- Released 04:25
- S.C.E.X. (XXX-Rated) 05:11
- Age of the Dark Renaissance / Urbain Grandier 06:01
- Attack from the Sepulcher 04:33
- Empirical Minds 06:48
- Dunwich Horror 05:46
- Dread 06:46
- Trial and Error / Of Reanimators and Immortals / From Beyond / Deathtrance 05:43
Total time: 01:09:07
Tracks 1-8 form The Release
Tracks 9-14 are from the '88 <i ?Shrine EP
The cover art is from surrealist German artist Max Ernst (1891-1976)
"The Release" concept is influenced by Ray Garton and Thomas Tessier novels, particularly tracks 1 and 2. The theme is based on a werewolf / Mr. Hyde duality theme (as quoted in the liner notes; though it does not make sense as Dr. Jekyll is the good guy, not Mr. Hyde), and images from an old Jekyll/Hyde movie were used for the "Second Image" (track #3) video.
Tracks #4, #6 and #12 are based on Edgar Allen Poe, Clive Barker and H.P. Lovecraft stories respectively. Track #10 is a tribute to film director George Romero.
Track #2 contains a sample from the movie "Heathers" (1988; IMDB tt0097493) and a sample from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (1986, IMDB tt0092076).
Tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6 were previously released (not necessarily in the same version) on the Release demo in addition to track 11.
Songs written at times as follows:
Oct/Nov 1985: #9b
Mar/Apr 1986: #10
Apr/May 1986: #12
May/Jun 1986: #9a
Oct/Nov 1986: #5
Nov/Jan 1987: #11
Feb/Mar 1987: #13
Jun 1987:#14b-c
Aug 1987: #14a
Mar 1990:#3
Recording information:
Tracks 1-8 recorded April 1990 at Reaction Studios, Toronto, Canada
Tracks 9-14 recorded summer 1988 at Reaction Studios, Toronto, Canada
Compilation Appearances:
- "Second Image" and "Dunwich Horror" on Epidemic Records Sampler (Epidemic, 1989)
- "Punishments" on Raw M.E.A.T. 2 (Epidemic, 1990)
- "Re-Release" on Pure Devotion (Devotion, 1992)
- "Conspiracy" on 13 Ways to Kill (Metal Blade, 1992)
- "Conspiracy" & "Re-Release" on Music Sucks Sampler Volume 2 (Epidemic, 1993)
- "Discipline" on For Music That Makes a Lasting Impression (MCA, 1994)
- "Naked" on eh?! (Cargo, 1994)
- "Discipline" (radio edit) on MCA Records Canada - CD Compilation #10 (MCA, 1994)
- "Discipline" on A Lasting Impression (Celebrating Music West '94) (MCA, 1994)
- "Eat Me" on Sweet Little Thing (Sweet Tooth Recordings, 1998)
- "Discipline" on Moshpit Madness (SPG Music Prod., 1999)
- "Discipline" on Hardest Hits - Modern Rock of the 80's (SPG Music, 2003)
