Nachtmystium canceled their remaining concerts while Judd focused on completing the band's next album, "The World We Left Behind". After finalizing the album, Judd announced Nachtmystium was disbanding after a 13-year run on November 13. "The World We Left Behind" was released on August 5, 2014. The album garnered mixed critical reception. Critics were polarized by the album's song structure and lyrical composition. The "Line of Best Fit" praised "The World We Left Behind", stating "[Nachtmystium] have returned to their best style — tempered, refined heavy rock that uses the finest extracts of black metal to supplement an already engrossing sound. Pitchfork Media cited flaws such as "the absence of transition and sequence, the lack of focus and coherence, the presence of awful lyrics and middling riffs.". "The Quietus" summed up the album stating, "it is predominately dull and uninspired. It is a truly forgettable album written during a time that its creator would clearly like to forget." In late August, multiple fans complained that they failed to receive copies of "The World We Left Behind" that they purchased directly from Judd. Prior to his 2013 arrest, fans accused Judd of failing to fulfill purchase agreements without issuing refunds. Judd stated that he had run out of copies for distribution and was waiting for Century Media to deliver more copies to him. As more and more customers began to question the status of their orders, Judd and Nachtmystium's Facebook storefronts were abruptly shutdown without any explanation. On September 5, Century Media issued an official statement about the situation and asked fans to contact them directly about unfulfilled orders from Judd. The label also announced that they will no longer work with Nachtmystium to release and distribute new albums. Deadlight Entertainment, a French label that was producing and distributing band merchandise and albums, also announced they were cutting ties with Nachtmystium in wake of Judd's questionable past business practices and recent controversy. Judd later admitted to selling merchandise to customers without intending to ever fulfill their orders. He claimed to have spent the stolen money on heroin until his scam exposed. In January 2016, Judd resurfaced to apologize to fans and reveal he was no-longer involved with the music industry. In April, Judd posted a compilation of previously unreleased Nachtmystium recordings and remixes on YouTube. On November 1, Judd announced that Earache Records had acquired the rights to redistribute Nachtmystium's five studio albums, as well as a new compilation album, titled "Retox: Remixes and Rarities", which contains several remixes and covers that Judd previously released on YouTube.