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The Return......
Bathory
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- May 27th, 1985
- Catalog ID:
- BMLP 666-2 / BMLP 666-II
- Label:
- Black Mark Production
- Format:
- 12" vinyl (33⅓ RPM)
- Reviews:
- 18 reviews (avg. 87%)
| Side A - Darkness | |||
| 1. | Revelation of Doom | 03:27 | instrumental |
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| 2. | Total Destruction | 03:51 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Born for Burning | 05:14 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | The Wind of Mayhem | 03:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Bestial Lust (Bitch) | 02:42 | Show lyrics |
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| Side B - Evil | |||
| 6. | Possessed | 02:42 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | The Rite of Darkness | 02:06 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Reap of Evil | 03:29 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Son of the Damned | 02:48 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Sadist (Tormentor) | 03:00 | Show lyrics |
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| 11. | The Return of the Darkness and Evil | 04:25 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Quorthon (R.I.P. 2004) | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (additional), Songwriting, Lyrics |
| Stefan Larsson | Drums |
| Andreas Johansson | Bass |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Boss (R.I.P. 2017) | Producer, Engineering, Mixing |
| Quorthon (R.I.P. 2004) | Producer, Design, Photography (back cover) |
| Gunnar Silins (R.I.P. 2011) | Photography (front cover) |
| Quorthon (R.I.P. 2004) | Vocals, Guitars, Bass (additional), Songwriting, Lyrics |
| Stefan Larsson | Drums |
| Andreas Johansson | Bass |
| Boss (R.I.P. 2017) | Producer, Engineering, Mixing |
| Quorthon (R.I.P. 2004) | Producer, Design, Photography (back cover) |
| Gunnar Silins (R.I.P. 2011) | Photography (front cover) |
| A More Streamlined, But... | 82% | DanielG06 | September 13th, 2022 | |
| Awesome songs,... | 79% | deathmetal69_ | May 13th, 2020 | |
| Bathory - Discography... | 95% | GermanSteel | May 3rd, 2018 | |
| The Beginning...... | 86% | TrooperEd | July 15th, 2017 | |
| One of the most evil album... | 100% | DesecratorJ | May 29th, 2017 | |
| An underestimated classic | 100% | langXhan222 | March 21st, 2017 | |
| Sandwiched | 80% | Felix 1666 | July 12th, 2016 | |
| Total destruction!!! | 89% | dismember_marcin | March 23rd, 2013 | |
| A sorcery written in blood | 78% | autothrall | January 16th, 2012 | |
| I see a bad moon rising. | 94% | Sigillum_Dei_Ameth | August 1st, 2011 | |
| The 2nd storm hits even... | 91% | hells_unicorn | June 20th, 2011 | |
| The songs were great but... | 60% | morbert | August 13th, 2008 | |
| Quorthon's Return... | 88% | CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8 | April 7th, 2008 | |
| The Return... | 93% | IronHell666 | February 5th, 2008 | |
| CLASSIC!!! | 97% | GoatRitual | June 9th, 2006 | |
| The Very Root Of Black... | 95% | brocashelm | April 18th, 2006 | |
| Black Metal? Why yes it is! | 84% | BurntOffering | April 12th, 2006 | |
| The continuation | 80% | UltraBoris | September 8th, 2003 |
1st press with white text and logo. Released with printed inner sleeve.
Catalog# BMLP 666-2 on spine.
Catalog# BMLP 666-II on back of sleeve.
Quorthon explains the name:
"We wanted people to just read out "The Return..." - as in a second album or a follow-up - and then flip the album over to look for a tracking list. Not finding one, what they got was this apocalyptic poem with the song titles woven into it. Only after listening through the album to the end would you get the full title of the album: THE RETURN OF THE DARKNESS AND EVIL.''
Trivia:
"Born for Burning" was one of the very first original Bathory songs ever written, although initially its title was “Live in Sin” (a.k.a. “Live and Die in Sin”). It had different lyrics and was played at slower tempo in the early days.
In CD reissues beginning from 1991 the last 26 seconds of "The Return of Darkness and Evil" is made into a separate track, an untitled outro.
Recording information:
Recorded and mixed at Electra Studio, Stockholm, Sweden in February 1985.
All titles published on the Black Mark label.
Direct metal mastered at Sonet Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.
Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Side Darkness): BMLP 666 II A AD 850828 PD-CR 666(pyramid style)
Matrix / Runout (Side Evil): BMLP 666 II B AD 850828 PD-CR
Rights Society: BIEM / n©b
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