The Return……
| The Return…… | ||||
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| Studio album by Bathory | ||||
| Released | 27 May 1985 | |||
| Recorded | February 1985 at Electra Studios in Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 36:41 | |||
| Label | Combat | |||
| Producer | Quorthon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
The Return…… (full title The Return of the Darkness and Evil) is the second studio album by Swedish extreme metal band Bathory. It was released on vinyl on 27 May 1985, through Combat Records.
Background
Quorthon explained the album title as such:
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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.
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Quorthon.
| Side 'Darkness' | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Revelation of Doom (Intro)" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Total Destruction" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Born for Burning" | 5:13 |
| 4. | "The Wind of Mayhem" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Bestial Lust (Bitch)" | 2:41 |
| Side 'Evil' | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 6. | "Possessed" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "The Rite of Darkness" | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Reap of Evil" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Son of the Damned" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Sadist (Tormentor)" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "The Return of the Darkness and Evil" | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Outro" | 0:25 |
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Total length:
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36:41 | |
The 2003 remastered edition combines tracks 1 and 2, and tracks 7 and 8.
Legacy
The Return…… had a significant influence on the then-emerging death metal and black metal genres.[2]
Personnel
- Bathory
- Quorthon (Thomas Börje Forsberg) – Guitars, Vocals, Additional Bass Guitar, Album Cover Design, album back and front cover photography, production, recording, mixing
- Andreas Johansson – bass guitar, album back and front cover photography
- Stefan Larsson – drums, album back and front cover photography
- Production
- Gunnar Silins – album back and front cover photography
References
External links
- The Return…… at Discogs (list of releases)
