The Return (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Return of the Darkness and Evil
Type = studio
Artist = Bathory


Released = May 1985
Recorded = 1985 at Electra Studios in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre = Black metal, thrash metal [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfqxqehld6e Allmusic: review of "The Return of Darkness and Evil" (1985)] ]
Length = 36:41
Label = Black Mark Productions
Producer = Quorthon and The Boss
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fvfqxqehld6e link]
Last album = "Bathory"
(1984)
This album = "The Return"
(1985)
Next album = "Under the Sign of the Black Mark"
(1987)

"The Return Of The Darkness And Evil" is the second album by Bathory.

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."

Track listing

# Revelation Of Doom – 3:27
# Total Destruction – 3:50
# Born For Burning – 5:13
# The Wind Of Mayhem – 3:13
# Bestial Lust – 2:41
# Possessed – 2:42
# The Rite Of Darkness – 2:05
# Reap Of Evil – 3:28
# Son Of the Damned – 2:48
# Sadist – 3:00
# The Return Of The Darkness And Evil – 3:49
# Outro – 0:25

The 2003 remastered version of this album has tracks 1&2 and 7&8 on the same track.

Info

The "Track Listing Poem":

When the sacred oath is broken
and the lie is spoken out loud
when the angel is POSSESSED
and the virgin is stolen her pride

When the flame of love and pureness
have turned to BESTIAL LUST
when the walls of gold in heaven
close in and turn to dust

When THE WIND OF MAYHEM whispers
through the vale of tears and death
when the golden river is empty
and the SADIST tear the angels' flesh

When the SON OF THE DAMNED strides the earth
and THE RITE OF DARKNESS is done
when the REVELATION OF DOOM comes closer
and the battle just begun

When the beauty is BORN FOR BURNING
and the TOTAL DESTRUCTION draws near
when the disciples under the sign of the black mark gathers
and the REAP OF EVIL is here

Then the clouds of death shall gather
then the night shall always burn
then the ancient prediction comes true
and the bells of fate chime
THE RETURN ......

Credits

*Quorthon – electric guitar, additional bass guitar, vocals, lyrics
*Andreas Johansson – bass guitar
*Stefan Larsson – drums

References

Notes

*"Track 3", ""Born for Burning", is dedicated to the witch Marrigje Ariens, who was burnt in Holland in 1591. The song is also covered by Satyricon on the various artists Bathory tribute album "In Conspiracy With Satan".

*"Track 5", ""Bestial Lust", was covered by Cradle of Filth on their 2005 special edition release of 2004's Nymphetamine.