The Return (Bathory album)

The Return (the full name is The Return of the Darkness and Evil; sometimes called The Return......) is the second studio album released by the Swedish extreme metal Bathory. It was released on vinyl on 27 May 1985, through Combat Records. The album was very important in the death metal and black metal scene.

The Return……
Studio album by Bathory
Released	27 May 1985
Recorded	February 1985
Studio	Electra Studios in Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Black metal
Length	36:41
Label	Black Mark/Tyfon (Sweden) Combat (US)
Producer	Quorthon, The Boss
Bathory chronology
Bathory (1984) The Return…… Under the Sign of the Black Mark (1987)

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Songs

All songs written and composed by Quorthon. 

Side 'Darkness'
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
Total length:		36:41

People

• Quorthon – 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
• Gunnar Silins – album back and front cover photography