The Return... [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [IMPORT]

Bathory

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Import
• Label: Black Mark Germany
• ASIN: B000006SRT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #210,761 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Revelation of Doom

2. Total Destruction

3. Born for Burning

4. Wind of Mayhem

5. Bestial Lust (Bitch)

6. Possessed

7. Rite of Darkness

8. Reap of Evil

9. Son of the Damned

10. Sadist

11. Return of the Darkness and Evil

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First True Black Metal Album! And One of the Best!, May 1, 2004

By	"jtom181" (middle river, md United States) - See all my reviews

Despite the fact that Venom invented the name of the genre with their Black Metal realease, everyone knows they were not TRUE BM, as what they did was done tongue-in-cheek, and mainly for shock effect. Bathory, of course, is quite different. No doubt influenced by the Satanic themes of Venom, indeed the name Bathory comes from a Venom song title-Countess Bathory- Quarthon took things a step farther. What becomes clear in listening to both the first album, Bathory, and especially The Return is: the level of commitment to BM ethos and ideology that is really absent in Venom, overall. This goes way beyond simple snarling vocalizations of allegiance to Satan, which is actually not present with Bathory, and into the black realm of chaos and nihilism. This is clearly evidenced by the song titles, such as Total Destruction, The Wind of Mayhem, The Rite of Darkness, and The Return of Darkness and Evil. Make no mistake: Any issue as to whether or not Quorthon was actually a practising Satanist, and I seriously doubt that he was, is beside the point. What he has done on The Return is the REAL DEAL. It is the true epitome of black metal: evoking the enveloping prescense of evil and darkness in the form of musical hymms to all that is black and destructive. And that is exactly what this album does. It is the first UTTERLY BLACK metal album , and one of the best. All that you could ask for is here: grinding guitars, bashing percussion, torn-throat vocals, lryical invocations of darkness, death, and destruction, etc. This is a foundational album that especially influenced the Norwegian bands that would follow, and is an absolute classic of black death thrash. Also, this album is the perfect music for aligning your soul with the dark, cthonic powers-that-be, and for works of hexing, entropy, and necromancy...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early black metal.., April 21, 2003

By	en norsk kis (Ottestad, Norway) - See all my reviews

AMAZING!
This is the first TRUE black metal album ever, and damn it's dark!
Every track is brilliant, but the classics "Born for Burning" and
"The Return of Darkness and Evil" are truly breathtaking.
Quarthon is really a mastermind.
If you are wanna hear the roots of modern black metal, buy this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Return, June 27, 2000

By	Jessica Servedio (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

Truly one of the darkest albums ever. Stands the test of time. Each haunting riff gives you a bone chilling effect. The excessive reverb effect gives it a sound as if it was recorded in a deserted dungeon.