Return of the Vampire

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Return Of The Vampire
Compilation album by Mercyful Fate
Released	May 12, 1992
Recorded	1981-1982
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	50:15
Label	Roadrunner Records
Producer	Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate chronology
A Dangerous Meeting (1992) Return Of The Vampire (1992) In the Shadows (1993)

This article is about the album. For the film, see The Return of the Vampire.

Return Of The Vampire is a compilation album of rare demo tracks from Mercyful Fate recorded before their first, official release in 1982. It is released in 1992 by Roadrunner Records RRD 9184.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Burning the Cross" (B. Petersen) – 8:49
2. "Curse of the Pharaohs" – 4:27
3. "Return of the Vampire" – 4:50
4. "On a Night of Full Moon" – 6:40
5. "A Corpse without Soul" – 8:11
6. "Death Kiss" – 5:53
7. "Leave My Soul Alone" – 3:21
8. "M.D.A." – 4:20
9. "You Asked for It" – 4:13

[edit] Credits

• Hank Shermann - Bass on "You Asked for It", Guitar
• Michael Denner - Guitar
• Timi Hansen - Bass
• King Diamond - Vocals
• Kim Ruzz - Drums
• C. Volsing - Guitar
• B. Petersen - Guitar

• Tracks 1-5: recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, late autumn 1981, Kharma Studio.
• Track 6: recorded in Hull, England, early spring 1982.
• Tracks 7-8: Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, summer 1981 at Brenner Studio.
• Track 9: Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, early spring 1981.

• "On a Night of Full Moon" was later re-recorded as "Desecration of Souls" for the Don't Break the Oath album.
• "Death Kiss" was later renamed to "A Dangerous Meeting" for the Don't Break the Oath album, with different lyrics
• "Leave My Soul Alone" and "M.D.A." were recorded for Michael Denner's band.
• "You Asked for It" was later renamed to "Black Masses" for the B-side of the Black Funeral single.

v • d • e Mercyful Fate King Diamond · Mike Wead · Hank Shermann · Bjarne T. Holm · Sharlee D'Angelo Carsten van der Volsing · Souris · Michael Denner · Timi Hansen · Kim Ruzz · Snowy Shaw · Nick Smith · Morten Nielsen · Jan Mulsen · Johnny Marshall · Benny Petersen Discography Studio albums and EPs Nuns Have No Fun (1982) · Melissa (1983) · Don't Break the Oath (1984) · In the Shadows (1993) · The Bell Witch EP (1994) · Time (1994) · Into the Unknown (1996) · Dead Again (1998) · 9 (1999) Compilations The Beginning (1987) · A Dangerous Meeting (1992) · Return of the Vampire (1992) · The Best of Mercyful Fate (2003)