Return of the Vampire


Return of the Vampire is a compilation album of rare demo tracks by Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate, recorded before their first, official release in 1982. It was released on 12 May 1992 through Roadrunner Records.
The album cover was painted by Torbjorn Jorgensen / Studio Dzyan.

Track listing

All songs written by King Diamond and Hank Shermann except where noted.
  1. "Burning the Cross" – 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

    Personnel

The album was recorded by three different line-ups:
;Tracks 1–6
  • King Diamond – vocals
  • Hank Shermann – guitars
  • Benny Petersen – guitars
  • Timi Hansen – bass
  • Kim Ruzz – drums
;Tracks 7–8
  • King Diamond – vocals
  • Hank Shermann – guitars
  • Michael Denner – guitars
  • Timi Hansen – bass
  • "Old Nick Smith" – drums
;Track 9
  • King Diamond – vocals
  • Hank Shermann – guitars, bass
  • Carsten Volsing – guitars
  • Jan "Musen" Lindblad – drums