Return of the Tyrant is the second EP release by Australian heavy metal band Lord. The title track is an almost ten-minute sequel to the song "Tarranno del Mar", which appeared on the Dungeon album One Step Beyond. Despite being over an hour in length, the band marketed this release as an EP. The release also features both an orchestral and radio edit of "Return of the Tyrant", plus versions of "Of Sins and Shadows" by Symphony X and "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew. There are also acoustic versions of songs from the Lord albums Ascendence and Set in Stone and of the Dungeon songs "Against the Wind" and "Paradise". The original project was intended as two separate EPs, one featuring just the acoustic songs and another with the new track and covers, but eventually all the songs were released together.[1]

Return of the Tyrant
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 2010
RecordedSLS Studios, Wollongong
GenreHeavy metal
Length64:33
ProducerLord Tim
Lord chronology
Set in Stone
(2009)
Return of the Tyrant
(2010)
Digital Lies
(2013)

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Return of the Tyrant"Tim Grose9:45
2."Of Sins and Shadows" (Symphony X cover)Thomas Miller/Michael Romeo/Michael Pinnella4:56
3."(I Just) Died in Your Arms" (Cutting Crew cover)Nick Van Eede4:22
4."Against the Wind (Unplugged)"Tim Grose4:22
5."Rain (Unplugged)"Tim Grose/Andrew Dowling/Tim Yatras5:21
6."100 Reasons (Unplugged)"Tim Grose/Tim Yatras4:38
7."Paradise (Unplugged)"Dale Corney/Tim Grose5:30
8."Eternal Storm (Unplugged)"Mark Furtner/Tim Grose/Tim Yatras6:03
9."New Horizons (Unplugged)"Tim Grose/Tim Yatras5:41
10."Return of the Tyrant (Orchestral Mix)"Tim Grose7:11
11."Return of the Tyrant (Radio Edit)"Tim Grose6:44

Personnel

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with

  • Tim Yatras and Mav Stevens – backing vocals
  • Gabrielle de Giorgio – keyboard (track #2)
  • Byron Farrugia – voice acting (track #1)

References

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  1. ^ "Studio Report: LORD: Return of the Tyrant". 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2010-10-20.