Emperor's Return is the second release by the Swiss extreme metal band Celtic Frost. It was released in 1985 as an extended play and was their first record featuring American drummer Reid Cruickshank (a.k.a. "Reed St. Mark"). The band's bleak publicity photographs from this period had an influence on the fashion and style of the developing black metal genre. The tracks of Emperor's Return were remastered and re-released in the 1999 edition of Morbid Tales and yet again remastered and included in the 2017 edition of To Mega Therion. Track listing Personnel Celtic Frost Tom G. Warrior – guitars, vocals, effects Martin Ain – bass, co-producer Reed St. Mark – drums Production Andrew Loyd – producer Horst Müller – engineer Karl Walterbach – technician Phil Lawvere – cover art References Celtic Frost albums Noise Records EPs 1985 EPs Black metal EPs Death metal EPs Enigma Records EPs Metal Blade Records EPs