The Birth of Evil is an album by the Japanese horror punk band Balzac.

The album contains re-recordings of the band's earliest material.

Tracks 1-6 are from the first demo tape Scapegoat 666, tracks 7-12 are from the second demo tape Descent of the Diabolos and tracks 13-17 are unreleased songs that were generally played by Hirosuke's previous band, Astrozombies.

The two versions of The Complete Legacy Book, labeled as "Scapegoat" and "Diabolos", each contain a re-recording of the original demo tape associated with the version of the book, and these recordings appear on The Birth of Evil remastered.

[1] The Birth of Evil is billed as the "Early Balzac Songs 1992-1994 Compilation" on the back cover.