Battle Cry (Omen album)

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Battle Cry
OmenBattleCryFront.jpg
Studio album by
Omen
ReleasedOctober 1984[1]
RecordedEldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length36:13 (original)
43:30 (2005 picture disc)
LabelMetal Blade (US)
Roadrunner (Europe)
ProducerBrian Slagel
Omen chronology
Battle Cry
(1984) 		Warning of Danger
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Metal Crypt (1)4.5/5 stars[3]
Metal Crypt (2)5/5 stars[4]
Metal ReviewsClassic[5]
Metal Rules4/5 stars[6]
Metal Zone100%[7]
Rock Hard8/10 stars[8]

Battle Cry is the debut album by American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1984 by Metal Blade. In 2005, Metal Blade re-released Battle Cry on Picture LP format, limited to 500 copies and including two bonus tracks. In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 16th best power metal album of all time.[9]

Track listing[]

Original LP
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Death Rider"J.D. Kimball3:26
2."The Axeman"J.D. Kimball4:25
3."Last Rites"J.D. Kimball3:39
4."Dragon's Breath"J.D. Kimball, Jody Henry, Kenny Powell2:59
5."Be My Wench"J.D. Kimball4:01
6."Battle Cry"J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell3:41
7."Die by the Blade"J.D. Kimball, Jody Henry, Kenny Powell3:09
8."Prince of Darkness"J.D. Kimball2:44
9."Bring Out the Beast"J.D. Kimball4:08
10."In the Arena"J.D. Kimball4:00
2005 limited edition picture LP bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Battle Cry" (live at San Antonio, Texas in 1986)J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell3:25
12."Torture Me" (taken from Metal Massacre V) 4:02

Personnel[]

Omen
  • J.D. Kimball - vocals
  • Kenny Powell - guitars, backing vocals
  • Jody Henry - bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Wittig - drums
Production
  • Brian Slagel – production
  • Ron Fair – engineering, mixing
  • Bill Metoyer – engineering
  • Scott Singer – engineering
  • Carolyn Collins – assistant engineering
  • Vince Gutierrez – cover art

References[]

  1. ^ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Omen - Battle Cry review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  3. ^ 4th Horseman. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Sargon the Terrible. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Ben. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Reviews. MetalReviews. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Mosquito. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Alexandropoulos, Antonis. "OMEN - Battle Cry". Metal Zone. Metalzone.gr. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  8. ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "Review Album". Rock Hard. Hi-Media. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  9. ^ Chantler, Chris (November 14, 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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