Battle Cry (Omen album)

Battle Cry is the debut album of the 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.

Battle Cry
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1984 [1]
GenreHeavy metal
Length36:13 (Original)
43:30 (2005 Picture LP)
LanguageEnglish
LabelMetal Blade (USA)
Roadrunner (Europe)
ProducerBrian Slagel
Omen chronology
Battle Cry
(1984)
Warning of Danger
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Metal Crypt (1)[3]
Metal Crypt (2)[4]
Metal ReviewsClassic[5]
Metal Rules[6]
Metal Zone100%[7]
Rock Hard[8]

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
  • Joe Jaimes - guitars
  • Kenny Powell - guitars
  • Steve Wittig - drums
  • Jody Henry - bass
Production
gollark: There's no reason to NOT have it apart from some complexity.
gollark: Oh yes, we know about the objects in advance, right.
gollark: Can you even work out where it is in 3D space unambiguously without *two* cameras?
gollark: Ah. Yes. Would we not need much information about the camera and stuff?
gollark: ?

References

  1. "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  2. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Omen - Battle Cry review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  3. 4th Horseman. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  4. Sargon the Terrible. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
  5. Ben. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Reviews. MetalReviews. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  6. Mosquito. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  7. Alexandropoulos, Antonis. "OMEN - Battle Cry". Metal Zone. Metalzone.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  8. Kühnemund, Götz. "Review Album". Rock Hard. Hi-Media. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
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