Battle Cry (Omen album)

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.

Battle Cry
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1984[1]
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
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

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.
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