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. In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 16th best power metal album of all time.[9]
| Battle Cry | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:13 (original) 43:30 (2005 picture disc) | |||
| Label | Metal Blade (US) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Brian Slagel | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Metal Crypt (1) |  [3] |
| Metal Crypt (2) | [4] |
| Metal Reviews | Classic[5] |
| Metal Rules | [6] |
| Metal Zone | 100%[7] |
| Rock Hard | [8] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Death Rider" | J.D. Kimball | 3:26 |
| 2. | "The Axeman" | J.D. Kimball | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Last Rites" | J.D. Kimball | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Dragon's Breath" | J.D. Kimball, Jody Henry, Kenny Powell | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Be My Wench" | J.D. Kimball | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Battle Cry" | J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Die by the Blade" | J.D. Kimball, Jody Henry, Kenny Powell | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Prince of Darkness" | J.D. Kimball | 2:44 |
| 9. | "Bring Out the Beast" | J.D. Kimball | 4:08 |
| 10. | "In the Arena" | J.D. Kimball | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Battle Cry" (live at San Antonio, Texas in 1986) | J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell | 3:25 |
| 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
- "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Omen - Battle Cry review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- 4th Horseman. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- Sargon the Terrible. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- Ben. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Reviews. MetalReviews. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- Mosquito. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- Alexandropoulos, Antonis. "OMEN - Battle Cry". Metal Zone. Metalzone.gr. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- Kühnemund, Götz. "Review Album". Rock Hard. Hi-Media. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- Chantler, Chris (November 14, 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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