Battle Cry (Omen album)
| Battle Cry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1984[1] | |||
| Studio | Eldorado (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Brian Slagel | |||
| Omen chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Metal Crypt (1) |  [4] |
| Metal Crypt (2) | [5] |
| Metal Reviews | Classic[6] |
| Metal Rules | [7] |
| Metal Zone | 100%[8] |
| Rock Hard |   [9] |
Battle Cry is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Omen, released in 1984 by Metal Blade Records. In 2005, Metal Blade re-released Battle Cry in 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.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Chantler, Chris (November 14, 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ 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.
((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
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