Battle Cry (album)
| Battle Cry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Omen | ||||
| Released | October 1984 [1] | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length |
36:13 (Original) 43:30 (2005 Picture LP) | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label |
Metal Blade (USA) Roadrunner (Europe) | |||
| Producer | Brian Slagel | |||
| Omen chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| 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] |
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.
Track listing
| Original LP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Death Rider" | 3:26 | ||||||||
| 2. | "The Axeman" | 4:25 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Last Rites" | 3:39 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Dragon's Breath" | Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell | 2:59 | |||||||
| 5. | "Be My Wench" | 4:01 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Battle Cry" | J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell | 3:41 | |||||||
| 7. | "Die by the Blade" | Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell | 3:09 | |||||||
| 8. | "Prince of Darkness" | 2:44 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Bring Out the Beast" | 4:08 | ||||||||
| 10. | "In the Arena" | 4:00 | ||||||||
| 2005 Limited Edition Picture LP bonus tracks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Steve Wittig - Drums
- Jody Henry - Bass
- 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 2013-05-19.
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Omen - Battle Cry review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ 4th Horseman. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ Sargon the Terrible. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ Ben. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Reviews. MetalReviews. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ Mosquito. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ Alexandropoulos, Antonis. "OMEN - Battle Cry". Metal Zone. Metalzone.gr. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ Kühnemund, Götz. "Review Album". Rock Hard. Hi-Media. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
