Battle Cry (Omen album)

Battle Cry
Battle Cry
Studio album by Omen
Released	October 1984
Studio	Eldorado (Burbank, California)
Genre	Heavy metal; power metal;
Length	36:13
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Brian Slagel
Omen chronology

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 on Picture LP format, limited to 500 copies and including two bonus tracks.

Professional ratings
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]

In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 16th best power metal album of all time.^[2]

Track listing edit

Original LP
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

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 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.

[1] "Gatefold of Best of Metal Blade, Vol. 1". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

[MH25bestpm-2] Chantler, Chris (November 14, 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[3] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Omen - Battle Cry review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[4] 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)

[5] Sargon the Terrible. "Classic Review: Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

[6] Ben. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Reviews. MetalReviews. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[7] Mosquito. "Omen - Battle Cry". Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[8] Alexandropoulos, Antonis. "OMEN - Battle Cry". Metal Zone. Metalzone.gr. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

[9] Kühnemund, Götz. "Review Album". Rock Hard. Hi-Media. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

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