Teeth of the Hydra

The Best of Omen: Teeth of the Hydra is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1989 by Metal Blade. The album compiles songs from all five Omen albums that had been released by 1989.

Teeth Of The Hydra
Compilation album by Omen
Released	November 1989 (1989-11)
Recorded	1984–1988
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	46:14
Label	Metal Blade (US) Roadrunner (Europe)
Producer	Various
Omen compilations chronology
Teeth Of The Hydra (1989) Battle Anthems (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Metal Crypt

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Holy Martyr"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	4:03
2.	"Termination"	J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	3:32
3.	"Dragon's Breath"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	2:59
4.	"Teeth of the Hydra"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	5:59
5.	"Battle Cry"	J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	3:43
6.	"The Curse"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	5:46
7.	"Nightmares"	Jody Henry, Seth Justman, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell, Peter Wolf	2:51
8.	"Boundy Hunter"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	4:25
9.	"Thorn in Your Flesh"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Coburn Pharr, Kenny Powell	4:06
10.	"Die by the Blade"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	3:10
11.	"Hell's Gates"	Jody Henry, J.D. Kimball, Kenny Powell	5:40

• Tracks 3, 5, 10 from Battle Cry (1984)
• Tracks 2, 11 from Warning of Danger (1985)
• Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8 from The Curse (1986)
• Track 7 from Nightmares (1987)
• Track 9 from Escape to Nowhere (1988)

Personnel

Omen

• J.D. Kimball - vocals except "Thorn in Your Flesh"
• Kenny Powell - guitars
• Steve Wittig - drums
• Jody Henry - bass
• Coburn Pharr - vocals on "Thorn in Your Flesh"