Year : 1984 (Digisleeve Remastered Edition 2017)
Style : Power Metal , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 115 mb
Bio:
Omen is best-known for melodic yet aggressive power metal/fantasy metal along the lines of King Diamond, Queensrÿche, Savatage, Manowar, and Helloween; Omen is forceful and hard-driving, but they're always been musical and melodic. The band was formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by lead guitarist Kenny Powell, who had been a member of an L.A.-based band called Savage Grace. Powell's early influences included Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, UFO, Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath, and Rainbow (among others), and Omen's Metal Blade and Enigma recordings of the '80s reflected the guitarist's appreciation of those headbangers.Omen has had its share of lineup changes over the years; in addition to Powell, the band's early members included lead singer J.D. Kimball (R.I.P.), bassist Jody Henry, and drummer Steve Wittig. In 1984, Omen signed with the L.A.-based Metal Blade and recorded their debut album, Battle Cry, which was followed by Warning of Danger in 1985, The Curse in 1986, Nightmares in 1987, and Escape to Nowhere in 1988. Throughout the '80s, glam metal, pop-metal and hair bands were huge on the L.A./Hollywood rock scene -- the Sunset Strip was inundated with bands that hoped to be the next Quiet Riot, Poison, or L.A. Guns. But when other L.A. bands were heavily into the glam scene, Omen was a power metal band first and foremost.
Album:
Digipak Re-Release inclusive bonus live track!Battle Cry is the debut album of the American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1984 by Metal Blade.Metal Blade to re-issue classical OMEN albums 'Battle Cry', 'Warning of Danger' and 'The Curse' on vinyl as part of their Originals-series as well as - for the first time ever - on Digi-CDs on February, 10th, 2017!Unsung heroes in the World of Heavy Metal, OMEN are for sure beholders of the flame until this very day. Around for more than 30 years, still playing live and releasing albums, their debut album 'Battle Cry' is one of the best pure heavy metal albums in the history of music! Fact!The two follow-up albums 'Warning Of Danger' and 'The Curse' are fan-favorites as well, all released on Metal Blade Records between 1984 and 1986!It's about time for some proper re-issues, for the first time ever all three albums will be manufactured as Digi-CDs. 'Battle Cry' and 'Warning Of Danger' will feature bonus tracks, while 'The Curse' will have the entire 'Nightmares' EP (originally released in 1987) as a bonus! All three Digi-CDs will be available on Mid-Price and include 18-page poster booklets!The vinyls are part of the Metal Blade Originals series that started in early 2016 with the re-issues of the SLAYER titles 'Show No Mercy', 'Hell Awaits', 'Haunting The Chapel' and 'Live Undead'!All three OMEN albums will be released with 400g heavy cardboard spine sleeves (inside out print),60x60cm two-sided artwork posters and 250g inserts.
Line Up:
J.D. Kimball - Vocals (R.I.P. 2003)
Kenny Powell - Guitars
Jody Henry - Bass
Steve Wittig - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Death Rider 03:28
02. The Axeman 04:27
03. Last Rites 03:40
04. Dragon's Breath 03:00
05. Be My Wench 04:05
06. Torture Me 03:28
07. Battle Cry 03:42
08. Die by the Blade 03:09
09. Prince of Darkness 02:46
10. Bring Out the Beast 04:11
11. In the Arena 04:01
12. Battle Cry (live) 04:02 (Bonus Track)
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