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Battle Anthems
''Battle Anthems'' is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Omen. It was released in 1998 with now-defunct Greek music magazine ''Metal Invader'' issue No. 27. The album compiles songs from the first three Omen studio albums. Track listing *Tracks 1 and 2 from '' Battle Cry'' (1984) *Tracks 3 and 4 from '' Warning of Danger'' (1985) *Tracks 5 and 6 from '' The Curse'' (1986) Personnel ;Omen * J.D. Kimball – vocals * Kenny Powell – guitars * Steve Wittig – drums * Jody Henry – bass References {{Omen (band) Omen (band) albums 1998 compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omen (band)
Omen is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by lead guitarist Kenny Powell. History The band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983 by lead guitarist Kenny Powell, previously with the band Savage Grace, and signed on with Metal Blade in 1984, with whom they released their debut, ''Battle Cry''. (It contained the song "The Axeman", which appeared on the soundtrack for the heavy metal-themed 2009 video game ''Brütal Legend''.) In 1985, the second album ''Warning of Danger'' followed, which built up Omen's reputation as one of the forefathers of power metal acts. In 1986, they released '' The Curse'', their first release with major label distribution by Capitol Records in the US. In Japan the band climbed to number 14 in the ''Burrn!'' Charts. With new singer Coburn Pharr (who would later leave to join Annihilator), the band released ''Escape to Nowhere'' in 1988; although considered a departure from the classic Omen sound, "Thorn in Your Fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1993), p. 6 while Motörhea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Track listing *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 A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, Retrieved 11 July 2016. is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, anxiety or great sadness. The dream may contain situations of d ...'' (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" References {{Omen (band) Omen (band) albums 1989 compilation albums Metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Cry (Omen Album)
''Battle Cry'' is the debut album by 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. In 2019, ''Metal Hammer'' ranked it as the 16th best power metal album of all time. Track listing Personnel ;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 Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ..., mixing * Bill Metoyer – engineering * Scott Singer – engineering * Carolyn Collins – assistant engineering * Vince Gutierrez – cover art References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warning Of Danger
''Warning of Danger'' is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1985 by Metal Blade. In 1989, Metal Blade re-released the album with the EP ''Nightmares'' as bonus tracks. Track listing Personnel ;Omen * J.D. Kimball – vocals * Kenny Powell – guitars * Steve Wittig – drums * Jody Henry – bass ;Production * Brian Slagel – production * Eddy Schreyer – mastering * Bill Metoyer – engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ... References {{Authority control Omen (band) albums 1985 albums Metal Blade Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse (Omen Album)
''The Curse'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1986 by Metal Blade. In 1996, Metal Blade re-released ''The Curse'' with the EP ''Nightmares'' as bonus tracks. This is the final studio album recorded by Omen's original lineup. Track listing Personnel ;Omen * J.D. Kimball – vocals * Kenny Powell – guitars * Steve Wittig – drums * Jody Henry – bass Production *Bill Metoyer – production *Brian Slagel - executive producer *Mixed By Bill Metroyer and Steve Himelfarb at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Picture ... *Gerald McLaughlin - illustration *Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Capitol Mastering References 1986 albums Omen (band) albums Metal Blade Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omen (band) Albums
An omen (also called ''portent'') is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages from the gods. These omens include natural phenomena, for example an eclipse, abnormal births of animals (especially humans) and behaviour of the sacrificial lamb on its way to the slaughter. Specialists, known as diviners, variously existed to interpret these omens. They would also use an artificial method, for example, a clay model of a sheep liver, to communicate with their gods in times of crisis. They would expect a binary answer, either yes or no, favourable or unfavourable. They did these to predict what would happen in the future and to take action to avoid disaster. Though the word ''omen'' is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad", the term is more often used in a forebod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
