''Battle Cry'' is the debut album by American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1984 by

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. In 2005, Metal Blade re-released ''Battle Cry'' on Picture LP format, limited to 500 copies and including two bonus tracks. In 2019, ''

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'' 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 –

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, mixing * Bill Metoyer – engineering * Scott Singer – engineering * Carolyn Collins – assistant engineering * Vince Gutierrez – cover art

References

{{Authority control Omen (band) albums 1984 debut albums Metal Blade Records albums