Heavy Metal

Original 1984/85/86/2003

- Special 3 Disc Edition
- Battle Cry
- Warning of Danger
- Nightmares
- Disc 2 / DVD / Live L.A. 1984

NEU / NEW

Credits:

Kevin Goocher (vocals), Kenny Powell (guitar), Andy Haas (bass), Rick Murray (drums)

CD1 - Battle Cry:

1. Death Rider
2. The Axeman
3. Last Rites
4. Dragons Breath
5. Be My Wench
6. Torture me*
7. Battle Cry
8. Die By The Blade
9. Prince Of Darkness
10. Bring Out The Beast
11. In The Arena
12.Battle Cry (Live)*

* Bonustracks

CD2 - DVD:

- Live at the Country Club
- Los Angeles, September 1984

1. Death Rider
2. Dragons breath
3. Road Warrior
4. Tha Axeman
5. Be my wench
6. Die by the blade
7. In the Arena
8. Prince of darkness
9. Bring out the beast
10.Battle Cry
11.Torture me

CD3 - Warning Of Danger & Nightmares:

1. Warning Of Danger
2. March On
3. Ruby Eyes (Of The Serpent)
4. Dont Fear The Night
5. VBP
6. Premonition
7. Termination
8. Make Me Your King
9. Red Horizon
10.Hells Gates
11.Termination (Live)*
12. Nightmares
13. Shock Treatment
14. Dragons Breath
15. Termination
16. Bounty Hunter
17. Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)*

* Bonustracks
(Live at San Antonio, Texas 1986)

Traditional Heavy Metal band formed by guitarist Kenny Powell. The band had been created during 1983 by Oklahoma natives guitarists Kenny Powell and Jody Henry along with drummer Steve Wittig. Unable to assemble a full band unit Powell took time out to work with SAVAGE GRACE. This tenure would be short-lived though and, brandishing a cassette of tapes originally scored for SAVAGE GRACE, Powell duly scored a deal with Brian Slagel and Metal Blade Records for OMEN.

The band line up was completed with vocalist J.D. Kimball as OMEN debuted with the ‘Battle Cry’ album. Although blighted by an amatuerish album cover OMEN’s brand of Power Thrash style Metal won many converts world-wide. OMEN also had their track 'Torture Me' featured on the 1984 Metal Blade 'Metal Massacre V' compilation album. A succession of albums ensued but OMEN were unable to extract themselves from a cult following into the mainstream.

The 1988 ‘Nightmares' mini-album contains a live version of the AC/DC classic 'Whole Lotta Rosie'. Kimball departed before this release and OMEN pulled in vocalist Coburn Pharr for the ‘Escape To Nowhere’ album which featured a version of GOLDEN EARRING's 'Radar Love'. Originally the album, produced by the esteemed Paul O’Neill, was to have been entitled ‘Era Of Crisis’ but many of the original tracks slated for the album would be rejected by O’Neill. Despite the tribulations OMEN scored valuable radio play with the track ‘Thorn In Your Flesh’. Upon completion of a ten week run of live shows across America a disillusioned Powell decamped.