Battle Anthems
Encyclopedia
Battle Anthems is a compilation EP
album by the American heavy metal
band Omen
. It was released in 1998 with now-defunct Greek
music magazine
Metal Invader issue #27.
The album compiles songs from the first three Omen studio albums.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
album by the American heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Omen
Omen (band)
Omen is an American heavy metal band. 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 .In 1985...
. It was released in 1998 with now-defunct Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
music magazine
Music magazine
A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music.-Notable music magazines:...
Metal Invader issue #27.
The album compiles songs from the first three Omen studio albums.
Track listing
- Tracks 1 and 2 from Battle CryBattle Cry (album)Battle Cry is the debut album of the 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....
(1984) - Tracks 3 and 4 from Warning Of DangerWarning Of DangerWarning Of Danger is the second studio album of the American heavy metal band Omen. It was originally released in 1985 by Metal Blade. In 1989 Metal Blade re-released Warning Of Danger with the EP Nightmares as bonus tracks.-Track listing:...
(1985) - Tracks 5 and 6 from The CurseThe Curse (Omen album)The Curse is the third studio album of the 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....
(1986)
Personnel
Omen- J.D. Kimball - Vocals
- Kenny Powell - GuitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Steve Wittig - Drums
- Jody Henry - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....