Elect the best OMEN album

Kostello · Post by **Kostello** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:45 am

I voted for "The Curse", it may have the worst song of the Kimball-era (Bounty Hunter), but the more Power Metal direction does it every time for me, the s/t track, At all Cost, Teeth of the Hydra, Destiny, Eye of the Storm....

msp · Post by **msp** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:18 pm

Battle Cry for me.

Kerrang has always been a shit rag following the latest trend. For example, they hated Slayer back in the day only to change their tune when they got popular. Having betrayed metal along with the other mags in the UK in the 90's they then featured hip hop bands and even put Techno act The Prodigy on the cover. Cunts.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:21 am

Kostas_Kailiazis wrote:the worst song of the Kimball-era (Bounty Hunter)

What?

It's not that bad...

J.K. · Post by **J.K.** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:05 pm

Who voted for escape to nowhere? ^^

Bane · Post by **Bane** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 6:14 pm

It's a toss up between Battle Cry and Warning. Battle Cry was my favourite for years but I've found myself listening (and appreciating) Warning of Danger more and more over the past couple of years. It's like comparing one 10/10 album with another 10/10 album.

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:46 am

My first exposure to Omen was around '89 when I bought the Best Of Metal Blade Vol. 1. At the time I had never heard of most of the bands on there, but I listened to that tape over and over. My favorite tracks were the 2 Fates Warning tracks ("The Apparition" and "Damnation" - before then I was only familiar with the Ray Alder material) and the 2 Omen tracks ("Death Rider" and "Ruby Eyes"). To this day those are some of my favorite songs of all time.

I also remember hearing Omen's cover of "Radar Love" on one of the local metal radio shows (Nasty Habits on WERS) at around the same time, but obviously it did nothing to turn me onto the band.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:40 am

Keir wrote:My first exposure to Omen was around '89 when I bought the Best Of Metal Blade Vol. 1. At the time I had never heard of most of the bands on there, but I listened to that tape over and over. My favorite tracks were the 2 Fates Warning tracks ("The Apparition" and "Damnation" - before then I was only familiar with the Ray Alder material) and the 2 Omen tracks ("Death Rider" and "Ruby Eyes"). To this day those are some of my favorite songs of all time.

I also remember hearing Omen's cover of "Radar Love" on one of the local metal radio shows (Nasty Habits on WERS) at around the same time, but obviously it did nothing to turn me onto the band.

Interesting that you first heard them on a comp. I think that's the case for many in our age group, that first exposure to many bands was through compilations. The first Omen track I heard was Torture Me from the Ten Commandments... sampler and though it's not my definite Omen favourite, it's up there for sure.

Mordred wrote:Escape to Nowhere and Reopening the Gates are both terrible, terrible albums in different ways.

To me, one "terrible" would be enough

. I'm sure I can find some redeeming quality for both if I listen to them a bit. Don't really want to though.

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:05 pm

msp wrote:Kerrang has always been a shit rag following the latest trend. For example, they hated Slayer back in the day only to change their tune when they got popular.

A bit before they got popular. Dave Dickson trashed Show No Mercy, but Geoff Barton (who supported Venom right from the start) gave Hell Awaits all five Ks. Kerrang! wasn't a hive mind.

Still can't figure out why Xavier Russell thought War & Pain was terrible but loved RRRÖÖÖAAARRR tho'.

Ra Pariah · Post by **Ra Pariah** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:10 pm

Battle Cry is one of my three favorite metal albums.

J.K. · Post by **J.K.** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:35 pm

What are the 2 others?

Ra Pariah · Post by **Ra Pariah** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:39 pm

"Into Glory Ride" & "Deliver Us"! Do you like them?

Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **Nebuchadnezzar** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:39 pm

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:23 pm

J.K. wrote:Who voted for escape to nowhere? ^^

I did - by accident.

J.K. · Post by **J.K.** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:40 pm

Ra Pariah wrote:"Into Glory Ride" & "Deliver Us"! Do you like them?

I don't know "deliver us", which band?

And of course I like into glory ride

Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **Nebuchadnezzar** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:44 pm

These are the results if you listen to black metal

Elect the best OMEN album

Their best effort