If, like me, you still exist in a void of '80s metal, and get more from goblins, dragons and elves than the commercial shite which has drowned a majority of the airwaves since the early '90s, then Omen will be for you. Respected in the thrash field for many years, Omen is metal for that fuckin' metallic time warp. Warrior steel, blood on the battlefields, and visions of mountains and hidden treasures. there once was a time when these ingredients were very important in making a decent heavy metal album, and that's why 'Battle Cry' is a stomping, dragon-slaying platter to put lead in your pencil. 'Be My Wench', 'Die By The Blade'...yeah, it all sounds corny and is adorned in so much armour that it's hard to hear anything else above the clamour of clanking, but step aside sceptics and revel in the vocal attack and the power and fury of Omen's brand of metal thrashing beef. Quality.
8/10
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