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“Reopening the Gates” is the seventh album from the iconic heavy metal band Omen. On Metal Blade Records they had one of the more successful careers for an independent heavy metal band in the 1980s, this being the days before indie had become a household term for the terminally cool and underground rock scenes.

Omen had broken up as a band after six Metal Blade releases, but in 1997 the band was reformed under the original founder and guitarist Kenny Powell. He took the name Omen for his own reincarnation Read the rest of this entry »

The Omen album, “Escape to Nowhere” debuted in 1988 and was the first Omen album featuring Coburn Pharr on lead vocals. There are nine tracks on this album, totaling 39 minutes of classic heavy metal. The, “Escape to Nowhere” album is rather slow paced in comparison with Omen’s previous albums, but still has that aggressive overtone that has come to define Omen. Many long time Omen fans list the, “Escape to Nowhere” album last on their list of Omen albums, but it could just be because of the change in lead vocalists. This album still has the Omen-type lyrics that Read the rest of this entry »

This is a review of the album “The Curse” by Omen. The album is actually very good and almost every single song on the album is heavy. The album is filled with many great songs that have great beats. The vocals on every single song are so good but the bass guitar on each song is what makes this album a must buy. The album is also great because all of the songs are pretty long.

All of the songs are very good but Read the rest of this entry »

“Warning of Danger” is the second album released by the heavy metal band Omen. It was published on Metal Blade Records in 1985 which was a great label for any band in the heavy metal genre at the time.

Omen did not have the opportunities that fell into the laps of some heavy metal contemporaries, they did not make it very big despite the talent this and other albums clearly show. Even so Omen has over time developed a loyal and real cult following that is growing to this day.

The song writing on “Warning Read the rest of this entry »