Reopening the Gates

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Reopening the Gates
Omen Reopening The Gates front.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1997 (1997-06)
RecordedStudio 610
Genre
Length42:01
Label Massacre
Producer Kenny Powell
Omen chronology
Escape to Nowhere
(1988)
Reopening the Gates
(1997)
Eternal Black Dawn
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Rules Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Rock Hard Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Ultimate Metal Reviews(7.9/10) [3]

Reopening the Gates is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Omen, released in 1997 by Massacre Records. Kenny Powell is the only original Omen member playing on the album, and also the producer of it. The album features a groove metal sound.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dead March"4:02
2."Uneven Plow"3:04
3."Chained"3:14
4."Rain Down"4:51
5."Reopening the Gates"4:58
6."Everything"4:50
7."Well Fed"4:03
8."Crushing Day"4:19
9."Saturday"5:16
10."Into the Ground"3:25

Personnel

Omen
Production

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