Omen is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by lead guitarist Kenny Powell.

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[1] in 1984, with whom they released their debut, Battle Cry.

[2] (It contained the song "The Axeman", which appeared on the soundtrack for the heavy metal-themed 2009 video game Brütal Legend.)

With new singer Coburn Pharr (who would later leave to join Annihilator), the band released Escape to Nowhere in 1988;,[2] which contained "Thorn in Your Flesh".

In 1996, they signed with new label Massacre Records and toured Europe with Fates Warning for the first time.