Battlecry (Two Steps from Hell album)
Battlecry is the eighth public album by the group Two Steps from Hell, released April 28, 2015. It consists of 26 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix. This album features mostly all-new tracks, except for "Amaria" from the Amaria album. It features vocal performances by Merethe Soltvedt, Nick Phoenix and Felicia Farerre.
Battlecry is the first public album by Two Steps from Hell being released on two discs and furthermore the first public release to feature instrumental versions of two tracks. The cover artwork and the sleeve are designed by Steven R. Gilmore.
The track Cannon in D Minor was uploaded in 2014 by Four For Music, Ltd. on YouTube as a demonstration track for their collaboration with Two Steps from Hell.
The original version of the opening track, "None Shall Live," is also available as a commercial single entitled "Children of the Sun," featuring vocals by Merethe Soltvedt.
The album was later re-released in 2017 as Battlecry Anthology, featuring instrumental and orchestral versions of all the tracks from the original album.
Track listing
Battlecry - Disc 1Battlecry - Disc 2
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 183 |
| US Billboard Classical Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
Use in media
The tracks from Two Steps from Hell are frequently used in film trailers and other promotional materials:- "Last of the Light" and "Unforgiven" were used for two trailers of Uncharted 4.
- "None Shall Live" was used in the ' "Hero Gear" commercial and trailers for the of ', Aquaman, and . It was also used in two episodes of the Netflix original series Trollhunters.
- "Flight of the Silverbird" was performed at the 2017 annual Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo.
- "Battleborne" and "Star Sky" were used in Ubisoft's Watch_Dogs 2, during sailboat races mini-game.
- "Victory" was used in the NOVA/PBS documentary Day the Dinosaurs Died, during the introduction of the Chicxulub crater.
- "Star Sky" was used in an episode of 60 Minutes Australia.