Battlecry (Two Steps from Hell album)

Battlecry
Studio album by
Two Steps from Hell
ReleasedApril 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
Length1:36:24
ProducerThomas Bergersen, Nick Phoenix
Two Steps from Hell chronology
Miracles
(2014) 		Battlecry
(2015) 		Classics Volume Two
(2015)

Battlecry is the seventh studio album by the group Two Steps from Hell, released on 28 April 2015.[1] It consists of 26 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix.[2] The album features all-new tracks, except for Amaria from the demonstration album of the same name. It features vocal performances by Merethe Soltvedt, Nick Phoenix and Felicia Farerre.[3]

Battlecry is the first public album by Two Steps from Hell released on two discs and furthermore the first public release to feature instrumental versions of two tracks.[2] The cover artwork and the sleeve are designed by Steven R. Gilmore.[4]

It was the group's first album to peak at number 1 on the US Classical Albums chart as well as the first to feature on the Billboard 200, having sold 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week.[5]

The album was later re-released in 2017 as Battlecry Anthology, featuring instrumental and orchestral versions of all the tracks from the original album.[6]

  1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Peter (28 April 2015). "Two Steps From Hell release new public album "Battlecry"". Behind The Audio. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Timeline Photos - Two Steps From Hell - Facebook". facebook.com.
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  4. ^ Lebrun, Clothilde (17 May 2015). "Two Steps From Hell: Battlecry". Trailer Music News. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Billboard 200" (PDF). Billboard Magazine (16 May 2015 ed.). Billboard. pp. 65–66. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Battlecry Anthology". Two Step From Hell via iTunes.