Halloween (Two Steps from Hell album)
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Halloween is the third public album by the group Two Steps from Hell, and was released in September 2012. The album contains 48 tracks,[2] written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix.[3] All the tracks, apart from To Die on Halloween, are from their previous promotional releases.[4] This public album is the first to have songs with English vocals, including "To Die on Halloween", "This Is Oh My Dear" (a vocal version of "Monkey Business" from the album The Devil Wears Nada), and "Deck the Halls with Blood (from the album Ashes)".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Possessed Gramophone" (from Dreams & Imaginations) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 0:48 |
| 2. | "Cannibal" (from Pathogen) | Nick Phoenix | 2:20 |
| 3. | "72 Virgins" (from Power of Darkness) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:50 |
| 4. | "Swing-Set Murders" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:44 |
| 5. | "Moving Shadows" (from Dreams & Imaginations) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:39 |
| 6. | "Photos in Darkness" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Cemetery Waltz" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:09 |
| 8. | "To Die on Halloween (feat. Nick Phoenix)" | Nick Phoenix | 3:12 |
| 9. | "This Is Oh My Dear (feat. Monica Barta)" (music : "Monkey Business" from The Devil Wears Nada) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Welcome to Widow Woods" (music : "Inhuman Growth" from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:07 |
| 11. | "Helevator" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 2:09 |
| 12. | "Ashes" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 2:13 |
| 13. | "Something Wicked Lurks" (from Ashes) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:11 |
| 14. | "Come What May" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:09 |
| 15. | "Hunter's Moon" (from Nemesis) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 0:49 |
| 16. | "Green Hill Massacre" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:37 |
| 17. | "Ghostly Presence" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 0:58 |
| 18. | "Bottomless Pit of Torment" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 0:22 |
| 19. | "Crawlspace" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 0:47 |
| 20. | "Exhumed" (from Ashes) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 2:44 |
| 21. | "Jocelyn Janson" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:44 |
| 22. | "Evil" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:08 |
| 23. | "Crossword Killer" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:56 |
| 24. | "Mmm Chicken" (from Dreams & Imaginations) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:12 |
| 25. | "Diabolic Clockwork" (from All Drums go to Hell) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:46 |
| 26. | "Take Me to Hell" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 2:17 |
| 27. | "Deck the Halls With Blood (feat. Monica Barta)" (from Ashes) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 2:09 |
| 28. | "Burn Baby" (from Ashes) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:30 |
| 29. | "Death Came Early That Year" (from All Drums go to Hell) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 0:59 |
| 30. | "Madnophone" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:36 |
| 31. | "Power of Darkness" (from Power of Darkness) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 2:50 |
| 32. | "Shed My Skin" (from Pathogen) | Nick Phoenix | 3:46 |
| 33. | "She Rises" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:23 |
| 34. | "Decimator" (from Power of Darkness) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:54 |
| 35. | "Stumpy" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 2:16 |
| 36. | "Calamity" (from Legend) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:40 |
| 37. | "Flashes of Terror" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:28 |
| 38. | "It Lives" (from Nero) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:36 |
| 39. | "Pane of Darkness" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Nick Phoenix | 1:17 |
| 40. | "Twisted Children" (from Ashes) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:22 |
| 41. | "Rising Darkness" (from Shadows and Nightmares) | Nick Phoenix | 1:49 |
| 42. | "Black Assassin" (from Dynasty) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 2:20 |
| 43. | "Raven Hill" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:34 |
| 44. | "Red Omen" (from Nemesis) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:25 |
| 45. | "Zombie Train" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 2:20 |
| 46. | "Split Personality" (from Ashes) | Nick Phoenix | 1:31 |
| 47. | "Waltz of the Willows" (from The Devil Wears Nada) | Thomas J. Bergersen | 1:59 |
| 48. | "Otherworld" (from Pathogen) | Nick Phoenix | 2:52 |
- Tracks 9 and 27 are new versions
Use in media
Two Steps From Hell's music has been used frequently in movie trailers and commercials.
- Ashes was used in the "Rise of the Rakghouls" trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic.[5]
- Calamity was used in the Killzone 3 Justice Trailer[6] and in a teaser for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[7]
- Hunter's Moon was used in the trailer for Beowulf.
- Black Assassin was used in a trailer for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
- Welcome to Widow Woods was used in an episode of The Innovators: The Men Who Built America.
Music video
An official music video was released on YouTube for the track To Die on Halloween.[8]
References
- ^ Halloween release news on the official Two Steps from Hell blog
- ^ Halloween on amazon.com
- ^ "Thomas Bergersen Discography". Thomas Bergersen.
- ^ Halloween on twostepsfromhell.com
- ^ "Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Rakghouls - Trailer". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ^ "Killzone 3: Justice Trailer". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Teaser". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ ""To Die On Halloween" music video". Two Steps from Hell via Facebook.