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Classics Volume One, released on June 11th, 2013, was the fifth public album released by Two Steps From Hell and the twenty-second overall. The version released to the general public featured 21 "classic" songs from Dynasty, Nemesis, Dreams & Imaginations, Legend, The Devil Wears Nada, Power of Darkness, Nero, Two Steps From Heaven and the extended version of SkyWorld. (Notably, two had already been released on Demon's Dance.) Somewhat ironically, two brand-new songs composed by Nick Phoenix were also featured. A sequel album was later released two years later.

There are a few interesting notes about this album. First off, there are two separate slightly different versions of this album that one can purchase. The one available on Spotify features Clash of Empires from Nemesis, whereas the one available on iTunes, Amazon and most other streaming services replace this track with Strength of an Empire from Two Steps From Heaven. Additionally, the version available on Extreme Music has yet another new song entitled The Darkness Unveils, also by Nick Phoenix, and a single previously released by Thomas Bergersen called Into Darkness. It too has Clash of Empires and it has a different track order from other releases.

Track List[]

# Title Composer From Later Released On Vocalist Featured
1 Nemesis Thomas Bergersen Nemesis N/A N/A
2 Armada Thomas Bergersen Dynasty N/A N/A
3 Magnan Imus* Nick Phoenix Power of Darkness N/A N/A
4 Jump! Thomas Bergersen Power of Darkness Legacy Unknown
5 Sons of War Thomas Bergersen Nemesis/Demon's Dance Legacy N/A
6 Return From Darkness Nick Phoenix N/A N/A N/A
7 Clash of Empires Thomas Bergersen Nemesis N/A N/A
Strength of an Empire Thomas Bergersen Two Steps From Heaven N/A N/A
8 Eternal Sorrow* Thomas Bergersen Nemesis N/A N/A
9 The Ancients Nick Phoenix Power of Darkness N/A Unknown
10 Birth of a Hero Thomas Bergersen Nero N/A N/A
11 Sky Titans Thomas Bergersen Nemesis N/A N/A
12 Path to Earth Nick Phoenix N/A N/A N/A
13 Earth Rising Thomas Bergersen Power of Darkness N/A N/A
14 Ironheart Thomas Bergersen Power of Darkness N/A N/A
15 Fortress of Seduction Nick Phoenix Dreams & Imaginations N/A Aya Peard
16 Clairvoyant Thomas Bergersen Dreams & Imaginations N/A Jenifer Thigpen (possibly)
17 White Witch* Nick Phoenix Legend N/A N/A
18 Spirit of Moravia Thomas Bergersen Two Steps From Heaven N/A N/A
19 The Cross of Antiquan Nick Phoenix Power of Darkness N/A N/A
20 Asimov Nick Phoenix Legend N/A N/A
21 Stormwatch Nick Phoenix SkyWorld N/A N/A
22 The World is Mind* Nick Phoenix SkyWorld N/A N/A
23 Little Ben Nick Phoenix The Devil Wears Nada/Demon's Dance N/A N/A

Tracks Only Available on Extreme Music Edition[]

# Title Composer From Later Released On Vocalist Featured
24 The Dark Unveils Nick Phoenix N/A N/A N/A
25 Into Darkness Thomas Bergersen Single N/A Thomas Bergersen and Jenifer Thigpen (possibly)

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Trivia[]

  • This is the first "Classics" album released by Two Steps From Hell.
  • This is the second time the version available on Extreme Music features more tracks than the one available for the general public.
  • This is the first and only album to have two different versions available to the general public.
  • For the fourth time in a public album, Thomas Bergersen is featured more often than Nick Phoenix, with 12 tracks to his 11.
  • This is the first time tracks from Two Steps From Heaven and the extended version of SkyWorld have been released to the public.
  • The breakdown of the albums featured is as follows:
  • The cover art of this album was used in Two Steps From Hell's promotional posters for their concert.
  • Nemesis (lasting 1:21) is the shortest piece on the album. Jump is the longest, being 4:36 long.
  • This album has the second-lowest amount of tracks with vocals out of all the public albums after Colin Frake on Fire Mountain, with three.
  • This album is the third-shortest public album released duration-wise, lasting 1 hour, 4 minutes and 56 seconds. It comes after Colin Frake on Fire Mountain and Invincible.
    • It is also the album with the third shortest average track lengths, with 2.71 minutes. It comes after Halloween and Invincible.

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Two Steps From Hell Discography
Industry Albums

Volume OneShadows and NightmaresDynastyAll Drums Go to HellPathogenNemesisDreams & ImaginationsLegendAshesThe Devil Wears NadaPower of DarknessAll Drones Go to HellIlluminaBalls to the WallNeroTwo Steps From HeavenBurnCyanideCrime LabOpen ConspiracyAmariaToo Big to FailEmpireStronger Faster BraverHammerfistTrapstarGreatest Hits RemasteredCatch MeLandscapesMind TracerNeon NightsDaybreakInsurgentMaze of Dreams

Public Albums

InvincibleArchangelHalloweenSkyWorldClassics Volume OneMiraclesColin Frake on Fire Mountain (album)BattlecryClassics Volume TwoVanquishUnleashedDragonMythLive - An Epic Music Experience

Anthology Series

Battlecry AnthologyNero AnthologyHeaven AnthologyPower of Darkness AnthologyIllumina AnthologyLegend AnthologyDreams & Imaginations Anthology

Miscellaneous Releases

Christmas MedleyDemon's DanceOther AlbumsTwo Steps From Hell: RingtonesTrailer ToolkitsSinglesCompilation Albums

Colin Frake Soundtracks

Colin Frake on Fire Mountain (Novel)Colin Frake: AsclepiusColin Frake: Sumava

Japan-Exclusive Albums

LegacyImpossible

Boxsets

Two Steps From Hell

Solo Works

300 Years LaterIllusionsSpeed of SoundSunAmerican DreamSevenHumanityKing of OneWide WorldUnderdogHeart of the OceanBlackout BrideCreatures of the ForestBarbarian

Unofficial Releases

Heaven’s Night

Song List

List of songs

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