Manufacturer: Extreme Music
Series name: XTS
Website: www.twostepsfromhell.com
Audio codec: MP3, M4A (Public Albums)
Quality: 128-320 kbps (bitrate other than 320 indicated), 44.1-48 kHz, stereo
The Two Steps from Hell team only at first glance looks like an inexperienced newcomer to the trailer music scene. Yes, it was founded in February 2006, but it already has more than a dozen albums to its credit.
Its founders and composers are Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix . The former wrote music for radio and television for a long time, and made arrangements for feature films (“Garfield 1-2”, “A Cinderella Story”). The second worked in another trailer music group – Music Junkies, and last year he recorded the album “300 Years Later” together with famous electronic engineers BT. And if Bergensen specializes in orchestration, symphonic music and choir, then Phoenix clearly gravitates more towards electronics, guitar rock and industrial music. It seems that it is in the combination of their passions that the secret of the success of their joint work is hidden.
Like most bands in this genre, Two Steps from Hell does not sell their music to ordinary listeners. However, in two years they have managed to gain such popularity that they can no longer ignore the wishes of numerous fans and promise to release a collection of their best things for wide sale. Two Steps from Hell album covers are traditionally designed by artist Steven Gilmore. He also designed CDs for Iggy Pop, BT, Nickelback, Public Enemy, Static-X and the Collector’s Edition of the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Remember the Mortal Kombat posters with the cracked dragon? This is also Gilmour’s work.
Main Library (according to the Extreme Music catalogue) :
XTS001 [2006] – Volume One (Vol.1 – Action)
XTS002 [2006] – Volume One (Vol.2 – Adventure)
XTS003 [2006] – Volume One (Vol.3 – Drama)
XTS004 [2006] – Volume One (Vol.4 – Epic Drama)
XTS005 [2006] – Volume One (Vol.5 – Suspense Thriller)
XTS001-005 – Volume One (CD Bonus Tracks)
XTS006 [2007] – All Drums Go To Hell (Vol.1 – Drums & Percussion)
XTS007 [2007] – All Drums Go To Hell (Vol.2 – Drums & Percussion)
XTS008 [2006] – Shadows and Nightmares (Vol.1 – Horror)
XTS009 [2006] – Shadows and Nightmares (Vol.2 – Horror)
XTS010 [2006] – Shadows and Nightmares (Vol.3 – Trailer Toolbox)
XTS011 [2007] – Pathogen
XTS012 [2007] – Nemesis (Vol.1 – Action)
XTS013 [2007] – Nemesis (Vol.2 – Epic Drama)
XTS014 [2008] – Legend (Vol.1 – Epic Drama)
XTS015 [2008] – Legend (Vol.2 – Trailer Toolbox)
XTS016 [2008] – Legend (Vol.3 – Drama)
XTS014-016 – Legend (CD Bonus Tracks)
XTS017 [2007] – Dynasty (Vol.1 – Action)
XTS018 [2007] – Dynasty (Vol.2 – Epic Drama)
XTS019 [2007] – Dreams & Imaginations (Vol.1 – Drama)
XTS020 [2007] – Dreams & Imaginations (Vol.2 – Adventure)
XTS021 [2007] – Dreams & Imaginations (Vol.3 – Ethereal)
XTS022 [2008] – Ashes (Vol.1 – Ethereal Drones)
XTS023 [2008] – Ashes (Vol.2 – Horror)
XTS024 [2008] – Ashes (Vol.3 – Horror Toolbox)
XTS025 [2008] – Ashes (Vol.4 – Trailer Toolbox)
XTS026 [2008] – Ashes (Vol.5 – Suspense Thriller)
XTS027 [2009] – The Devil Wears Nada (Vol.1 – Comedy)
XTS028 [2009] – The Devil Wears Nada (Vol.2 – Adventure)
XTS029 [2010] – Power Of Darkness (Vol.1 – Epic Drama)
XTS030 [2010] – Power Of Darkness (Vol.2 – Action)
XTS031 [2010] – Invincible
XTS032 [2010] – Illumina
XTS033 [2010] – All Drones Go To Hell (Drones With Soloists)
XTS034 [2010] – All Drones Go To Hell – 128 kbps
XTS035 [2010] – Trailer Toolkit – 128 kbps
XTS036 – !!! NOT IN THE CATALOG!!!
XTS037 [2011] – Sinners (Aleksandar Dimitrijevic)
XTS038 [2011] – Balls To The Wall
XTS039 [2011] – Faction
XTS040 [2011] – Nero
XTS041 [2012] – Two Steps From Heaven
XTS042 [2012] – SkyWorld
XTS043 [2012] – Burn
XTS044 [2011] – Illusions (Thomas Bergersen)
XTS045 [2013] – Solaris
XTS046 [2013] – Speed of Sound (Nick Phoenix)
XTS047 [2013] – Cyanide
XTS048 [2013] – Orion
XTS049 [2013] – Crime Lab
XTS050 [2013] – Classics Vol.1
XTS051 [2014] – Open Conspiracy
XTS052 [2014] – Quarantine
XTS053 [2014] – Miracles
XTS054 [2014] – Too Big To Fail – 192 kbps
XTS055 [2014] – Amaria – 192 kbps
XTS056 [2014] – Sun (Thomas Bergersen)
XTS057 [2015] – Battlecry – [Alt Versions 128 kbps]
XTS058 [2015] – Empire – 192 kbps
XTS059 [2015] – Stronger Faster Braver – 192 kbps
Public Albums :
2005 – BT & Nick Phoenix – 300 Years Later
2010 – Invincible (iTunes m4a) – V0
2011 – Archangel (iTunes m4a) – V0
2012 – Demon’s Dance
2012 – Halloween (iTunes m4a) – V0
2012 – SkyWorld (iTunes m4a) – V0
2013 – Classics Vol.1 (iTunes m4a) – V0
2014 – Colin Frake On Fire Mountain
2014 – Miracles (iTunes m4a) – V0
2015 – Battlecry (iTunes)
2015 – Legacy (Japanese iTunes Special)
2015 – Classics Vol. 2 (iTunes)
