---
title: "Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 by Nightwish"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/f56cb7bf-9735-4b2f-9a03-83e8aca119dc"
artist: "Nightwish"
year: 2018
label: "Nuclear Blast"
---

# Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015

**Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015** is a compilation by Nightwish, released in 2018 on Nuclear Blast.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Decades: An Archive of Song 1996–2015 |
| Artist | Nightwish |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 2018 |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Catalog number | [none] |
| Tracks | 22 |
| Place in discography | 71 of 92 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Greatest Show on Earth | 23:59 |
| 2 | Élan | 4:47 |
| 3 | My Walden | 4:41 |
| 4 | Storytime | 5:30 |
| 5 | I Want My Tears Back | 5:11 |
| 6 | Amaranth | 3:57 |
| 7 | The Poet and the Pendulum | 13:54 |
| 8 | Nemo | 4:36 |
| 9 | Wish I Had an Angel | 4:02 |
| 10 | Ghost Love Score | 10:02 |
| 11 | Slaying the Dreamer | 4:34 |
| 12 | End of All Hope | 4:23 |
| 13 | 10th Man Down | 5:29 |
| 14 | The Kingslayer | 4:09 |
| 15 | Dead Boy’s Poem | 6:52 |
| 16 | Gethsemane | 5:22 |
| 17 | Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean | 4:46 |
| 18 | Sacrament of Wilderness | 4:14 |
| 19 | Sleeping Sun | 4:33 |
| 20 | Elvenpath | 4:42 |
| 21 | The Carpenter | 6:00 |
| 22 | Nightwish (demo) | 5:48 |

## Genres

[Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal)

## Release tags

Symphonic Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Rock Werchter Festival 2008 (2017)](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ee5dda5-81f9-40a7-8d06-4809ae17bb97)
- Next release: [Red Passion Box (2018)](https://themetalnet.com/album/1d8703d1-c3a2-4481-a0e2-873056483103)

## Artist

- [Nightwish](https://themetalnet.com/band/nightwish)

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