Introduction[]
Live - An Epic Music Experience is the sixteenth public album by Two Steps from Hell and the 50th overall. It was released on November 4th, 2022 as both a digital album and a physical album on CD and vinyl. A select number of them were signed by Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix. It featured the live recordings of tracks played by the group on their 2022 European tour, that is tracks from Invincible, Archangel, SkyWorld, Battlecry, Vanquish, Unleashed, Dragon, Illusions, Sun, Humanity (specifically, from "Chapter 3" and "Songs for Ukraine") and Wide World.
A couple of singles were released ahead of the album: the first one on September 9th, 2022, one featuring the live version of Flight of the Silverbird, the second one on the 23rd of the same month, featuring a live version of Protectors of the Earth, the third one on October 7th, featuring the live version of Fire Nation, and the fourth one from the 21st of October, featured the live version of Wings for Ukraine.
Track List[]
Disc One[]
| # | Title | Composer | Original Version From | Later Released On | Featured Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire of Angels | Thomas Bergersen | Sun | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Electric Violin & Piano)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 2 | Cannon in D Minor | Thomas Bergersen | Battlecry | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 3 | After the Fall | Nick Phoenix | The Devil Wears Nada, Invincible | N/A | Uyanga Bold (Vocals)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 4 | Unbreakable | Thomas Bergersen | Dragon | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Merethe Soltvedt (Vocals) |
| 5 | Master of Shadows | Nick Phoenix | Power of Darkness, Invincible | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Piano)
Greg Ellis (Percussion) |
| 6 | Fire Nation | Nick Phoenix | Power of Darkness, Invincible | N/A | Uyanga Bold (Vocals)
Thomas Bergersen (Electric Violin) |
| 7 | Evergreen | Thomas Bergersen | Vanquish | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 8 | Am I Not Human? | Nick Phoenix | Invincible, Nero | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Vocals) |
| 9 | Blackheart | Thomas Bergersen | SkyWorld | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Electric Violin)
Elaine Correa (Piano) |
| 10 | Star Sky | Thomas Bergersen | Battlecry | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Electric Violin)
Elaine Correa (Piano) |
| 11 | Wings for Ukraine | Thomas Bergersen | Humanity: Songs for Ukraine | N/A | |
| 12 | Strength of a Thousand Men | Thomas Bergersen | Nero, Archangel | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 13 | Victory | Thomas Bergersen | Battlecry | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 14 | Wolf King | Nick Phoenix | Battlecry | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Piano)
Kamila Nývltová (Vocals) |
Disc Two[]
| # | Title | Composer | Original Version From | Later Released On | Featured Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flight of the Silverbird | Thomas Bergersen | Battlecry | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 2 | Titan Dream | Nick Phoenix | SkyWorld | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Vocals)
Kamila Nývltová (Vocals) |
| 3 | Dragon | Nick Phoenix | Dragon | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Percussion)
Uyanga Bold (Vocals) |
| 4 | Remember Me | Thomas Bergersen | Illusions | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Merethe Soltvedt (Vocals) |
| 5 | El Dorado | Thomas Bergersen | SkyWorld | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Violin & Piano)
Esther Abrami (Violin) |
| 6 | Fall of the Fountain World | Nick Phoenix | Vanquish | N/A | Nick Phoenix (Piano)
Kamila Nývltová (Vocals) |
| 7 | Impossible | Thomas Bergersen | Unleashed | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano & Synth)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 8 | Little Star | Thomas Bergersen | Humanity Chapter III | N/A | Kamila Nývltová (Vocals)
Saulius Petreikis (Trumpet) |
| 9 | New Life | Thomas Bergersen | Sun | N/A | Saulius Petreikis (Flute)
Merethe Soltvedt (Vocals) |
| 10 | Never Give Up On Your Dreams | Thomas Bergersen | Unleashed | N/A | Thomas Bergersen (Piano)
Nick Phoenix (Percussion) |
| 11 | Rise Up | Nick Phoenix | Wide World | N/A | Uyanga Bold (Vocals)
Nick Phoenix (Vocals) |
| 12 | Protectors of the Earth | Thomas Bergersen | Legend, Invincible | N/A | Kamila Nývltová (Backup Vocals)
Merethe Soltvedt (Backup Vocals) |
| 13 | Stormkeeper | Nick Phoenix | Battlecry | N/A | Kamila Nývltová (Backup Vocals)
Merethe Soltvedt (Backup Vocals) |
| 14 | Heart of Courage | Thomas Bergersen | Legend, Invincible | N/A | Kamila Nývltová (Backup Vocals)
Merethe Soltvedt (Backup Vocals) |
Trivia[]
- The booklet for this album is missing a number of features, such as not crediting Kamila Nývltová on Star Sky.
- The breakdown of tracks featured from other albums is as follows:
- Invincible, Battlecry: 6 tracks
- SkyWorld: 3 tracks
- Legend, Power of Darkness, Nero, Sun, Vanquish, Unleashed, Dragon: 2 tracks
- The Devil Wears Nada, Illusions, Archangel, Humanity - Chapter III, Songs for Ukraine, Wide World: 1 track
- This is the sixth public non-anthology album to not be named after a track from the album, after Classics Volume Two.
- This is the tenth public non-anthology album where Thomas is featured as a composer more than Nick, with 18 tracks to the latter's 10.
- This is the largest gap between featured tracks from each composer for a public non-anthology album.
- This is the longest public album ever released by the group, if one doesn't count the alternate mixes released on Unleashed, clocking in at two hours, 3 minutes, 43 seconds.
- This album has the longest average track length of any public album (4.42 minutes). Before this, Dragon held the record with 4.3 minutes.
- This is the eighth public non-anthology album to end with a track by Thomas Bergersen.
- The shortest track on this album is "After the Fall" (2 minutes, 27 seconds). The longest track on this album is "Impossible" (9 minutes, 8 seconds).
- This is the first public non-anthology album since Colin Frake on Fire Mountain to not feature Felicia Farerre.
- This album features the most amount of tracks with solo vocals, with 22. Previously, Myth, Unleashed and SkyWorld had the most, with 14.
- Art by Michael Balgavy.
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