two steps from hell albums chronological

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This disparity between the songs composed by both artists is the tallest hurdle when listening to their albums in full. I can only name a couple Phoenix songs that match the same kind of quality of Bergersen’s when he’s on form. Although the two are very much a pair, Phoenix’s work has never really exceeded Bergersen’s best in any way. Nick Phoenix, on the other hand, seems to still exist in Bergersen’s shadow. Thomas Bergersen is usually outperforming himself with every album, and even the albums where he isn’t consistently amazing will still have some brilliant stand-out moments that make it all worthwhile. This has always been Two Steps From Hell’s biggest problem for me. Title track “Dragon” is probably Nick Phoenix’s best on this album – unfortunately that isn’t saying much as there are very few songs on here composed by him that I truly like. It kicks things off in an extremely promising way, and although the follow-up “First Contact” isn’t too memorable, “Bravestone” continues this trend with another well-crafted, epic track that has some intense drums and powerful choir vocals – the perfect recipe for some of the best Two Steps From Hell songs. Often she helps make good Two Steps From Hell tracks great, and that’s exactly what happened here. Opener “Unbreakable” is an easy choice for the best track, with its trademark gorgeous vocals from singer Merethe Soltvedt. That’s not to say its bad – its still well made, and some tracks echo the same kind of heart-pumping feelings from much of their previous discography. “Dragon” is their latest album, and unfortunately it falls short of what they’ve released in the past.

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I think it’s often one of the more underrated styles of music, and Two Steps From Hell have consistently put out record after record full of songs that bring out every different emotion you could think of with their beautifully-orchestrated compositions. Two Steps From Hell were one of the pioneers of making so-called “trailer music” more than just that, essentially helping turn it into its own genre by combining classical and more modern sounds in an epic amalgamation of music. It’s the kind of music that gets you excited and builds up tension, but often people don’t listen to that kind of music on its own.

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However, I didn’t have a chance to talk about it back then, but now I want to revisit it because I’ve been a huge fan of Two Steps From Hell ever since their very first public albums. Two Steps From Hell combines the minds of Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix, two composers who came together to create music for film trailers, tv promos etc. This album released all the way back in January 2019, so to review it now in October might seem a little late. “Dragon” is Two Steps From Hell’s weakest album in a while, but it still has its highlights across its lengthy runtime.

Two steps from hell albums chronological