Introduction[]
Dragon, released January 18th, 2019, is the fourteenth public album published by Two Steps From Hell and the fortieth overall. It is the fourth public album to feature only new compositions.
Felicia Farerre, Merethe Soltvedt and Uyanga Bold lent their voices to this release once again, being featured on five, nine and three tracks, respectively.
Though a sequel, originally named Dragon II was meant to be in the works, it wasn't until 2022 that a new album was released, titled Myth.
Track List[]
| # | Title | Composer | From | Later Released On | Vocalist Featured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unbreakable | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | Merethe Soltvedt |
| 2 | First Contact | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Merethe Soltvedt & Nick Phoenix (uncredited) |
| 3 | Bravestone | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Dragon | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Uyanga Bold |
| 5 | Emerald Princess | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | Merethe Soltvedt |
| 6 | At the Wall | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Nick Phoenix (uncredited) |
| 7 | Race to Durango | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Untold | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Felicia Farerre & Merethe Soltvedt |
| 9 | Dragonwing | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | Riders of the Apocalypse | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Uyanga Bold, Felicia Farerre & Merethe Soltvedt |
| 11 | Skulls & Trombones | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | Lonely are the Brave | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Felicia Farerre & Merethe Soltvedt |
| 13 | Letters to God | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | Gift of the Gods | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Uyanga Bold & Nick Phoenix (uncredited) |
| 15 | Nighthawk | Nick Phoenix | N/A | Maze of Dreams (as part of Sariel Nighthawk Suite) | Merethe Soltvedt |
| 16 | Snowball Fight | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | Cathedral | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Felicia Farerre & Merethe Soltvedt |
| 18 | Believe | Thomas Bergersen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | Take Me With You | Nick Phoenix | N/A | N/A | Felicia Farerre & Merethe Soltvedt |
Trivia[]
- This is the second public album that has a title derived from a song by Nick Phoenix, after Vanquish.
- This is the first time since Battlecry that Felicia Farerre & Merethe Soltvedt both appear on a track together.
- This is the first public album where Nick Phoenix has more tracks than Thomas Bergersen, with 10 to the latter's nine.
- This album is the third-shortest public album released by the group track-wise, after Colin Frake on Fire Mountain (14) and Vanquish (17).
- However, this album has the second longest average track length of any public album (4.3 minutes).
- This is the first public album since Colin Frake on Fire Mountain where the last track is composed by Nick Phoenix.
- This is the first public album in which Merethe Soltvedt appears as a solo vocalist on a piece solely composed by Nick Phoenix.
- Riders of the Apocalypse is the shortest track on the album, lasting 2 minutes and 52 seconds, while Emerald Princess is the longest, lasting 11 minutes and 1 second.
- This makes Emerald Princess the longest track ever released by Two Steps from Hell.
- Emerald Princess is Thomas' tribute to the late Swedish musician Avicii.
- This is the first album since Felicia Farerre's introduction that she doesn't provide vocals on a piece by Thomas Bergersen.
- It is also the first album where she doesn't appear as a solo vocalist on a song.
- This is the third public album to be released on more than one disc, after Battlecry and Unleashed.
- Like both albums, this CD features instrumental versions of the tracks. The only ones lacking an instrumental version are Race to Durango, Letters to God, Believe and Take me With You.
- Thomas Bergersen mentioned that "Dragonwing" and "Snowball Fight" were the most fun tracks on this album
Gallery[]
Promotional Art[]
Booklet[]
Digital[]
CD case[]
Behind the Scenes and Music Videos[]
Two Steps From Hell - Untold (Recording Session Footage)
Two Steps From Hell - Riders of the Apocalypse (Recording Session Footage)-2
Two Steps From Hell - Dragonwing (feat. Claudio Pietronik - Guitar)
Two Steps From Hell - Dragon (Official Music Video - 4K)