Myth

## Introduction

*Myth*, released June 3rd, 2022, is the fifteenth public album by Two Steps from Hell and the forty-ninth overall. It was initially teased on April 7th and then livestreamed on YouTube the day before its release.

It features the return of vocalists Merethe Soltvedt, Felicia Farerre, Uyanga Bold and Asja Kadric as well as performances from cellist Tina Guo, drummer Sam Brashear and guitarist Claudio Pietronik. It primarily features epic hybrid and electronic pieces with a few more traditional fantasy and orchestral ones.

## Track List

Tracks with a \* indicate they were changed from their original release.

## Trivia

### "Behind the Scenes" Trivia

* Merethe Soltvedt is "pretending to be a Bulgarian choir" on "Phantom".
* Nick's story behind "Queen of the North": "I was watching the final episode of GOT. I love all the music, but somehow that scene at the end in the forest just felt like it should have been grander. I sat down at the piano and I wrote Queen Of The North With big drums and orchestra in mind. I guess it’s an epic theme for Sansa."
* For "Last One Standing," Thomas "took an old Bach motif and tried to have some fun with it within the traditional TSFH style." He also added "a little c64 chip at the end."
* Thomas composed "Amethyst Prince" "for those who liked Emerald Princess," calling it "her other half" and saying it "hits a bit harder and masculine than Emerald Princess."
* For "Twin Lights": "Neon Nights has been reworked a bit to fit the TSFH style, hence Twin Lights. The same but different personality."
* "Away With Your Fairies" is Thomas' favorite track on this album and was originally meant to be released on Humanity Chapter V.
* Merethe Soltvedt's husband sings on "Away With Your Fairies".
* "Hercules" was "for those who are stuck in the old era of TSFH I guess," according to Thomas.
* "Thunderstone" was sung in Elvish.
* "Inventing the Portal" was described by Thomas as follows: "This is the mad scientist inventing a portal into a new dimension.. a magical forest."
* "Shiver Me Timpanis" was described by Thomas as an "EDM pirate baroque thingy. Whatever came out that day!"
* "Myth" was originally 12 minutes long before being cut for the album.
* "Myth" was another piece that reportedly tired the orchestra out.

### Misc. Trivia

* This is the sixth public album to be named after a track composed by Thomas Bergersen, after Invincible, Archangel, SkyWorld, Miracles and Unleashed.
* This is the third album in which Felicia Farerre and Merethe Soltvedt appear on a track together (two in total).
* This is the first time since Vanquish (and the ninth album overall) in which Thomas is featured as a composer more than Nick, with 13 to the latter's 9.
* This is the first public non-anthology album to have more than 20 tracks since Classics Volume Two.
* Tracks on this album have an average runtime of 3.95 minutes. This makes it the first public non-anthology album since Classics Volume Two to not have a longer average track length than the album preceding it.
* This is the seventh public non-anthology album to end with a track by Thomas Bergersen.
* This is the first album to feature Uyanga Bold on a track composed by Thomas Bergersen.
* The shortest track on this album is "Flying Dutchman," which is 2 minutes and 41 seconds long. The longest is "Myth," which is 7 minutes and 59 seconds long.
* This is the second album that doesn't feature Felicia Farerre as the sole vocalist on a track.
* This is the first public non-anthology album since Classics Volume Two to feature tracks that were previously released to the industry, though they have all been extensively reworked:
	+ "Horns of War" has some further synthetic elements added and was renamed.
	+ "Neon Nights" features new vocals by Uyanga Bold and was renamed.
	+ "Never Lost Your Life" replaces the original, presumably sampled, vocals with Merethe Soltvedt's.
	+ "For the Girl Who Has Everything" has new vocals by Nick Phoenix.
	+ "Arcade Master" has had its final climax with the flute removed. The vocals throughout were also eliminated.
* This is the first non-anthology public album since Classics Volume Two to have a track by Nick Phoenix that doesn't feature non-choir vocals (Flying Dutchman).
* Originally, a track called "Seal Of Solomon" was written for the album, but it was left out. It was later released on the official Two Steps from Hell YouTube Channel.

## Gallery

### Behind the Scenes

Two Steps From Hell - Myth (Official Music Video)MythTwo Steps From Hell - Shiver Me Timpanis (Official Music Video)Shiver Me TimpanisThomas Bergersen - Inventing the Portal (Music Video) from Creatures of the ForestInventing the PortalTwo Steps From Hell - Queen Of The North (Official Music Video)Queen of the North (feat. Felicia Farerre)Two Steps From Hell - Tale Of The Forest (Official Music Video)Tale of the Forest (feat. Merethe Soltvedt)Two Steps From Hell - Horn Of Gabriel (Official Music Video)Horn of GabrielTwo Steps From Hell - Flying Dutchman (Official Music Video)Flying DutchmanTwo Steps From Hell - Defenders Of the Grail (Official Music Video)Defenders of the GrailTwo Steps From Hell - Never Lost Your Life (Official Music Video)Never Lost Your Life
## References

1. ↑ Nick's comment explaining the story, https://www.facebook.com/twostepsfromhell/posts/pfbid02huYvMmAHr5sv9pxGAiS8ZAxGt6vmGFwer4HP71JFd59xbPf3r1r6gTHfZSim7F8Ll?comment\_id=3095781907380179
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/PsDTDkhBO7c

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