''Unleashed'' is the tenth studio album by the group
Two Steps from Hell, released on 22 September 2017.
It consists of 56 tracks (20, when excluding alternative versions and uncompressed mixes) written by composers
Thomas J. Bergersen and
Nick Phoenix
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The album is the longest released to the public by Two Steps from Hell. It features vocal performances by Merethe Soltvedt, C.C. White, Felicia Farerre,
Úyanga Bold, Nick Phoenix and Linea Adamson.
The cover artwork and the sleeve are designed by
Steven R. Gilmore
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Bergersen described his tracks as "generally a little lighter in tone than the
previous album".
The album peaked at number 1 on the US Classical Albums chart.
Track listing
The following lists the tracks as presented on the digital release.
The album was later released on CD, across three discs,
on which the additional tracks are ordered differently – the alternative versions and uncompressed mixes are essentially presented back-to-front compared with the digital version, with the former on disc three and the latter, disc two.
These two discs also have their own unique cover artwork, again designed by
Steven R. Gilmore
Steven R. Gilmore is a Canadian artist and graphic designer most known for his work on album cover design, particularly his role as in-house artist for Nettwerk Records for much of the 1980s and 1990s. He has designed record album sleeves for ba ...
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Main tracks
Critical reception
The critique at
IFMCA
The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is a professional association for music journalism, online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about film score, original film and television music.
History and purpose
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-associated reviews website, ''MundoBSO'', was positive, describing it as, "in the usual line of the composers, with a wide variety of themes of enormous orchestral, melodic, vocal and choral intensity, with very powerful and beautiful moments." It was rated seven out of ten stars.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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2017 albums
Two Steps from Hell albums