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Released | October 25, 2012[1] | |||
Recorded | July 2012[2] | |||
Length | 1:15:56 | |||
Producer | Thomas Bergersen, Nick Phoenix[3] | |||
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SkyWorld is the fourth public album by the group Two Steps from Hell, released in October 2012; their third major release following the success of Invincible and Archangel.[4] The album contains 22 tracks written by composers Thomas J. Bergersen and Nick Phoenix. All tracks, except for "Dark Ages", are brand new original tracks.[4] This is the second of their albums featuring tracks with English lyrics, namely Titan Dream (feat. C.C. White and Nick Phoenix), The End is the Beginning (feat. Nick Phoenix), and Back to the Earth (feat. Nick Phoenix). Recording took place in both Brno, Czech Republic and Los Angeles, United States.[2]
The cover and sleeve are designed by Steven R. Gilmore, with the futuristic city illustration by Sergey Vorontsov.[3] The album was later re-released to the industry via Extreme Music,[5] featuring exclusive bonus tracks.
It had sold ~20,000 copies in the United States nine months after release, according to SoundScan.[6]
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Per liner notes[3]
James Monger of AllMusic reviewed the album positively, claiming the tracks felt "like the best parts of a Hans Zimmer score condensed into three-to-four minute bursts of over the top tension and melodrama". He rated it four out of five stars.[8]
The critique at IFMCA-associated reviews website, MundoBSO,[9] was positive, saying, "orchestral, melodic, vocal and choral intensity is combined with lyricism and evocative force. It is very spectacular and contains very remarkable moments." It was rated seven out of ten stars.[10]
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Two Steps from Hell's music has been licensed for several trailers.