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{{Infobox album
| name       = Live – An Epic Music Experience
| type       = live
| artist     = [[Two Steps from Hell]]
| cover      = File:Live – An Epic Music Experience album cover art.png
| alt        =
| released   = 4 November 2022
| recorded   = 15 June – 2 July 2022
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      =
*[[Classical crossover]]
*[[Classical music|classical]]
*[[trailer music]]
| length     = 123:44
| label      = [[Sony Classical Records]]
| producer   =
*[[Thomas Bergersen]]
*[[Nick Phoenix]]
| prev_title = [[Myth (album)|Myth]]
| prev_year  = 2022
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
'''''Live – An Epic Music Experience''''' is a [[live album]] created by the music production company [[Two Steps from Hell]], released on November 4, 2022. It is distributed by [[Sony Classical Records]] digitally, on [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CD]] (two discs), and [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] (three discs).<ref name="PE">{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell veröffentlichen am 9. November ihr erstes Major-Label-Album mit den größten Hits |trans-title= |author=Kaczmarek, Viktor |work=Play Experience |date=10 September 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |url= https://play-experience.com/two-steps-from-hell-veroeffentlichen-am-9-november-ihr-erstes-major-label-album-mit-den-groessten-hits/ |language=de}}</ref> It is the group's first and only live album, and their final commercial release before disbanding in 2024.
The album entirely comprises recordings of songs performed live during concerts forming the group's 2022 European tour, their first concert tour, which concluded four months prior to its release. It consists of all 28 tracks that comprised the tour's setlist, written by composers [[Thomas J. Bergersen]] and [[Nick Phoenix]].<ref name="PE"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell landen auf Platz #28 in den Pop-Albumcharts und kündigen Europa-Tour an |author=Bjorn |work=PIXEL. |date=November 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |url= https://www.pixel-magazin.de/two-steps-from-hell-landen-auf-platz-28-in-den-pop-albumcharts-und-kuendigen-europa-tour-an/ |language=de}}</ref> It features an assortment of songs from the group's entire 16-year catalog, including numerous greatest hits; many were newly arranged (to varying degrees) for the purpose of performing them live in a concert hall and feature as such versions on the album.<ref name="PE"/><ref name="kult">{{Cite web |title="Live – An Epic Music Experience" von Two Steps From Hell: Die eigene Legende |trans-title= |last=Jordan |first=Matthias |work=kulturnews.de |date=3 November 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |url= https://kulturnews.de/two-steps-from-hell-live-an-epic-music-experience/ |language=de}}</ref><ref name="faze2">{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell – Emotionale Klangwelten |trans-title= |last=Dicke |first=Tassilo |work=FAZEmag |date=5 November 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |url= https://www.fazemag.de/two-steps-from-hell-emotionale-klangwelten/ |language=de}}</ref>
Credited artists who performed live on stage with Bergersen and Phoenix include vocalists [[Úyanga Bold]], Merethe Soltvedt, Kamila Nývltová and Rechoir, as well as instrumentalists Esther Abrami, Eliane Correa, [[Greg Ellis (musician)|Greg Ellis]], Skye Emanuel, [[Helen Nash (cellist)|Helen Nash]], Kamila Nývltová, Saulius Petreikis and the Odesa Opera Orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Episch-akustische Klangwelten |trans-title= |author= |work=männer* |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |url= https://www.maenner.media/kultur/musik/noshare-episch-akustische-klangwelten/ |language=de}}</ref>
==Track listing==
The following shows the track listing of the CD release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live - An Epic Music Experience by Two Steps From Hell |author= |work=[[Amazon Music]] |date= |access-date=27 December 2022 |url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/Live-Experience-Two-Steps-Hell/dp/B0BBSRVR47}}</ref>
'''Disc 1'''
{{track listing
| extra_column    = Original commercial release:
| title_width     = 35%
| extra_width     = 35%
| title1          = Empire of Angels (Live)
| extra1           = ''[[Sun (Thomas Bergersen album)|Sun]]''
| writer1         = [[Thomas J. Bergersen]]
| length1         = 6:41
| title2          = Cannon in D Minor (Live)
| extra2           = ''[[Battlecry (Two Steps from Hell album)|Battlecry]]''
| writer2         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length2         = 3:03
| title3          = After the Fall (Live)
| extra3           = ''[[Invincible (Two Steps from Hell album)|Invincible]]''
| writer3         = [[Nick Phoenix]]
| length3         = 2:27
| title4          = Unbreakable (Live)
| extra4           = ''[[Dragon (Two Steps from Hell album)|Dragon]]''
| writer4         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length4         = 4:20
| title5          = Master of Shadows (Live)
| extra5           = ''Invincible''
| writer5         = Nick Phoenix
| length5         = 3:05
| title6          = Fire Nation (Live)
| extra6           = ''Invincible''
| writer6         = Nick Phoenix
| length6         = 5:01
| title7          = Evergreen (Live)
| extra7           = ''[[Vanquish (album)|Vanquish]]''
| writer7         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length7         = 3:00
| title8          = Am I Not Human? (Live)
| extra8           = ''Invincible''
| writer8         = Nick Phoenix
| length8         = 4:31
| title9          = Blackheart (Live)
| extra9           = ''[[SkyWorld (Two Steps from Hell album)|SkyWorld]]''
| writer9         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length9         = 4:24
| title10          = Star Sky (Live)
| extra10           = ''Battlecry''
| writer10         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length10         = 5:26
| title11          = Wings for Ukraine (Live)
| extra11           = ''[[Humanity (album series)#Songs for Ukraine EP|Humanity: Songs for Ukraine]]''
| writer11         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length11         = 5:15
| title12          = Strength of a Thousand Men (Live)
| extra12           = ''[[Archangel (Two Steps from Hell album)|Archangel]]''
| writer12         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length12         = 4:09
| title13          = Victory (Live)
| extra13           = ''Battlecry''
| writer13         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length13         = 5:26
| title14          = Wolf King (Live)
| extra14           = ''Battlecry''
| writer14         = Nick Phoenix
| length14         = 4:03
}}
'''Disc 2'''
{{track listing
| extra_column    = Original commercial release:
| title_width     = 35%
| extra_width     = 35%
| title15          = Flight of the Silverbird (Live)
| extra15           = ''Battlecry''
| writer15         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length15         = 3:24
| title16          = Titan Dream (Live)
| extra16           = ''SkyWorld''
| writer16         = Nick Phoenix
| length16         = 4:03
| title17          = Dragon (Live)
| extra17           = ''[[Dragon (Two Steps from Hell album)|Dragon]]''
| writer17         = Nick Phoenix
| length17         = 3:51
| title18          = Remember Me (Live)
| extra18           = ''[[Illusions (Thomas Bergersen album)|Illusions]]''
| writer18         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length18         = 5:38
| title19          = El Dorado (Live)
| extra19           = ''SkyWorld''
| writer19         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length19         = 4:14
| title20          = Fall of the Fountain World (Live)
| extra20           = ''Vanquish''
| writer20         = Nick Phoenix
| length20         = 4:43
| title21          = Impossible (Live)
| extra21           = ''Unleashed''
| writer21         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length21         = 9:08
| title22          = Little Star (Live)
| extra22           = ''[[Humanity (album series)#Chapter III|Humanity: Chapter III]]''
| writer22         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length22         = 4:33
| title23          = New Life (Live)
| extra23           = ''Sun''
| writer23         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length23         = 4:39
| title24          = Never Give Up On Your Dreams (Live)
| extra24           = ''Unleashed''
| writer24         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length24         = 5:10
| title25          = Rise Up (Live)
| extra25           = ''Wide World''
| writer25         = Nick Phoenix
| length25         = 4:47
| title26          = Protectors of the Earth (Live)
| extra26           = ''Invincible''
| writer26         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length26         = 2:49
| title27          = Stormkeeper (Live)
| extra27           = ''Battlecry''
| writer27         = Nick Phoenix
| length27         = 2:46
| title28          = [[Heart of Courage]] (Live)
| extra28           = ''Invincible''
| writer28         = Thomas J. Bergersen
| length28         = 3:08
| total_length = 123:44
}}
==Critical reception==
The review at {{ill|Faze Magazine|de|Faze Magazin}} called it "pure pleasure, thrilling, with goosebumps, emotions and full of cinematic moments" and rated it 10 out of 10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell & Thomas Bergersen & Nick Phoenix – Live - An Epic Music Experience (Sony) |work=FAZEmag |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=21 November 2022 |url= https://www.fazemag.de/two-steps-from-hell-thomas-bergersen-nick-phoenix-live-an-epic-music-experience-sony/}}</ref>
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
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|+ Chart performance for ''Live – An Epic Music Experience''
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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! scope="row"| Belgian Classical Albums ([[Ultratop]] [[Flanders]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klassieke Albums – 12 November 2022 |author= |work=[[Ultratop]] |date=12 November 2022 |access-date=12 November 2022 |url= https://www.ultratop.be/nl/klassiek/2022/20221112 |language=nl}}</ref>
| 3
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! scope="row"| Belgian Classical Albums (Ultratop [[Wallonia]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albums Classiques – 12 November 2022 |author= |work=[[Ultratop]] |date=12 November 2022 |access-date=21 November 2022 |url= https://www.ultratop.be/fr/classique/2022/20221112 |language=fr}}</ref>
| 5
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! scope="row" {{album chart|Germany4|28|id=507446|artist=Two Steps from Hell|album=Live – An Epic Music Experience|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two Steps From Hell - Live - An Epic Music Experience |author= |work=[[Schweizer Hitparade]] |date= |access-date=21 November 2022 |url= https://hitparade.ch/album/Two-Steps-From-Hell/Live-An-Epic-Music-Experience-507446 |language=de}}</ref>
| 58
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|UKDigital|39|date=20221111|rowheader=true|access-date=November 11, 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| US Classical Crossover Albums (''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |author= |date=19 November 2022 |title=Classical Crossover Albums Chart - Week of November 19, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/classical-crossover-albums/2022-11-19/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
| 5
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===Year-end charts===
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|+ Chart performance for ''Live – An Epic Music Experience''
! scope="col" height=45| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Belgian Classical Albums (''[[Ultratop]] [[Flanders]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaaroverzichten 2022 - Klassiek |author= |work=[[Ultratop]] |date=2022 |access-date=15 November 2022 |url= https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2022&cat=ac#47 |language=nl}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|49
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"<!-- default listing is by Region/Country name per WP:CHARTS & References should be as specific as possible.-->
|+ Chart performance for ''Live – An Epic Music Experience''
! scope="col" height=45| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Belgian Classical Albums (''Ultratop Flanders'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaaroverzichten 2023 - Klassiek |author= |work=[[Ultratop]] |date=2023 |access-date=9 February 2024 |url= https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=ac |language=nl}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|42
|-
! scope="row"| Belgian Classical Albums (''Ultratop [[Wallonia]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rapports annuels 2023 - Classique |author= |work=[[Ultratop]] |date=2023 |access-date=9 February 2024 |url= https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2023&cat=ac |language=fr}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|45
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Discogs release|25105348|Live – An Epic Music Experience|type=album}}
{{Two Steps from Hell}}
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