Los Angeles, CA

Formed in 2006 by composers Nick Phoenix and Thomas J. Bergersen, Los Angeles-based production company Two Steps from Hell provides original music for film trailers, video games, television shows, and other media productions. The outfit began releasing demonstration albums in 2006 and public albums in 2010, the latter of which include Invincible, a popular compilation of the group's more notable works. Their 2015 collection Battlecry cracked the Billboard 200 and became a classical number one. In 2017, its follow-up, Vanquish, became their fifth straight appearance on the Heatseekers Albums chart. 2019's Dragon featured vocal performances by Felicia Farerre, Merethe Soltvedt, and Uyanga Bold. ~ James Christopher Monger