The Grand Design (album)

The Grand Design is the fifth studio album by symphonic metal band Edenbridge.

The Grand Design
Studio album by
Released19 May 2006
GenreSymphonic metal, progressive metal
Length42:49
LabelMassacre Records
ProducerLanvall
Edenbridge chronology
Shine
(2004)
The Grand Design
(2006)
MyEarthDream
(2008)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com
Metal Hammer Germany4/7[1]
Rock Hard7.0

The album received mixed professional reviews. The German edition of Metal Hammer as well as Rock Hard wrote that the songs varied between melodic metal and kitsch. Metal Hammer's reviewer observed, however, that singer Sabine Edelsbacher could match the timbre of Tarja Turunen.[1][2] Also About.com compared Edelsbacher's singing to Nightwish but called the overall style of the album symphonic progressive metal.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Terra Nova"07:09
2."Flame of Passion"05:22
3."Evermore"03:47
4."The Most Beautiful Place"03:09
5."See You Fading Afar"04:46
6."On Top of the World"05:05
7."Taken Away"04:14
8."The Grand Design"10:17
9."Empire of the Sun (Bonus outro)"05:23
10."For Your Eyes Only (Bonus track)"03:00
11."Thin Red Line (Bonus track)"05:58
12."Images In The Sand (Bonus track)"03:17
13."The Silent Wake (Bonus track)"05:33

Credits

Edenbridge

  • Sabine Edelsbacher - vocals
  • Lanvall - guitar, keyboards
  • Roland Navratil - drums
  • Frank Bindig - bass guitar

Guest musicians[4]

Production

  • Karl Groom, mixing and recording

References

  1. Mineur, Matthias (2006). "Edenbridge – The Grand Design". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 6.
  2. Borrink, Mike (2006). "The Grand Design". Rock Hard (in German). No. 229.
  3. Bowar, Chad. "Edenbridge – The Grand Design". About.com. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. "The Grand Design (2006)". Edenbridge official website. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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