The Grand Design (album)
| The Grand Design | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2006 | |||
| Genres | Symphonic metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | Massacre Records | |||
| Producer | Lanvall | |||
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The Grand Design is the fifth studio album by the Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| Metal Hammer Germany | 4/7[1] |
| Rock Hard | 7.0 |
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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Terra Nova" | 7:09 |
| 2. | "Flame of Passion" | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Evermore" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "The Most Beautiful Place" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "See You Fading Afar" | 4:46 |
| 6. | "On Top of the World" | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Taken Away" | 4:14 |
| 8. | "The Grand Design" | 10:17 |
| Total length: | 42:49 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Empire of the Sun" | 5:23 |
| 10. | "For Your Eyes Only" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Thin Red Line" | 5:58 |
| 12. | "The Silent Wake" | 5:33 |
| 13. | "Images in the Sand" | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 67:00 | |
Credits
Musicians
Edenbridge
- Sabine Edelsbacher - vocals
- Lanvall - guitar, keyboards
- Roland Navratil - drums
- Frank Bindig - bass guitar
Guest musicians
Source:[4]
- Robby Valentine
- Dennis Ward
- Karl Groom
- Martin Mayr
- Astrid Stockhammer
Production
- Karl Groom, mixing and recording
References
- 1 2 Mineur, Matthias (2006). "Edenbridge – The Grand Design". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 6.
- ↑ Borrink, Mike (2006). "The Grand Design". Rock Hard (in German). No. 229.
- ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Edenbridge – The Grand Design". About.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Grand Design (2006)". Edenbridge official website. Retrieved 17 July 2012.