The Grand Design is the fifth studio album by symphonic metal band Edenbridge.
| The Grand Design | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2006 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | Massacre Records | |||
| Producer | Lanvall | |||
| Edenbridge chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| 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 edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 67:00 | |
Credits edit
Musicians edit
Edenbridge edit
- Sabine Edelsbacher - vocals
- Lanvall - guitar, keyboards
- Roland Navratil - drums
- Frank Bindig - bass guitar
Guest musicians[4] edit
- Robby Valentine
- Dennis Ward
- Karl Groom
- Martin Mayr
- Astrid Stockhammer
Production edit
- Karl Groom, mixing and recording
References edit
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "The Grand Design (2006)". Edenbridge official website. Retrieved 17 July 2012.