The Grand Design (album)

The Grand Design
Studio album by Edenbridge
Released May 19, 2006
Genre Symphonic metal, progressive metal
Length 42:49
Label Massacre Records
Producer Lanvall
Edenbridge chronology

Shine
(2004)		 The Grand Design
(2006)		 MyEarthDream
(2008)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
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"   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 track"   05:23
Total length:
 42:49

Credits

Musicians

Edenbridge

Guest musicians[4]

Production

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mineur, Matthias (2006). "Edenbridge – The Grand Design". Metal Hammer (in German) (6).
  2. ↑ Borrink, Mike (2006). [http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1[review]=19263 "The Grand Design"]. Rock Hard (in German) (229).
  3. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Edenbridge – The Grand Design". About.com. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Grand Design (2006)". Edenbridge official website. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Edenbridge: New album title revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2012-07-17.