The Grand Design (album) explained

The Grand Design
Type:	Album
Artist:	Edenbridge
Cover:	Edenbridge_-_The_Grand_Design.jpg
Released:	19 May 2006
Genre:	Symphonic metal, progressive metal
Length:	42:49
Label:	Massacre Records
Producer:	Lanvall
Prev Title:	Shine
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	MyEarthDream
Next Year:	2008

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

Reception

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]

Credits

Musicians

Edenbridge

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

Guest musicians^[4]

• Robby Valentine
• Dennis Ward
• Karl Groom
• Martin Mayr
• Astrid Stockhammer

Production

• Karl Groom, mixing and recording

Notes and References

1. Edenbridge – The Grand Design . Matthias . Mineur . German . . 2006 . 6 .
2. The Grand Design . German . Mike . Borrink . . 2006 . 229 .
3. Web site: Edenbridge – The Grand Design . Chad . Bowar . 28 December 2013 . About.com.
4. Web site: The Grand Design (2006) . Edenbridge official website . 17 July 2012.