The Grand Design (album)

The Grand Design
Studio album by Edenbridge
Released	19 May 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
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. Also About.com compared Edelsbacher's singing to Nightwish but called the overall style of the album symphonic progressive metal.

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 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

Musicians

Edenbridge

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

Guest musicians

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

Production

• Karl Groom, mixing and recording