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Solitaire
(Napalm Records – 2010) - 2010)
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Edenbridge have for a while now been one of my favorite bands of the female-fronted symphonic metal style. Throughout their twelve year career they have remained very consistent, releasing six very strong albums, most recently the stunning MyEarthDream. So it is that we come to Edenbridge's seventh album, entitled Solitaire; an album that has been highly anticipated by fans. |
Arcana
(Massacre Records - 2001)
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Some may see Edenbridge as copycats of the famous Finnish Nightwish, but the Austrian quintet started back in 1998, even if their debut was released in 2000. They are more melodic metal with progressive elements, but the voice of singer Sabine Edelsbacher is which get them the comparison with Nightwish. The track The Palace might represent the band best, it has all the elements of their music... There are grooving parts, melodic guitar parts, progressive elements and the angel-like vocals of Sabine who shows emotions. This time the songs are more complex and need more than just one spin to discover all the details. But they have a another, more emotional side which the songs A Moment Of Time shows which is a slow bombastic ballad where the music is reduced to a minimum of bombast and the vocals gives the track the beauty. Susperia is one of their faster track which has musical similarities to Nightwish, but mostly it's just the voice of Sabine who has in my opinion the advantage that she sound more emotional then Tarja. Personally I think that Edenbridge offer a larger variety, even this album isn't the huge step forward some might have expected. But isn't the debut the easiest to do, coz there is no pressure and you have all the time in the world for song writing? The follow up has to proof the quality, coz there is a certain pressure and a limited time. The title track is proofing their talent and if they keep doing what they doing, they will soon leave the comparisons behind. Btw, there is a double vinyl of Arcana available. A decent album and worth to give it a try! |
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Austria isn't a typical country for the origin of a European metal band, but this time they proof us wrong. The band we'll talk about is called Edenbridge and comes from Linz. They name their musical style Angelic Bombast Metal (my compliment, I never heard about that genre before!). So, what to expect?!? |
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Edenbridge is a young band from Austria which was founded in 1998 by gitarist Lanvall. In the past Lanvall release 3 solo albums through WMMS and also in Japan. When he found Sabine Edelsbacher and bassist Kurt Bednarsky the basis for Edenbridge was founded. Soon a drummer was found and the band recorded in summer of 99 the debut at Gandalfs Seagull Music Studios. The first demos been sent out to several labels. Massacre Records made the best offer and the Austrians signed the dotted line. The recordings been remixed by Dennis Ward and released as Sunrise In Eden in spring of 2000. Musically the band reminds a little bit of Nightwish.... Sabine's voice is silimar to Tarja's, but without the 'opera' style, so it's sounds more emotional! The songs cover a large variety from faster epic songs, slow emotional ones and ballades. An outstanding debut... Personally I prefer to listen to Edenbridge rather than to Nightwish...... |
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