- Edenbridge (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Edenbridge
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Austria
Genre =Symphonic metal Neo-classical metal Power metal (Often referred as "Symphonic Power Metal")
Years_active = 1998—present
Label =Napalm Records
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Current_members =Sabine Edelsbacher Lanvall Frank Bindig Robert Schoenleitner Sebastian Lanser
Past_members =Kurt Bednarsky Andreas Eibler Roland Navratil Georg Edelmann Edenbridge is a symphonic- and
neo-classical metal band fromAustria .Band history
Edenbridge was formed in
1998 by guitarist and keyboardistLanvall , bassistKurt Bednarsky and vocalistSabine Edelsbacher . The line-up was completed when drummerRoland Navrati joined the band. Edenbridge quickly set to work, and entered the recording studio in1999 , and signed a recording deal withMassacre Records the very same year. The album, named "Sunrise in Eden " was released in the autumn of2000 .The band added a second guitarist,
Georg Edelmann , to its line-up in February,2000 , but his stay with the band was to be a short one. When he left in January,2001 , he was replaced byAndreas Eiblar . Under this line-up, Edenbridge released the album "Arcana" (2001 ). During a tour in2002 , Edenbridge's bassist and founding memberKurt Bednarsky left the band. In November the same year, the album "Aphelion" (2002 ) was released. Their next album, recorded live and entitled "A Livetime In Eden" was released in August 2004 two years later, followed shortly by "Shine" in October. At this time, a new bassist,Frank Bindig , joined the band. In December the same year, guitaristAndreas Eibler left the band on friendly terms and was replaced byMartin Mayr ."The Grand Design" (
2006 ), their fourth studio album, was recorded at Lanvall's studio Farpoint Station (one of manyStar Trek references surrounding Edenbridge) and was released May 19th,2006 . The single "For Your Eyes Only" was released April 21st, featuring the album track "Evermore" and a cover version of theJames Bond theme of "For Your Eyes Only" (originally performed bySheena Easton ), the first cover the band have ever recorded.Edenbridge has signed a world wide deal with Napalm Records and are proud to announce to be part of the Napalm Records family from now on.Also, on January 30, 2007, Edenbridge released a new album titled, "The Grand Design" in the USA and Canada.
Edenbridge released their new album "
MyEarthDream " in April 2008. The album features theCzech Film Orchestra (comprising 65 musicians from thePrague Philharmonic Orchestra and theCzech State Opera Orchestra ), with arrangements byEnrique Ugarte . [cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82549|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|title=Edenbridge: New album title revealed|date=2007-10-11|accessdate=2007-10-11]Current line-up
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Sabine Edelsbacher - Vocals (1998 - present)
*Lanvall - Guitar, keyboards (1998 - present)
*Frank Bindig - Bass (2004 - present)
*Max Pointner - Drums (2008)
*Dominik Sebastian - Guitar (2008)Former members
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Kurt Bednarsky - Bass (1998 - 2002)
*Roland Navratil - Drums (1998 - 2007)
*Georg Edelmann - Guitar (2000 - 2001)
*Andreas Eibler - Guitar (2001 - 2004)
*Martin Mayr - Guitar (2005 - 2006)
*Robert Schoenleitner - Guitar (2006 - present)
*Sebastian Lanser - Drums (2007 - present)Discography
* "
Sunrise in Eden " (2000)
* "Arcana" (2001)
* "Aphelion" (2003)
* "A Livetime in Eden " (2004)
* "Shine" (2004)
* "The Grand Design" (2006)
* "The Chronicles of Eden " (Compilation, 2007)
* "MyEarthDream " (2008)References
External links
* [http://www.edenbridge.org Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/edenbridge Official MySpace profile]
* [http://www.napalmrecords.com/promo/edenbridgep.html Edenbridge] atNapalm Records
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