MyEarthDream

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MyEarthDream
Edenbridge - MyEarthDream.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 April 2008 (2008-04-25)
Recorded2008 at Farpoint Station Studio
Wild One Studio
The Isolation Chamber
The TrakShak
Studio A of the Czech Television
Genre Symphonic metal, gothic metal
Length58:57
Label Napalm
Producer Lanvall
Edenbridge chronology
The Grand Design
(2006)
MyEarthDream
(2008)
Solitaire
(2010)

MyEarthDream is the sixth studio album by the Austrian Symphonic metal band Edenbridge. It is the first album by the band that was recorded with an orchestra, namely the Czech Film Orchestra. [1] [2] The music focuses on b-flat-tuned 7-string guitars and is darker and heavier than the band's previous releases. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metal Hammer Germany6/7 [3]

The German edition of Metal Hammer as well as the Sonic Seducer praised the quality of the production. The former noted the participation of Karl Groom and Mika Jussila (Stratovarius, Avantasia) while the latter magazine called the MyEarthDream the most intense album that had so far been released by Edenbridge. [3] [2] About.com's reviewer wrote of "well crafted songs and good musicianship" and observed that the band was best when they stayed within the symphonic metal genre without drifting too far into power metal. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Arne "Lanvall" Stockhammer

No.TitleLength
1."The Force Within"1:05
2."Shadowplay" (feat. Karl Groom)5:25
3."Paramount"4:24
4."Undying Devotion"4:38
5."Adamantine"6:15
6."Whale Rider"4:13
7."Remember Me"3:38
8."Fallen from Grace"4:46
9."Place of Higher Power"5:09
10."MyEarthDream Suite for Guitar and Orchestra" (digipack bonus track)6:47
11."MyEarthDream"12:37
Total length:58:57

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

Production

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References

  1. "Edenbridge - MyEarthDream". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Lüthy, Juliane (2008). "Edenbridge - MyEarthDream". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 5. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 Schöwe, Andreas (2008). "Edenbridge – My Earth Dream". Metal Hammer (in German). No. 5.
  4. Bowar, Chad. "Edenbridge – My Earth Dream". About.com . Retrieved 29 December 2013.