Edenbridge are a symphonic metal band from Austria. Established in 1998, the band has so far released ten studio albums.
Moment of Glory is an album by German hard rock band Scorpions. It was recorded in collaboration with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, a cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Initially, English composer Andrew Powell was asked to provide arrangements and Michael Kamen was designated next for the orchestral material. After the latter gave up the job in order to work with Metallica for their album S&M, finally the Austrian arranger and conductor Christian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator.
Shine is the fourth studio album by the symphonic metal band Edenbridge. Produced by Dennis Ward, it features 12 tracks that have been compared to the style of Edguy, Stratovarius and Masterplan.
Serenity is an Austrian symphonic power metal band, which was originally formed back in 2001. They became a more stable group with a consistent line-up in 2004, when it also began using more progressive and power influences than earlier. They have defined their genre with more melodic and symphonic metal elements.
The Grand Design is the fifth studio album by symphonic metal band Edenbridge.
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. The music focuses on b-flat-tuned 7-string guitars and is darker and harder than the band's previous releases.
Lyriel are a German heavy metal band who formed in autumn of 2003 in Gummersbach. Originally playing folk metal, they turned more towards symphonic and gothic metal. Lyriel has recorded five studio albums and published a DVD of a live performance.
Missa Mercuria is a progressive metal project which involved members of the German bands Vanden Plas, Pink Cream 69 and Silent Force.
Coronatus is a German gothic metal band, formed in Ludwigsburg, Germany in 1999.
Solitaire is the seventh studio album by the Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. Like its predecessor MyEarthDream, Solitaire also enlists the Czech Film Orchestra. Although the album features mainly symphonic metal, influences of power metal have also been observed.
Classic Diamonds is the ninth studio album by the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. It was released worldwide in 2004 by AFM Records. The album presents new acoustic and symphonic arrangements for songs from Doro’s repertoire, as well as some new compositions. The music is mostly played by the Classic Night Orchestra, an ensemble of young classical musicians that accompanied Doro in the following European tour.
Elysion is a Greek gothic-metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2006.
All Beauty Must Die is the fourth and final studio album by the German symphonic metal band Krypteria, released on April 22, 2011.
Mina Caputo is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of New York City heavy metal band Life of Agony. Caputo came out as transgender in 2011 and transitioned to female.
UnSun was a Polish gothic metal band formed in 2006 by ex-guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz of death metal band Vader. Their debut album, entitled The End of Life, was released on 19 September 2008 by Century Media Records. Their second album Clinic for Dolls was released on 11 October 2010 via Mystic Production. Despite plans to enter the studio in 2015 to record the follow up to Clinic for Dolls, vocalist Anya Stefanowicz's health conditions got worse and prevented her from recording vocal lines. Having seen no improvement, Unsun was forced to disband on 5 February 2016.
Autumntales is the second studio album by the German folk metal band Lyriel.
Fifth Element is the second studio album by Polish Symphonic Power Metal band Pathfinder. It was released in Asia May 23, 2012 and to the rest of the world May 26, and included region-specific bonus tracks. On March 22, the band announced a poll that was to decide which of four original tracks off the upcoming album Fifth Element was to be released early as a taste of the new album. The song Elemental Power won and was made public through the band's YouTube channel on March 23. The album features 13 tracks and continues Pathfinder's tradition of symphonic power metal. On 2 December 2013 their album Fifth Element was "album of the month" according to the German website "HardHarderHeavy".
The Great Momentum is the ninth studio album by Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. It was released on 17 February 2017 on the SPV label. Bassist Wolfgang Rothbauer left Edenbridge in 2016, so Lanvall performed the bass in the recording of this album. Drummer Max Pointner had also quit in 2016, being replaced by new drummer Johannes Jungreithmeier.
METALWINGS is a Symphonic metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria. The band was formed in Autumn 2010 by lead singer and songwriter Stela Atanasova. Her idea was to combine elements of classical music with the melodic genres of metal. The style is considered as symphonic gothic metal with female operatic vocals. The band were soon joined by the guitarist and male singer Velislav Uzunov. Drummer Emilian Arsov, bassist Konstantin Uzunov and the keyboardist Angel Kitanov then joined. In December 2013, METALWINGS announced Boyan Boyadjiev as Uzunov’s replacement. Boyan also took over the male vocalist role previously filled by Uzunov. In December 2014, Boyan Boyadjiev was replaced by Grigor Kostadinov. In November 2015, METALWINGS announced Krastyo Jordanov as a second guitarist of the band. After the release of their EP Fallen Angel In The Hell (2016) METALWINGS announced Nikola Ivanov (Blackie) as Arsov’s replacement. In March 2018, Konstantin Uzunov was replaced by Milen Mavrov. In 2019, the bass player Vlad Enev joined the band.
