What does all of this have to do with Edenbridge, you might ask? Well, I can imagine that when people hear their songs, they’ll say something like: ‘hey, isn’t this Nightwish’? And that’s exactly what I am trying to pinpoint. Even though a band might seem like a perfect fit, it could be the exact opposite. Hence, Edenbridge is not ‘like Nightwish’, Edenbridge is Edenbridge!

Why Edenbridge called their style of music ‘epic angelic melodic metal’ is immediately clear after the intro of the first song ‘Terra Nova’. In choir-like parts the first words ‘welcome life’ are sung, followed by a heavy metal guitar riff. During the chorus the choirs come in again plus the base drum speeds up a tad to continuous battering while Sabine’s vocals form a soothing factor around all the sharp and heavy musical parts.

After the first full listening session, I picked out two of them which aroused my interest quickly. ‘Flame of Passion’ and ‘See You Fading Afar’ consist of catchy, up-tempo riffs that make you like them instantly. The ‘epic’ factor is strongly present in ‘Flame of Passion’, where melancholy and melody (mainly created through the use of soothing keyboards) collide into a firm and catchy guitar-oriented love song. Then again, is love-song really the correct word? Because no matter how melodic and catchy Edenbridge may be, it will always be metal. Therefore, ‘romantic hymn’ may be a word better suited for it.