Austria’s Symphonic Metal force EDENBRIDGE, has released an official music video for their new “The Call Of Eden”, taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Shangri-La”, out on August 26th through AFM Records.
Vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher comments: “ ‘The Call Of Eden’ deals with power and manipulation. The lie is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end. While the truth is bitter in the beginning but sweet in the end. Realise the allurement, manipulation and the exercise of power in the inside and the outside and neither become victim nor offender – combine the powers in your heart.”
The cover art was created by United Arab Emirates artist, Muhammad K. Nazia, and features a pictorial representation of Shangri-La embodied as a synonym for paradise. The term was first mentioned in the novel “Lost Horizon” by James Hilton. It is described as a mystical place where people live in peace and harmony. However, the story itself is based on the ancient Far Eastern legend of “Shambala” depicted in long-preserved Buddhist scriptures. The legend depicts a paradise that is to become accessible again only when humankind is ready for it and only when a few have the spiritual maturity to understand and preserve the teachings.
Sabine reveals: “For me, ‘Shangri-La’ is a wellspring of wisdom, a deeply secluded spiritual centre and a realm of retreat that casts a magical allure over we humans. And there is a reason why it is so meaningfully said: ‘You do not enter paradise with your feet, but with your heart’.”
“Shangri-La” takes the dedicated EDENBRIDGE listener on a musical ride into the realms of finest Symphonic Metal. The band’s eleventh studio album unleashes a sophisticated range of compositions along with an intoxicating and bombastic sound atmosphere. Despite constantly high quality standards and as the new offering proves, EDENBRIDGE continually expands their musical expression from album to album without abandoning their trademarks. This time, the band has created a fine balance between emotionally magical moments, an ever-present mystical atmosphere and heavy, fast-paced riffage.
Formed in 1998, EDENBRIDGE belongs to one of the most style-defining bands of their genre, spearheading its domain since their pathbreaking debut album “Sunrise in Eden” (2000). Their forthcoming opus, Shangri-La, was recorded at the Farpoint Station Studio and was mixed by Karl Groom. The album was produced by band mastermind, Lanvall.
“Shangri-La” track listing:
- At First Light
- The Call of Eden
- Hall of Shame
- Savage Land feat. NDR Radio Orchestra flutist Daniel Tomann-Eickhoff
- Somewhere Else but Here
- Freedom Is a Roof Made of Stars
- Arcadia (The Great Escape)
- The Road to Shangri-La
- The Bonding (Part 2) feat. Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.)
(I. The Bonding Overture – II. Alpha and Omega – III. The Eleventh Hour – IV: Round and Round – V. The Timeless Now – Finale)
You can watch the official music video for “The Call Of Eden” below:
