''The Bonding'' is the eighth studio album by the Austrian

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. It was released in July 2013 on the SPV label after both singer Sabine Edelsbacher and the band's mastermind "Lanvall" Stockhammer had suffered personal losses. Bassist Wolfgang Rothbauer who formerly played for

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and Zombie Inc. had joined Edenbridge for the recording.

Reception

The album received mixed to positive reviews.

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interpreted the album and its track titles as a way of coping with Edelsbacher's and Stockhammer's family losses, and noted the band's professionalism and musical craftsmanship. In a split review by two authors, the German ''

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'' magazine lauded the song lines but also criticised the album for being

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y and lacking guitar elements. The ''

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'' wrote that ''The Bonding'' surpassed the previous release '' MyEarthDream'' which was likewise recorded with a full symphonic orchestra.

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

*Sabine Edelsbacher – vocals *Lanvall – lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitars,

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*Max Pointner – drums *Dominik Sebastian – lead and rhythm guitars *Wolfgang Rothbauer – bass guitar, grunts on "Shadows of my memory"

Guest musicians

*Erik Martensson – lead vocals on "The Bonding" *Robby Valentine – backing vocals & choirs *Klangvereinigung orchestra

Production

*Orchestral score by Lanvall *Produced by Lanvall *Mixed by

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*Mastered by Mika Jussila *Cover design by Anthony Clarkson *Layout design by Reinhard Schmid

References

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