Set The Dark On Fire finds Edenbridge turning their symphonic power into something grittier, heavier, and more combustible and leaning into a sharper edge without losing the cinematic sweep that has defined the Austrian band for more than two decades. Singer Sabine Edelsbacher and composer-multi-instrumentalist Lanvall guide the charge, pushing their sound into thicker guitar and rhythm territory while letting orchestral textures, rare strings, and soaring vocals keep the music luminous at the core.

Lanvall credits longtime engineer Karl Groom with helping tighten the guitar, bass, and drum attack into the band’s most energetic production yet. The mix stays crisp and spacious, even as riffs hit harder and the drums punch with new velocity. Edelsbacher pushes herself just as far, stretching from low shadowed tones to sky-high peaks with a warmth meant to connect rather than overwhelm. She describes the sessions as a personal shift, a new ease that invited her to let emotion move instead of strain for it.

The first three singles underline Edenbridge’s fascination with transformation. “Cosmic Embrace” stacks hooks on top of orchestral intensity, paired with a video built around labyrinth imagery, fire, and solar energy as a metaphor for awakening. “Where The Wild Things Are” turns toward Irish and Celtic colors, framed in earthy themes and the life force embodied by the character Aleen. The title track is one of the band’s fastest songs, carrying its fire motif into a brighter perspective: aggression without destruction, darkness met with confidence rather than despair.

Across the entire album, the band broadens its palette without losing discipline. “The Ghostship Diaries” crushes its finale with doomy weight. “Bonded By The Light” rises like a widescreen ballad worthy of a secret agent film. “Lighthouse” and its intro bring an eastern glow, “Our Place Among The Stars” closes with a surprise gospel uplift, and the thirteen-minute centerpiece “Spark Of The Everflame” becomes a symphonic voyage through shifting motifs and evolving textures. Lanvall embraces the space to let melodies breathe, unfold, and circle back with purpose.

The visuals mirror the music. Drummer Johannes Gral created the artwork, presenting a central figure surrounded by light, fire, and quiet strength. Like the songs themselves, it captures the band’s recurring union of power and gentleness, weight and insight.