California’s traditional melodic metal band CRESCENT SHIELD, which features the talents of former DESTINY’S END guitarist Dan DeLucie and ex-ONWARD vocalist Michael Grant, have completed recording and mastering their second album titled “The Stars of Never Seen”.  The album will be released by Cruz del Sur Music on the following dates:

May 8: Germany
May 11: Rest of Europe
June 2: USA/Canada

The band has made the song “Lifespan” from the forthcoming album available for streaming on crescentshield.com and the band’s myspace page.  Holger Andrae of powermetal.de had this to say about the new song: “Awesome! Truly Awesome! After the sensational ‘The Last Of My Kind’ Crescent Shield prove again that traditional metal can still sound fresh and exciting. The powerful riffing always drives me insane and Michael Grant’s vocal range is simply breathtaking. If you like your metal complex yet aggressive than look no further. CRESCENT SHIELD will be the future of real metal without any doubt.”

Listen to ‘Lifespan’

The first pressing will include a limited-edition DVD of the band’s entire performance at Germany’s Keep it True festival in April 2008. The artwork for the CD was again created by comic book artist Gerry Alanguilan and can be viewed below.

CRESCENT SHIELD’s lineup is completed by drummer Craig Anderson (IGNITE, ENGINE) and bassist Melanie Sisneros (ex-NEW EDEN, THE IRON MAIDENS, SINERGY), two veterans of the Los Angeles music scene.

CRESCENT SHIELD SET RELEASE DATE AND REVEAL ARTWORK FOR NEW ALBUM

US Metal diehards CRESCENT SHIELD will release their second album “The Stars of Never Seen” this spring on Cruz del Sur Music. The album will be released on the 8th of May in Germany and Europe, 11th of May in UK and June 2 in USA/Canada. The first pressing will include a limited edition DVD of their entire performance at Germany’s Keep it True Festival in April 08. The artwork for the CD was again done by comic book artist Gerry Alanguilan and can be viewed below.

The band is in the final stages of mixing the record with renowned metal producer Bill Metoyer, so the new album promises to be not only a step up musically but also sonically. Tracklisting for “The Stars of Never Seen” follows:

UNDER COVER OF SHADOWS
THE GRAND HORIZON
TIDES OF FIRE
10,000 MIDNIGHTS AGO
TEMPLE OF THE EMPTY
MY ANGER
THE BELLMAN
THE ENDURANCE
LIFESPAN

Stay up to date on what’s happening with the band and hear new tracks as they are released at http://www.crescentshield.com