Craig laid down some smoking killer drum tracks for our second album “The Stars of Never Seen” this past weekend. We are so excited that recording for the album is underway. Craig really turned in a crushing performance to get the album kicked off. This time we recorded the drums with legendary  producer / engineer Bill Metoyer. I worked with Bill on the first  Destiny’s End record and of course he’s a respected figure in the metal community for producing classic albums by Fates Warning, Slayer, Sacred Reich, Flotsam and Jetsam, Helstar, and many more. Here are some pics from the session.  

PRESS RELEASE

US melodic metal stalwarts CRESCENT SHIELD will enter the studio on March 15th with veteran metal recording engineer Bill Metoyer to begin tracking their second album entitled “The Stars of Never Seen”. With the new material, the band is upping the intensity, speed, and complexity of the songwriting while maintaining a strong melodic focus. Greater sophistication and depth has been brought to the lyrics with themes that mainly center on journeys of discovery or progressions through life. The epic song structures compliment the far reaching lyrics with the culmination being a nine minute epic about an ill-fated journey to the bitter cold of the South Atlantic.

Track Listing:
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

Gerry Alanguilan (Marvel/DC), after the excellent result of his cover-illustration for “The Last of My Kind”, will be again responsible for the artwork. Additionally, “The Last of My Kind” will be released on vinyl in a double gatefold edition through Pure Steel records. A free promotional download of “The Last of My Kind” is still available. http://www.crescentshield.com/14/podcast/

Crescent Shield will be playing the sold out Keep it True 10 festival on April 5th in Germany alongside metal legends Helstar and Jag Panzer as well as label mates Pharaoh. The band will be playing a warm up show in Reseda CA on March 23rd, check crescentshield.com for details.