The Crest (album)

The Crest
Studio album by Axel Rudi Pell
Released 2010
Genre Heavy metal, hard rock, power metal
Length 55:05
Label Steamhammer/SPV
Axel Rudi Pell chronology
Tales of the Crown
(2008)Tales of the Crown2008		 The Crest
(2010)		 Circle of the Oath
(2012)Circle of the Oath2012

The Crest is the fourteenth album by German speed/power metal guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, and was released in 2010 on Steamhammer/SPV records.[1]

Deluxe edition

On November 22, 2010, a deluxe edition of the Crest was released, which along with new artwork and additional photos and a 24-page booklet, also contains a second disc containing songs performed in the last Axel Rudi Pell DVD One Night Live, as well as an extended version of "Dreaming Dead" which has a longer guitar solo.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
About.com[3]
Fury Rocks[4]
Lords of Metal(9.4/10)[1]
Jukebox:Metal[5]

Charts: Austria #68; Sweden #45; Switzerland #38; Germany #22.

Track listing

All songs by Axel Rudi Pell

  1. "Prelude of Doom" (intro) - 1:32
  2. "Too Late" - 5:58
  3. "Devil Zone" - 6:08
  4. "Prisoner of Love" - 5:56
  5. "Dreaming Dead" - 7:39
  6. "Glory Night" - 5:45
  7. "Dark Waves of the Sea (Oceans of Time Part II: The Dark Side)" - 8:00
  8. "Burning Rain" - 5:44
  9. "Noblesse Oblige (Opus #5 Adagio Contabile)" - 4:08
  10. "The End of Our Time" - 6:15
  11. "Dreaming Dead (Extended Version)" - 11:06 (Only available in the Deluxe Edition)

Disc 2 of Deluxe Edition:

  1. "Tear Down the Walls" - 6:27
  2. "Strong as a Rock" - 8:14
  3. "Medley: The Masquerade Ball / Casbah / Tales of the Crown" - 14:37
  4. "Drum Solo" - 4:32
  5. "Rock the Nation" - 6:10
  6. "The Temple of the King" - 9:20
  7. "Mystica" - 9:47
  8. "Fool Fool / Eternal Prisoner" - 13:33

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Axel Rudi Pell - The Crest | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 103". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "The Crest - Axel Rudi Pell". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Axel Rudi Pell The Crest Review - Review of The Crest by Axel Rudi Pell". Heavymetal.about.com. 2010-06-01. Archived from the original on 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Lye, Andy (2010). "Axel Rudi Pell - The Crest Jukebox:Metal review".
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