The Crest is the fourteenth album by German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 speed

Speed metal

Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....

/power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 guitarist Axel Rudi Pell

Axel Rudi Pell

Axel Rudi Pell is a German guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell...

, and was released in 2010 on Steamhammer/SPV

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

 records.

Track listing

All songs by Axel Rudi Pell

Disc 1:

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

Reception

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

Personnel

• Johnny Gioeli
  Johnny Gioeli
  Johnny Gioeli is an American hard rock singer. Originally lead singer of the band Hardline, he is also currently the vocalist of Crush 40 and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell's band...
  
   - Vocals
• Axel Rudi Pell
  Axel Rudi Pell
  Axel Rudi Pell is a German guitar player, playing melodic heavy metal. He started off with the band Steeler before leaving to start his solo career in 1989 with the eponymous band Axel Rudi Pell...
  
   - Guitar
• Volker Krawczak - Bass
• Mike Terrana
  Mike Terrana
  Mike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
  
   - Drums
• Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards

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

One Night Live

One Night Live: Live At The Rock Of Ages Festival 2009 is a 1 disc live DVD by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell, released in 2010 by SPV GmbH.The DVD contains the full performance of the Rock Of Ages Festival 2009 in Germany.# "Tear Down The Walls"...

, as well as an extended version of Dreaming Dead which has a longer guitar solo.