Crucible had been intended for an early 2008 release; however, Matt Barlow rejoined Iced Earth in late 2007, and work on the album had to be put-off due to Barlow's prior commitments to the band Pyramaze.
Crucible je izvorno trebao biti objavljen početkom 2008. godine, no Matt Barlow ponovno se pridružio Iced Earthu krajem 2007. godine te je radi toga rad na albumu bio odgođen zbog Barlowovih obaveza u skupini Pyramaze.