Crack in the Shell was formed in the beginning of 2012, when 2 life-long musicians met up on a whim, and decided to start writing together. The intent was to have fun creating marketable, modern tracks in their home studio for licensing, and the possibility of playing out live. It was quickly obvious that the tunes had taken on a personality all their own. They had stumbled on a sound that was distinguishable, catchy, and diverse. Feedback started pouring in after just a few posts on Youtube and Soundcloud, and the listeners were begging for the record.

James McFadden had been a bass player in numerous bands throughout the 80 s; sharing the stage with Warrant, Poison, Ratt, Nirvana, and Guns and Roses, just to name a few. Eventually, the guys in his band Worlds Apart toured Mexico and were the New Year s Eve headliner at Cabo Wabo from 91 to 96. James later went to Sound Master in North Hollywood to learn the art of engineering, and carried that into the CITS project.

Daniel Alan has been playing music since the age of 7 and took on his first national tour at 16. Punk was his first love. Back then, opening up for Social Distortion and Black Flag with his band, Sobering Consequences. His band Hyaline also did well, opening up for King s X, the Psychedelic Furs, members of Incubus, Dada, Jane's Addiction, and Porno for Pyros. Hyaline toured the west coast in support of their 2nd release, Neogene, after their debut had sold out repeatedly on CDBaby.com. The record reached top-seller on the site more than once, beating out 10 s of thousands of bands in 05.

The debut release "Harder" was well received both online and with terrestrial radio stations. CITS is broadening its fan base and taking on larger venues all the time.