Mastercastle
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Mastercastle is a heavy metal
band formed in 2008 in Italy
by the guitar player Pier Gonella
and the singer Giorgia Gueglio
and the singer Giorgia Gueglio
. The pair had several music projects in the past and wanted to try something different. No fixed genre was chosen with the emphasis being on producing music in a natural way.
The result was a natural mix of the virtuoso guitar style of Pier with the individual female voice of Giorgia Gueglio which worked well together. The pair wrote a great number of songs and recorded a 4 songs promo to gain label interest. In the meantime the line-up was completed by the drummer Alessandro Bissa aka Bix and the bassist Steve Vawamas; their joining changed the initial project into a real band and the name Mastercastle was settled on for the new real band).
On July 2008 they sent the demo to Lion Music who offered a deal which leads us up to the release of Mastercastle’s debut album The Phoenix on April 17, 2009). The album was very well accepted worldwide, and the band had also a deal with the label Spiritual Beast for a Japanese release).
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In the meantime the band started immediately writing new stuff for a new album. Another 4 songs demo was sent to Lion Music and they get another deal. With the great experience of the previous album, the band worked better than before and produced 12 tracks (2 instrumental). The new album Last Desire was released by Lion Music on June 18, 2010)
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 2008 in Italy
Italy
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by the guitar player Pier Gonella
Pier Gonella
Pier Gonella is a guitarist and a founder member of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle and the thrash metal band Necrodeath also.-Biography:...
and the singer Giorgia Gueglio
Giorgia Gueglio
Giorgia gueglio is an Italian singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle.-Biography:She started singing from 1990, following his passion for singers like David Coverdale, Robert Plant, Ian Gillan....
History
Mastercastle were founded in January 2008 by the guitar player Pier GonellaPier Gonella
Pier Gonella is a guitarist and a founder member of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle and the thrash metal band Necrodeath also.-Biography:...
and the singer Giorgia Gueglio
Giorgia Gueglio
Giorgia gueglio is an Italian singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle.-Biography:She started singing from 1990, following his passion for singers like David Coverdale, Robert Plant, Ian Gillan....
. The pair had several music projects in the past and wanted to try something different. No fixed genre was chosen with the emphasis being on producing music in a natural way.
The result was a natural mix of the virtuoso guitar style of Pier with the individual female voice of Giorgia Gueglio which worked well together. The pair wrote a great number of songs and recorded a 4 songs promo to gain label interest. In the meantime the line-up was completed by the drummer Alessandro Bissa aka Bix and the bassist Steve Vawamas; their joining changed the initial project into a real band and the name Mastercastle was settled on for the new real band).
On July 2008 they sent the demo to Lion Music who offered a deal which leads us up to the release of Mastercastle’s debut album The Phoenix on April 17, 2009). The album was very well accepted worldwide, and the band had also a deal with the label Spiritual Beast for a Japanese release).
.
In the meantime the band started immediately writing new stuff for a new album. Another 4 songs demo was sent to Lion Music and they get another deal. With the great experience of the previous album, the band worked better than before and produced 12 tracks (2 instrumental). The new album Last Desire was released by Lion Music on June 18, 2010)
Studio album
- 2009 - The PhoenixThe Phoenix (Mastercastle album)The Phoenix is the debut album of Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle.-History:The album was recorded in November and December 2008 at Quake Sound , but the composition began on July. The producer was Pier Gonella...
- 2010 - Last DesireLast Desire-Line up:* Giorgia Gueglio – voice* Pier Gonella – guitars* Steve Vawamas – bass* Alessandro Bissa Bix – drums-External links:*...
- 2011 - Dangerous Diamonds