The Phoenix is the debut album of Italian heavy metal

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 Mastercastle

Mastercastle

Mastercastle is a heavy metal band formed in 2008 in Italy by the guitar player Pier Gonella and the singer Giorgia Gueglio-History:Mastercastle were founded in January 2008 by the guitar player Pier Gonella and the singer Giorgia Gueglio. The pair had several music projects in the past and...

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History

The album was recorded in November and December 2008 at Quake Sound (Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

, Italy), but the composition began on July. The producer was 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:...

. For the song "Princess of love" was produced a videoclip.
After the release of the album (17 April 2009) the Japanese label Spiritual Beast offered a deal to release a Japanese edition of the album, that was published on 20 September 2009 with 2 bonus track. One of them is the cover of the song Alien Nation, written by the hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

/heavy metal

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 Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

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Lyrics

The Phoenix is not a concept album. All lyics are written by 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....

 and are mostly influenced by human nature as well as forgotten tales and events. In particular the song Greedy Blade tells about the disaster of Vajont, a dam on the Italian Alps that after a landslide, created a giant wave that destroyed towns and villages in the valley.

Track listing

1. "Words Are Swords"
2. "Princess of Love"
3. "Space"
4. "My Screams"
5. "Lullaby Noir"
6. "The Phoenix"
7. "Greedy Blade"
8. "Dawn of Promises"
9. "Memories"
10. "Cradle of Stone"

Line up

• 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....
  
   - voice
• 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:...
  
   - guitars
• Steve Vawamas - bass
• Alessandro Bissa Bix - drums

External links

• Mastercastle - Official myspace site of the band