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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 was 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 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. In July 2008 they sent the demo to Lion Music who offered a deal which leads us up to the release of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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. History Mastercastle was 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 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. In July 2008 they sent the demo to Lion Music who offered a deal which leads us up to the release of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier Gonella
Pier Gonella (born Pierangelo Gonella) is an Italian guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle and the black metal band Necrodeath. Biography Pier Gonella began playing guitar at the age of 15, following his passion for such bands as Scorpions and Deep Purple. From 1993 to 1997 he studied jazz guitar in many Italian schools. He could not finding any rock guitar teachers, so he studied rock guitar by himself. In particular he studied scores of many of his guitar heroes such as Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Joey Tafolla and many others. He studied music theory and, in June 1998, received the diploma of "Teoria and Solfeggio" at the Conservatory of Music "Nicolo' Paganini" of Genoa. He also enrolled and studied 4 years of basson. Labyrinth From 2003 to 2008 he played with the power metal band Labyrinth in many Italian and European festivals (such as Gods of Metal, Metalway) and, in 2005, made a 6 "gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfer (De La Bibliothèque Nationale)
''Enfer e La Bibliothèque Nationale' is the fifth album of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle. The lyrics of the album tell about a secret section of the National Library of Paris. There are also two instrumental tracks, the first "Coming Bach" is a remake of the Prelude in D minor BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach. History The album was recorded starting from June 2014 and was finished in August 2014. It was recorded by Pier Gonella and mixed by Pier Gonella and Giuseppe Orlando at '' MusicArt'' studios. Track listing :All lyrics by Giorgia Gueglio. Line up * Giorgia Gueglio – voice * Pier Gonella Pier Gonella (born Pierangelo Gonella) is an Italian guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle and the black metal band Necrodeath. Biography Pier Gonella began playing guitar at the age ... – guitars * Steve Vawamas – bass * Francesco La Rosa – drums References External links Mastercastle – Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Vawamas
Steve Vawamas is an Italian bassist, known for his collaborations with various metal bands as Athlantis, Shadows of Steel, Mastercastle, and The Dogma. Biography He started playing when he was 14 years old on the example of famous hard rock and heavy metal bass players as Steve Harris. In 1997 Steve started his collaboration with the singer Wild Steel, who got him involved in his band Shadows of Steel: with them he recorded 2 albums: Shadows of Steel and Twilight, published under the label Underground Symphony. Eventually, with Wild Steel he started the project Prometeo which had been temporarily interrupted. In 2003 he played live with Glenn Hughes ( Deep Purple) in Genova and in meantime started to collaborate with various bands and different generes. Still in 2003 started his own project Athlantis: he recorded Athlantis (2003), Metalmorphosis (2008), Metal will never die (2012). In 2006 he joined The Dogma and recorded in Germany the CD Black Roses, with Mike Terrana on d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Fire (Mastercastle Album)
''On Fire'' is the fourth album of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle. The lyrics of the album tell about "metals". The instrumental track "The Final Battle" is a cover of the composer Chris Hülsbeck, and the other instrumental "Almost a Fantasy" is a rock remake of the famous Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, known as the Moonlight Sonata, written by Ludwig van Beethoven History The album was recorded starting from March 2012 and was finished in December 2012. It was recorded by Pier Gonella and mixed by Pier Gonella and John Macaluso at '' MusicArt studios. Lyrics ''"Once again all lyrics were composed by Giorgia Gueglio, "I started the lyrics with the intention of writing a concept album with the title "Metals", concerning metals in metallurgy, chemistry, alchemy and magic. But during their creation I found my lyrics full of sentiments, suffering and emotions. So "Metals" became too cold. Many tracks have a title with a metal within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Desire
''Last Desire'' is the second album of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle. The lyrics of the album tell about the concept of "desire". The track "La Serenissima" is a cover of the Italian ensemble Rondo Veneziano. History The album was recorded in December 2009 and January 2010 at '' MusicArt studios (previously called Quakesound). (Genoa, Italy), but the composition began on June. As for the previous album The Phoenix, the producer was Pier Gonella. In 2012 the label Lion Music released a ''special version'' of the album, including 4 bonus tracks: ''Run Like Hell'' (Pink Floyd cover) ''Greedy Blade'' (instrumental version) ''Soldier of Fortune'' (Deep Purple cover), live acoustic version ''Great Hevan's Climb'' (demo version) Lyrics All lyrics were written by Giorgia Gueglio and the album can be considered a concept album about the "desire" theme. Giorgia Gueglio said in a recent interview: ''"We can consider the album as a concept. There is not a story but every song t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgia Gueglio
Giorgia Gueglio (born 1973) is an Italian singer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle. Biography She started singing in 1990, following her passion for singers like David Coverdale, Robert Plant and Ian Gillan. From 1994 she entered many hard rock and heavy metal bands. In 2004, she became a member of the gothic metal project Artisluna, featuring the first Labyrinth drummer Mattia Stancioiu, who was also the producer. Another musician involved in the project was guitar player Pier Gonella, member of Labyrinth and Necrodeath. In 2008, she founded the band Mastercastle together with Pier Gonella. With this band she published the album '' The Phoenix'' in 2009 and the album '' Last Desire'' in 2010, both under the label Lion Music. In 2001 she was contacted for a collaboration by the extreme metal band Necrodeath. She recorded the voice of the song "Queen of Desire (onyric version)", included on their album '' The Age of Fear'', released on 26 May 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Desire (Mastercastle)
''Last Desire'' is the second album of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle. The lyrics of the album tell about the concept of "desire". The track "La Serenissima" is a cover of the Italian ensemble Rondo Veneziano. History The album was recorded in December 2009 and January 2010 at '' MusicArt studios (previously called Quakesound). (Genoa, Italy), but the composition began on June. As for the previous album The Phoenix, the producer was Pier Gonella. In 2012 the label Lion Music released a ''special version'' of the album, including 4 bonus tracks: ''Run Like Hell'' (Pink Floyd cover) ''Greedy Blade'' (instrumental version) ''Soldier of Fortune'' (Deep Purple cover), live acoustic version ''Great Hevan's Climb'' (demo version) Lyrics All lyrics were written by Giorgia Gueglio and the album can be considered a concept album about the "desire" theme. Giorgia Gueglio said in a recent interview: ''"We can consider the album as a concept. There is not a story but every song t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wine Of Heaven
''Wine of Heaven'' is the seventh album of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle. History The album was recorded starting from January 2016 and was finished in January 2017 at MusicArt studios. (Genoa, Italy), but the composition began on 2015. As for the previous album Enfer (De La Bibliothèque Nationale), the producer was Pier Gonella. Lyrics All lyrics were written by Giorgia Gueglio that consider ‘Wine Of Heaven’ as “a journey through the aroma of the “Nectar of the Gods”, wandering among the meanderings of the mind, discovering the flavor of life, loneliness and passion” but the album is not considered as a concept album about. Track listing Line up * Giorgia Gueglio – voice * Pier Gonella Pier Gonella (born Pierangelo Gonella) is an Italian guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle and the black metal band Necrodeath. Biography Pier Gonella began playing guitar at the age ... – guitars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Macaluso
John Macaluso (born January 21, 1968) is an American drummer who has played for bands such as Ark, TNT, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Born in Commack, New York, Macaluso started playing drums at age 11. He has recorded over 200 records and played multiple world tours. He also runs clinics and teaches others. Biography Education John Macaluso began his studies with his friend and mentor, Joe Franco (Good Rats), of whom Macaluso says, "his playing and teaching changed my life". He later began instruction under Rod Morgenstein (Dixie Dregs), Dom Famularo and Tommy Aldridge (Ozzy Osbourne). At the age of 18, he left his hometown for California to attend the Percussion Institute of Technology, where he studied under Ralph Humphrey ( Frank Zappa), Casey Schuerelle, and Joey Heredia. That same year, Macaluso was hired for his first tour, and recorded with guitarist Paul Hansen in Germany. Early career Soon after John's first recording session, he met guitarist Alex Masi, who he went on to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Diamonds
''Dangerous Diamonds'' is the third album of the Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle, released by Lion Music on 18 November 2011. History The album was recorded from July to September 2011 at MusicArt studios (Genova, Italy). (Genoa, Italy), but the composition began on February. As for the previous album Last Desire, the producer was Pier Gonella. Track listing All lyrics were written by Giorgia Gueglio. Line up * Giorgia Gueglio – voice * Pier Gonella Pier Gonella (born Pierangelo Gonella) is an Italian guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Mastercastle and the black metal band Necrodeath. Biography Pier Gonella began playing guitar at the age ... – guitars * Steve Vawamas – bass * Alessandro Bissa Bix – drums References External links Mastercastle – Official myspace site of the band {{Authority control 2011 albums Mastercastle albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phoenix (Mastercastle)
''The Phoenix'' is the debut album of Italian heavy metal band Mastercastle. History The album was recorded in November and December 2008 at '' MusicArt studios (previously called Quakesound)'' (Genoa, Italy), but the composition began on July. The producer was Pier Gonella. 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/ heavy metal band Scorpions. Lyrics ''The Phoenix'' is not a concept album. All lyrics are written by Giorgia Gueglio 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 vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
