''The Phoenix'' is the debut album of Italian
heavy metal band
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 ...
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History
The album was recorded in November and December 2008 at ''
MusicArt studios (previously called Quakesound)''
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Genoa
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, Italy), but the composition began on July. The producer was
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 ...
. 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 or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...
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heavy metal band
Scorpions
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Lyrics
''The Phoenix'' is not a concept album. All lyrics are written by
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.
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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
# "Words Are Swords"
# "Princess of Love"
# "Space"
# "My Screams"
# "Lullaby Noir"
# "The Phoenix"
# "Greedy Blade"
# "Dawn of Promises"
# "Memories"
# "Cradle of Stone"
Line up
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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.
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- voice
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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
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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 ...
- bass
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Alessandro Bissa Bix - drums
References
External links
Mastercastle - Official myspace site of the band
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2009 debut albums
Mastercastle albums