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.[1]
In 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 17 April 2009.[2] The album met with widespread critical acclaim and the video for "Princess of Love" rapidly clocked up over 100,000 views on YouTube.[3] The band had also a deal with the label Spiritual Beast for a Japanese release.[4]
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 18 June 2010,[5] followed by the videoclip Last Desire.[6]
In 2011, during the composition of new staff, the band was included in the project Embrace the sun, a "benefic" cd produced by Lion Music and dedicated to the victims of the tsunami and earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011. The band donated the song Sakura (with the namesake videoclip[7])and the album was released in June 2011 including Jennifer Batten and many other musicians.[8] Than the band finished the production of the new album that was released by Lion Music on 18 November 2011 with the title Dangerous Diamonds.
At the end of 2011 the band started working on the fourth album, at the beginning called Metals and the line up was changed by the new drummer John Macaluso (Malmsteen, James Labrie, 'Ark', 'Tnt') [9].The album was released on 19 April by Lion Music with the title On Fire.
In 2014 the band signed a deal with Scarlet Records for the releasing of the fifth album, titled Enfer (De La Bibliothèque Nationale).[10] The album is described by the band as their heaviest effort to date, while still maintaining their trademark sound and with a special mention for the strongest production the band have ever benefited from.
On 3 October 2014 the band announced by many webzines and social networks the release of the videoclip "Enfer", and the date of release of the album "Enfer De La Bibliothèque Nationale" for October 14.[11][12]
On 28 June 2022 the band released the videoclip Who Cares for The Moon[13] with Fabio Lione as special guest singer,[14] and later the album Lighthouse Pathetic under the label "Diamonds Prod".[15][16]
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Mastercastle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mastercastle is a heavy metal band formed in 2008 in Italy by the guitar player Pier Gonella and the singer Giorgia Gueglio Mastercastle bandBackground informationOriginItalyGenresHeavy metal neoclassical metal power metalYears active2008 presentLabelsLion Music Scarlet RecordsMembersGiorgia GueglioPier GonellaSteve VawamasAlessio SpallarossaWebsiteMastercastle official myspace site Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Collaborations 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditMastercastle 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 1 In 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 17 April 2009 2 The album met with widespread critical acclaim and the video for Princess of Love rapidly clocked up over 100 000 views on YouTube 3 The band had also a deal with the label Spiritual Beast for a Japanese release 4 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 18 June 2010 5 followed by the videoclip Last Desire 6 In 2011 during the composition of new staff the band was included in the project Embrace the sun a benefic cd produced by Lion Music and dedicated to the victims of the tsunami and earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011 The band donated the song Sakura with the namesake videoclip 7 and the album was released in June 2011 including Jennifer Batten and many other musicians 8 Than the band finished the production of the new album that was released by Lion Music on 18 November 2011 with the title Dangerous Diamonds At the end of 2011 the band started working on the fourth album at the beginning called Metals and the line up was changed by the new drummer John Macaluso Malmsteen James Labrie Ark Tnt 9 The album was released on 19 April by Lion Music with the title On Fire In 2014 the band signed a deal with Scarlet Records for the releasing of the fifth album titled Enfer De La Bibliotheque Nationale 10 The album is described by the band as their heaviest effort to date while still maintaining their trademark sound and with a special mention for the strongest production the band have ever benefited from On 3 October 2014 the band announced by many webzines and social networks the release of the videoclip Enfer and the date of release of the album Enfer De La Bibliotheque Nationale for October 14 11 12 On 28 June 2022 the band released the videoclip Who Cares for The Moon 13 with Fabio Lione as special guest singer 14 and later the album Lighthouse Pathetic under the label Diamonds Prod 15 16 Discography EditStudio albums Edit 2009 The Phoenix 2010 Last Desire 2011 Dangerous Diamonds 2013 On Fire 2014 Enfer De La Bibliotheque Nationale 2017 Wine of Heaven 2022 Lighthouse PatheticCollaborations Edit 2011 Embrace the Sun 17 guest in the track 14 Sakura References Edit Mastercastle biography from Lion Music web site lionmusic com Retrieved 1 June 2011 Mastercastle Biography Lion Music web site lionmusic com Archived from the original on 25 May 2012 Retrieved 11 November 2012 Mastercastle will release his debut album on 17 April 2009 BlabbermouthNews net Retrieved 1 July 2010 Mastercastle The Phoenix Japan release Spiritual Beast records Archived from the original on 25 March 2012 Retrieved 1 May 2011 Mastercastle Last Desire Lion Music Records Retrieved 1 May 2011 Mastercastle Last Desire videoclip Blabbermouth net Retrieved 11 November 2012 Mastercastle Sakura Blabbermouth net Retrieved 11 November 2012 Lion Music Embrace the sun lionmusic com Retrieved 12 December 2011 Mastercastle To Release On Fire Blabbermouth com Retrieved 1 June 2022 Mastercastle To Release Enfer De La Bibliotheque Nationale Album metal epic com Archived from the original on 24 February 2018 Retrieved 8 August 2014 Mastercastle videoclip Enfer newnoisemagazine com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 3 October 2014 Mastercastle videoclip Enfer Bravewords Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Retrieved 3 October 2014 Mastercastle New single with Fabio Lione youtube com Retrieved 5 May 2023 MASTERCASTLE NEW SINGLE amp VIDEOCLIP SPECIAL GUEST FABIO LIONE Retrieved 7 July 2021 Mastercastle to release new album in 2022 metal temple com Retrieved 5 May 2023 Mastercastle to release new album in January rockposer com Retrieved 5 May 2023 Embrace the sun Lion Music Web siteExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mastercastle Mastercastle Official myspace site of the band Mastercastle interview for webzine Ice Vajal Mastercastle interview for Behind the veil webzine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mastercastle amp oldid 1171412347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
