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Mastercastle is an
Italian heavy metal band. The band was founded
by italian guitarist, Pier Gonella (also
Labyrinth Necrodeath) together with the vocalist
Giorgia Gueglio to the scene. The guitar work of
Pier is sure to please fans of the likes of
Yngwie Malmsteen, with its strong riffs and
explosive lead work. Giorgia Gueglio vocals are
equal to task of matching Gonella’s guitar
work with their great power and soaring
qualities and also serve in giving Mastercastle
their own unique sound. Mastercastle are
completed by the rhythm section of bassist Steve
Vawamas and guest drummer Alessandro Bissa aka
Bix (Vision Divine) who combine to create a
solid backdrop for all tracks.
Mastercastle
were born in January 2008 by Pier Gonella and
Giorgia Gueglio. The pair had 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 pair wrote a number of songs and then
chose 4 to record for a promo to gain label
interest. The first musician contacted to help
complete the demo was drummer Alessandro Bissa.
Having worked in the past with Pier and Giorgia,
Bix’s arrival changed the initial project into
a real band. The line up was completed by Steve
Vawamas on bass guitar and the name Mastercastle
was settled on for the new band who went on to
complete the recordings of the four song demo.
On
July 2008 they sent those four tracks to Lion
Music, later signing with them. Mastercastle’s
debut album “The Phoenix”wad released on
April 17 2009. The album met with
widespead critical acclaim and the band quickly
entered the studio finalising their second
relsase "Last Desire" which saw
release on June 18th 2010.
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