After two critically acclaimed releases,
Italian metal masters Mastercastle return
with their glittering new album ‘Dangerous
Diamonds’, their third album in as many
years. Once again the band has conjured up
another batch of powerful and infectious
metal tracks which mark their most
accomplished work to date.
Sitting somewhere between the timbres of the
neo-classically tinted 2009 debut ‘The
Phoenix’ and the straighter classic metal
approach of last years ‘Last Desire’,
‘Dangerous Diamonds’ draws on the best
aspects of its predecessors to further hone
the bands trademark sound – powerful,
melodic, epic and dynamic. Fans of its
predecessors will revel in the 11 tracks on
offer in the new release.
Musically the band is driven by the trio of
gifted guitarist Pier Gonella, bassist Steve
Vawamas and drummer Alessandro Bissa.
Musically adept and incredibly powerful in
their performances its little wonder the
band are picking up a solid fan base
worldwide. This solid musical background is
the right place for the soaring voice of
Giorgia Gueglio to work her magic over. A
female vocalist who has her own distinctive
style, Giorgia’s vocals are powerful yet
clean and deliver an excellent performance
over the various moods of music on offer.
Once again Giorgia draws on a wide range of
topics for lyrical influence with the title
track covering the hot topic of diamonds and
the deeper meaning and evils of the precious
stones. “Icy Moon” tells the tale of
fishermen and their life in unforgiving
seas. “Sixth Sun” gives the bands viewpoint
on the Mayan 2012 prophecy whilst the ballad
“Loving Me” tells the importance of loving
ourselves and the child we have been. “Time
For Lovers” tell the romantic tale of sweet
but all too short romance that blossoms on a
train between Paris and Berlin whilst “Au
Premiere Coup” pays homage to Italian
painter Bruno Galbiati (1932-1992) with his
instinctive style also reflecting the way
the track was composed. “Bitter & Sweet”
tells a tale about New York, a world of
concrete, lights and little views of sky and
freedom, yet a city that offers up sweetness
as well.
The seeds of ‘Dangerous Diamonds’ were sown
when the band started composing the tracks
in the summer 2010, just a few months after
the release of “Last Desire” album. By
December 2010, 8 songs were written and
recordings commenced in March 2011 at Pier
Gonella’s studio (Music Art studio). The
album was mixed in May by Pier and Giorgia.
Finally Pier mastered the album with Simone
Mularoni at his “Domination Studio” over the
summer of 2011.
The
final sound of ‘Dangerous Diamonds’ is the
best yet from Mastercastle being big, open,
warm and clear in sound, free of gimmicks
with a no-nonsense approach. This is an
album that will beg to be played loud when
released on 18th November.
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Third strike from Italian metallers and one
that is sure to see the band expand on their
ever increasing fan base.
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Mastercastle are available for interview in
English or Italian, requests to promo@lionmusic.com
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