Last Desire is the second studio 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.
| Last Desire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 18 June 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 2009 – January 2010, at "Quake Sound" Studios, Genoa, Italy | |||
| Genre | Neoclassical metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 55:05 | |||
| Label | Lion Music | |||
| Producer | Pier Gonella | |||
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History
editThe album was recorded in December 2009 and January 2010 at MusicArt studios (previously called Quakesound).[2] (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[3] of the album, including 4 bonus tracks:
Run Like Hell (Pink Floyd cover)[4]
Greedy Blade (instrumental version)
Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple cover), live acoustic version
Great Hevan's Climb (demo version)
Lyrics
editAll 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 tells about a different meaning of the word "desire". This word seems so simple but the desire is the main engine of all our thoughts and actions. There is nothing programmed about it. There is something "intriguing", "sensual" and "energetic" in the songs and I did my best to express them with the lyrics".[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| *Dangerdog Music Reviews |   [1] |
| *Sea of tranquillity |  [2] |
| *UsaProgRockMusic |    [3][permanent dead link] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Event Horizon" | Giorgia Gueglio, Pier Gonella | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Misr" | Gueglio, Gonella | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Wild Spell" | Gueglio, Gonella | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Last Desire" | Gueglio, Gonella | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Away" | Gueglio, Gonella | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Space Trip" | Gonella | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Jade-Star" | Gueglio, Gonella, Steve Vawamas | 4:40 |
| 8. | "Great Heaven's Climb" | Gueglio, Gonella | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Cat-House" | Gueglio, Gonella | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Toxie-Radd" | Gueglio, Gonella | 4:49 |
| 11. | "La Serenissima" | Gian Piero Reverberi | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Scarlett" | Gueglio, Gonella | 4:31 |
Line up
edit- Giorgia Gueglio – voice
- Pier Gonella – guitars
- Steve Vawamas – bass
- Alessandro Bissa Bix – drums
References
edit- ^ Mastercastle – Last Desire
- ^ "Quake Sound recording studio web site". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Mastercastle Last Desire". Lion Music Records. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Mastercastle Run Like Hell". Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Mastercastle's interview for "Behind the veil" webzine". Retrieved 1 September 2010.