Last Desire

Last Desire
Studio album by
Mastercastle
Released18 June 2010[1]
RecordedDecember 2009 – January 2010, at "Quake Sound" Studios, Genoa, Italy
GenreNeoclassical metal, hard rock
Length55:05
LabelLion Music
ProducerPier Gonella
Mastercastle chronology
The Phoenix
(2009) 		Last Desire
(2010) 		Dangerous Diamonds
(2011)

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.

History

The 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

All 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
*Dangerdog Music Reviews [1]
*Sea of tranquillity [2]
*UsaProgRockMusic [3][permanent dead link‍]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Event Horizon"Giorgia Gueglio, Pier Gonella4:08
2."Misr"Gueglio, Gonella4:55
3."Wild Spell"Gueglio, Gonella5:01
4."Last Desire"Gueglio, Gonella3:59
5."Away"Gueglio, Gonella4:07
6."Space Trip"Gonella4:53
7."Jade-Star"Gueglio, Gonella, Steve Vawamas4:40
8."Great Heaven's Climb"Gueglio, Gonella5:24
9."Cat-House"Gueglio, Gonella4:54
10."Toxie-Radd"Gueglio, Gonella4:49
11."La Serenissima"Gian Piero Reverberi3:15
12."Scarlett"Gueglio, Gonella4:31

Line up

References

  1. ^ Mastercastle – Last Desire
  2. ^ "Quake Sound recording studio web site". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Mastercastle Last Desire". Lion Music Records. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Mastercastle Run Like Hell". Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Mastercastle's interview for "Behind the veil" webzine". Retrieved 1 September 2010.