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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Mastercastle - On Fire + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-26-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Mastercastle Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : On Fire Label : Lion Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ One of my first reviews and one of the bands ║ │
│║ that made some impact on me since I started ║ │
│║ writing here in Metal Temple is MASTERCASTLE ║ │
│║ with their third album ôDangerous Diamondsö. It ║ │
│║ has remained a favorite one and I still like to ║ │
│║ listen to. It had great power metal compositions ║ │
│║ and I was in love with the guitar work of Pier ║ │
│║ Gonella and the beautiful voice of Giorgia ║ │
│║ Gueglio that were making that album really ║ │
│║ special. So obviously I was waiting their new ║ │
│║ album with anxiety and high expectations. And ║ │
│║ then in 2013, by the name ôOn Fireö comes the ║ │
│║ fourth album of MASTERCASTLE. ║ │
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│║ ôOn Fireö has nine tracks and a running time of ║ │
│║ approximately forty minutes. MASTERCASTLE takes ║ │
│║ a heavy metal approach this time, omitting most ║ │
│║ of the power metal elements existing in the ║ │
│║ previous record. However the guitar work of Pier ║ │
│║ Gonella is at the same neo classical, technical ║ │
│║ style. Out of nine songs the two are ║ │
│║ instrumental as it is the tradition with the ║ │
│║ MASTERCASTLE albums. ôThe Final Battleö and ║ │
│║ ôAlmost a Fantasyö are indicative again of the ║ │
│║ technical skills of Gonella. Concerning the ║ │
│║ rest, songs like ôSilver Eyesö, ôPlatinumö or ║ │
│║ ôTitanium Wingsö are perfect examples of the ║ │
│║ music direction of the record. ôQuicksilverö is ║ │
│║ the only song that is going on super heavy ║ │
│║ speeds and is more reminiscent of the Power ║ │
│║ Metal style of the band and ôGold Violetö is a ║ │
│║ sympathetic ballad but nothing extraordinary. ║ │
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│║ The lyrical theme of the record on the majority ║ │
│║ of songs is around metals with the exception of ║ │
│║ the instrumental songs. The lyrics are more or ║ │
│║ less ok but there were phrases like ôI donÆt ║ │
│║ give a shitö on ôTitanium Wingsö which were ║ │
│║ disappointing as I consider them like a cheap ║ │
│║ trick to finish a song. I find them unfitting ║ │
│║ for the kind of music and style I expect from ║ │
│║ this band. The vocal performance of Giorgia ║ │
│║ Gueglio is outstanding again and makes each song ║ │
│║ way better. Steve Vawamas is proving again that ║ │
│║ he is a solid force in the bass guitar while ║ │
│║ John Macaluso behind the drum kit is delivering ║ │
│║ a great performance in his first record with ║ │
│║ MASTERCASTLE. The production of the record is ║ │
│║ quite similar to the one on ôDangerous Diamondsö ║ │
│║ with guitars put on the front. ║ │
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│║ MASTERCASTLE might not be the most original band ║ │
│║ on the genre but the excellent female vocals and ║ │
│║ the virtuoso guitar work are of the greatest ║ │
│║ pros of the band. As I said before, I believe ║ │
│║ that ôOn Fireö is more Heavy Metal oriented ║ │
│║ compared to its Power Metal predecessor. The ║ │
│║ record has some really cool tunes but I had ║ │
│║ really high expectations from the band and I ║ │
│║ canÆt say that I am eventually satisfied. This ║ │
│║ doesnÆt mean that ôOn Fireö is a bad record at ║ │
│║ all but I believe that the songs a ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Giorgia Gueglio - Vocals ║ │
│║ Pier Gonella - Guitar ║ │
│║ Steve Vawamas - Bass ║ │
│║ John Macaluso û Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Silver Eyes [04:13] │
│ 02 - Chains [04:59] │
│ 03 - Platinum [04:23] │
│ 04 - Quicksilver [03:33] │
│ 05 - Gold Violet [04:49] │
│ 06 - The Final Battle [04:20] │
│ 07 - Leaden Roads [04:45] │
│ 08 - Titanium Wings [04:17] │
│ 09 - Almost A Fantasy [04:00] │
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│ Total Length : [39:19 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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