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ATHLANTIS Sign Deal With Diamonds Prod for New Album Release

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 18, 2017

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: Alessio Calandriello, ATHLANTIS, Francesco La Rosa, Gianfranco Puggioni, Pier Gonella, Steve Vawamas. Leave a comment

Italian power metallers ATHLANTIS, project of Steve Vawamas, have signed a deal with Diamonds Prod, to release a new album in 2017.

The band, coming from Genoa (Italy) area exists since around fifteen years. Third album will be released during current year.

ATHLANTIS’ line-up consists of:
Steve Vawamas (Mastercastle, Ruxt, Odyssea) on bass and keyboards, Pier Gonella (Necrodeath, Mastercastle, Vanexa, Odyssea) on guitar, Francesco La Rosa (Extrema, Mpire of Evil, Ianva) on drums, Alessio Calandriello (Lucid Dream, La Coscienza di Zeno) on vocals and Gianfranco Puggioni on guitars.

Some very special guests will feature on new album. Title and track list will be revealed soon! Stay tuned!

More information at https://www.facebook.com/athlantis

VENOM Inc. Exclusive Tour Blog on Metal Shock Finland, Day 18. – Copenhagen (DK), Francesco La Rosa’s Video Message And Face-To-Face Interview From Torino Available

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 5, 2015

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: "Iron And Steel Tour 2015", Francesco La Rosa, M:Pire Of Evil, Tony "Demolition" Dolan, Venom Inc.. 8 Comments

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UK’s extreme metal masters VENOM Inc. are currently touring on their extended European tour “Iron And Steel Tour 2015”, together with the Polish death metal icons VADER and UK thrash metallers DIVINE CHAOS. French WITCHES had their last show on this run yesterday in Belgium.

Tony “Demolition” Dolan, is releasing their tour blog, in video clips, pictures and messages, daily (or as often as possible), exclusively to Metal Shock Finland.

Check out below Tony’s video messages (in .avi) of this morning and afternoon, as well as M:PIRE OF EVIL drummer Francesco La Rosa‘s video message (Clip 3.):

Clip 1. – Clip 2. – Clip 3.

Also check out below some backstage pictures from Copenhagen:

Also check out the tour-blogs: Day 1. – Day 2. – Day 3. – Day 4. – Day 5. – Day 6. – Day 7. – Day 8. – Day 9. – Day 10. – Day 11. – Day 12. – Day 13. – Day 14. – Day 15. – Day 16.

Stay tuned for new updates! \m/

“Iron And Steel Tour 2015” arrived in Torino, Italy on September 30th and our Tarja met the guys to talk about the ongoing tour and how it has been, so far, check it out HERE.

To listen to our chat with Tony Dolan, just 2 days before VENOM Inc. headed out on their tour, go HERE.

For VENOM Inc. Merch, please check the online shop HERE.

More information at https://www.facebook.com/VenomIncOfficial – https://www.facebook.com/mpireofevil

Tour Trailer:

ATTENTION !!! October 10th, in Szczecin (PL) the venue is changed to PERON5!

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ODYSSEA In Studio Recording New Album, First Special Guests Revealed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 2, 2015

Posted in: Int. News. Tagged: Anna Portalupi, Francesco La Rosa, Giorgia Gueglio, Mattia Stancioiu, ODYSSEA, Pier Gonella, Roberto Tiranti, Simone Mularoni. 1 Comment

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Recently ODYSSEA entered Musicart Studios in Rapallo, Italy and the recordings are currently proceeding. Furthermore the first special guests are revealed:

After rumours about the comeback of Italian heavy power metal band ODYSSEA, ten years from debut album “Tears in floods”, Pier Gonella recently entered Musicart Studios in Rapallo, near Genoa (Italy), for the recordings of a new chapter. Current line up consists of Pier Gonella (Necrodeath, Mastercastle, Vanexa, ex-Labyrinth) on guitars and Roberto Tiranti (Wonderworld, ex-Labyrinth, ex-Vanexa) on vocals.

Furthermore the band has revealed the first special guests:

Anna Portalupi, bass (Custodie Cautelari, Hardline, Tarja Turunen)
Francesco La Rosa, drums (Extrema, MPire of Evil, Meganoidi, Mastercastle…)
Giorgia Gueglio, vocals (Mastercastle)
Mattia Stancioiu, drums (ex Labyrinth, Magnificat, Crown Of Autumn)
Simone Mularoni, guitars (DGM)

More guests and complete line-up coming soon…

The album will be out around 2015, October/November, out for Diamonds Prod.

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Album Trailer:

Audio Interview With MASTERCASTLE: Talking About “Enfer”, VERDE LAURO, MUSICART, ODYSSEA And More

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 3, 2015

Posted in: Int. News, Interviews. Tagged: Alessio Spallarossa, Francesco La Rosa, Giorgia Gueglio, Mastercastle, Pier Gonella, Steve Vawamas. Leave a comment

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Interview by Tarja Virmakari – Stage Photos by Mattia Stancioiu

MASTERCASTLE is a heavy metal band formed in 2008 in Italy by the guitarist Pier Gonella and the vocalist Giorgia Gueglio, and joined by bassist Steve Vawamas right from the beginning. After various drummer changes, today behind the drumkit we see Francesco La Rosa. No fixed genre was chosen, with the emphasis being on producing music in a natural way. In 2014 the band signed a deal with Scarlet Records for the release of the fifth album, titled “Enfer (De La Bibliothèque Nationale)”, which received very good feedback worldwide. The album is described by the band as their heaviest effort to date, while still maintaining their trademark sound and with a special mention for the strongest production the band have ever benefited from.

On May 29th, Tarja Virmakari met Pier Gonella and Giorgia Gueglio at Comunictà Giovanile, in Busto Arsizio (Italy) where MASTERCASTLE played together with VERDE LAURO. For that concert Mastercastle had a guest drummer, Alessio Spallarossa. The discussed topics were around the music itself, the latest album “Enfer”, Verde Lauro, Musicart, Odyssea, but Pier gave also some hints about the upcoming album, which MASTERCASTLE will start to work on this summer. To discover more about what Pier and Giorgia revealed to Tarja, join the chat below.