''Last Desire'' is the second studio album of the Italian heavy metal band

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. 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). (

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, Italy), but the composition began on June. As for the previous album The Phoenix, the producer was

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In 2012 the label

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released a ''special version'' of the album, including 4 bonus tracks:
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cover)
''Greedy Blade'' (instrumental version)
''Soldier of Fortune'' (

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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"''.

Track listing

Line up

* Giorgia Gueglio – voice *

– guitars * Steve Vawamas – bass * Alessandro Bissa Bix – drums

References

External links

Mastercastle – Official site of the band

Mastercastle – Last Desire Official Videoclip
{{Authority control 2010 albums Mastercastle albums