Then I fell in love of instrumental music of various artists like Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Macalpine, Vinnie Moore ecc.".

In 2013 Gonella announced the signing of a new drummer John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen, James LaBrie, Ark, Tnt...).

In June 2022 the band released the videoclip Who Cares for The Moon with Fabio Lione as special guest singer,[14] and later the album Lighthouse Pathetic under the label "Diamonds Prod".

In the summer of 2008 Gonella was chosen as second guitar player by Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance) for two Italian gigs.

[18][19] In 2011, together with the drummer Marco 'Peso' Pesenti of Necrodeath and Giorgia Gueglio and Steve Vawamas of Mastercastle, he start a new project, completely rearranging and recording the famous album The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.

From August 2014 Gonella collaborates with the magazine Metal Hammer Italy, writing the article "Learn to play" where he teach techniques, licks, advice regarding electric guitar.

Here Gonella plays live many Mastercastle songs in instrumental versions, classical arrangements (Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and others) in rock style and other unreleased material.

On 2019 he started the instrumental band Pier Gonella with Marco 'Peso' Pesenti of Necrodeath on drums and Giulio Belzer on bass.

[25] Pier Gonella is also known for his YouTube channel Pier Gonella Jam,[26] which features one of the largest and most popular collections of original "jam tracks" and backing tracks on the internet (more than 1700), and also his original music, videoclips, improvisations, tour vlogs and notable bands projects as Mastercastle, Necrodeath.

Thanks to the extensive production of songs and backing tracks, in December 2023 Pier Gonella entered the Guinness World Records for The Most Studio Album Digitally Released.

[27] He released 122 album with artist name "Pier Gonella Jam" and he stated that he has recorded over 300 including all his bands and projects.