2018 was an exciting year for DORO, releasing two successful albums at the same time. “Forever Warriors, Forever United” went straight to #1 in the German vinyl charts as well as to #4 of the German album charts, marking the highest ever entry in her home country.
DORO has now announced to release the 4-track vinyl EP »Backstage To Heaven« on March 8th – on the same day the second leg of her worldtour kicks off! The EP will feature two album tracks, as well as two unreleased, new live tracks.
“I wish you all a happy new year, it will surely become a rocking 2019”, says Doro Pesch and continues: “I’m really looking forward to the upcoming European tour in March and therefore we come up with something very special: We will have a new single out as a beautiful, coloured 10inch vinyl. The title track ‘Backstage To Heaven’ is another fan favorite of our double album “Forever Warriors // Forever United” and we had the famous German comedian and musician Helge Schneider in the studio as an exceptional guest, playing a saxophone solo. The following ‘Heartbroken’ has another high profile guest: Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, THE DEAD DAISIES a.o.) contributes an impressive guitar solo and the B-side also offers something exclusive: two brand new live recordings from the first part of the “Forever Warriors // Forever United” tour, featuring a crunchy version of ‘Blood, Sweat And Rock’n’Roll’ and an exclusive recording of ‘If I Can’t Have You No One Will’, along with my duet partner Johan Hegg from AMON AMARTH.”
»Backstage To Heaven« track listing:
A Side:
1. Backstage To Heaven (feat. Helge Schneider)
2. Heartbroken (feat. Doug Aldrich)
B Side:
3. Blood, Sweat and Rock n’ Roll (live)
4. If I can‘t have you – No one will (feat. Johan Hegg) (live)
She is the undisputed queen of Rock and Metal. And now DORO is also on top of the Charts! Her latest double album “Forver Warriors, Forever United” has shot to #1 in the German vinyl charts!
The corresponding GfK press release states: “Doro Pesch is the “Queen of Heavy Metal” – and now also the queen of the Official German Vinyl Charts, determined by GfK Entertainment. With her double album “Forever Warriors // Forever United”, which contains a total of 25 new songs, she wins the duel against her genre comrades Mantar („The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze“).”
Metal rules – and now it also dominates the vinyl charts.
„ I really love vinyl! For many reasons, but partially because of the beautiful big cover artwork. That’s why I’m all the more happy that my record hit number one in the charts “, DORO smiles. „ Of course, streams and downloads are becoming increasingly important today, but I’m still a huge fan and collector of records and picture discs – and many fans seem to feel the same way! “
Track lists:
»Forever Warriors« 01. All For Metal 02. Bastardos 03. If I Can‘t Have You – No One Will 04. Soldier Of Metal 05. Turn It Up 06. Blood, Sweat And Rock ’n‘ Roll 07. Don‘t Break My Heart Again 08. Love‘s Gone To Hell 09. Freunde Fürs Leben 10. Backstage To Heaven Bonus songs: 11. Be Strong 12. Black Ballad 13. Bring My Hero Back Home Again
»Forever United« 01. Résistance 02. Lift Me Up 03. Heartbroken 04. It Cuts So Deep 05. Love Is A Sin 06. Living Life To The Fullest 07. 1000 Years 08. Fight Through The Fire 09. Lost In The Ozone Bonus songs: 10. Caruso 11. Tra Como E Coriovallum (instrumental) 12. Metal Is My Alcohol
DORO live:
Festival shows 2018: 14. – 21.10. E Mallorca – Full Metal Holiday
In November, DORO will support SAXON as special guest on their »Thunderbolt Tour Pt. 3 – 2018« for 3 shows in UK this November:
w/ WAYWARD SONS 08.11. UK Bath – Forum 10.11. UK Nottingham – Royal Concert Hall 11.11. UK Newcastle – City Hall
After the SAXON shows, DORO will head out on the second part of their upcoming European tour! They will return to Germany and Austria in November 2018, followed by countless shows throughout Europe in March 2019. Some more worldwide dates will be announced soon.
Check these dates:
»European Tour 2018/19« w/ Special Guests– presented by: Metal Hammer, Rockantenne, Radio Bob, Slam Magazine, Musix, Metaltix
2018 16.11. D Bremen – Aladin 17.11. D Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36 18.11. D Berlin – Astra Kulturhaus 20.11. D Görlitz – Kulturbrauerei 21.11. A Vienna – Simm City 23.11. D Memmingen – Kaminwerk 24.11. D Stuttgart – Im Wizemann 25.11. D Saarbrücken – Garage 27.11. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp 28.11. D Erfurt – Stadtgarten 30.11. D Cologne – Live Music Hall 01.12. D Bochum – Zeche *SOLD OUT* 02.12 D Bochum – Zeche –Extrashow- 2019 08.03. B Kortrijk – De Kreun 09.03. F Strasbourg – La Laiterie 10.03. F Vauréal – Le Forum 12.03. UK Manchester – Rebellion 13.03. UK London – Camden Underworld 15.03. E Pamplona – Totem 16.03. E Madrid – Mon 17.03. E Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2 20.03. CH Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl 22.03. D Munich – Backstage 23.03. D Nuremberg – Löwensaal 24.03. D Speyer – Halle 101 More worldwide live dates to be announced soon!
Los Angeles-based guitarist/songwriter BILL HUDSON is joining DORO tonight, September 6th, at “ProgPower USA”!
“I will be joining the absolute German Metal Queen, DORO at ProgPower USA on Thursday night! It’ll be great to be back on the #PPUSA stage once again!!! This is due to very unfortunate circumstances, and I will be replacing my brother, amazing guitarist and #TSO #TransSiberianOrchestra bandmate, Chris Caffery, who unfortunately cannot make it to this show. It was tough to learn all this music in less than a week, but It’ll be incredible to finally share the stage with my good friends Nick Douglas, Johnny Dee and Tommy Bolan (who I spent hours on the phone going over songs already). Thanks also to my bros Luca Princiotta and Bas Maas with all the help on your parts! This will be awesome! I can’t wait to see everyone!”
Program for Thursday, September 6th – DAY 2:
VIP & Gold Badge Doors: 3pm
General Public Doors: 3:30pm
Angra (Brazil) – 25th Anniversary “fans pick the set list” 9-close Doro (Germany) 7-8:15pm
Oceans of Slumber (USA) 5:30-6:30pm
Cellar Darling (Switzerland) 4-5pm
Los Angeles-based guitarist/songwriter Bill Hudson (NORTHTALE, I AM MORBID, former DIRKSCHNEIDER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, Circle II Circle, Jon Oliva’s Pain and more) has become a very sought after name in the hard rock world in recent years. Whether he is in Germany headlining the biggest heavy metal festival in the world or in the studio recording guitars for a video game soundtrack, there’s never a dull moment in the life of the Brazilian musician. In the summer of 2015, he made history in Germany, headlining Wacken Open Air, performing in front of 80,000 fans with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA. Hudson joined the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA also for their winter tour in 2015, performing 52 shows in 6 weeks throughout the US and Canada for an average of 15,000 fans a day. From April 2017 to April 2018 Bill Hudson made part of the DIRKSCHNEIDER line-up, touring widely both America and Europe. In February 2018 Bill launched his new power metal band, NORTHTALE. Watch Bill Hudson – E.G.O:
Please Note, BILL HUDSON is available for studio sessions and guitar clinics. For further information, please contact via email: alexalphaomega@gmail.com – robertoalphaomega@gmail.com.
“Forever Warriors, Forever United“, the new studio album of metal queen DORO, is being released today. This is DORO‘s 20th album – and it’s arriving just in time for her 35th live stage anniversary! And yet it’s not just these two great anniversaries that make “Forever Warriors, Forever United“ a truly extraordinary album. It’s also not just the fact that the metal queen is releasing her very first double album.
No, “Forever Warriors, Forever United“is so special because DORO presents 25 (!) brand new hot tracks that all have one thing in common; an incredible variety and stylistic range, paired with the highest quality. There is simply no weak song on this album – it‘s “all killer, no filler!”
On “Forever Warriors, Forever United“, DORO delivers a musical firecracker with an unbelievable amount of hits. From stadium anthems to ballads, from heavy metal to classical – the queen of rock & metal proves beyond doubt on this double album that she rules all facets within the rock genre (and far beyond)! And: “Forever Warriors, Forever United“ is also more than just a double album – it‘s actually two new DORO albums in one!
On »Forever Warriors«,DORO presents herself as a wild warrior. Listen to the tracks ‘Bastardos’, ‘Blood’, ‘Sweat And Rock’n’Roll’, the first single ‘All For Metal’ as well as ‘If I Can’t Have You, No One Will’, the duet with AMON AMARTH bellower Johan Hegg. This song contains brute force that will hit you right in the face. You have never heard DORO like this before!
»Forever United« captivates with the emotional side of DORO, which of course focuses on topics such as friendship, love and deep connections. Examples are the Lemmy anthem ‘Living Life To The Fullest’, ‘Heartbroken’, ‘Lift Me Up’ and the brandnew single ‘It Cuts So Deep’, with which DORO has succeeded in producing even more great songs! Watch the new video for it, here:
“We have toured very intensively over the past few years, gathering so many impressions along the way and meeting so many great people. That really inspired me,” explains DORO. “The songs and ideas literally flooded our minds and this also didn‘t stop in the studio. From over 50 song ideas we quickly had 14 songs for an album, then suddenly 20 and in the end it was 24. Then I decided to also record one more in our last studio week: ‘Caruso’.”
Consequently, DORO presents their fans with »Forever Warriors, Forever United« two new albums in a double package – with 19 regular tracks and six bonus songs that are full of great surprises.
The kick-off to this unique songwriting marathon was the track ‘Living Life To The Fullest’ in January 2016. DORO: “I was on the plane on my way to Lemmy’s funeral, when the melody and the lyrics came to my mind. Lemmy was always incredibly important to me. Then it just went on always with the same procedure; as soon as a song idea came to maturity, I went into the studio – between all the gigs and tours – to capture the fresh wind and live energy of the songs.”
The album includes the MOTÖRHEAD cover ‘Lost In The Ozone’, in honour of Lemmy, as well as ‘Don’t Break My Heart Again’, an outstanding cover version of the WHITESNAKE hit. Doro: “I have a very deep personal connection to ‘Lost in The Ozone’ and WHITESNAKE have always been one of my absolute favorites. That’s also why my first ever band was called SNAKEBITE!”
A hymn like ‘All We Are’, a German ballad like ‘Für Immer’ and a former WARLOCK guitarist… with »Forever Warriors, Forever United«,DORO has a new mega-album under her belt which shows the rock queen in all of her countless, wonderful, varied facets. This album is another milestone in DORO‘s great career.
The album is available in the following formats:
DIGI Slipcase (»Forever Warriors« + »Forever United«) 2LP (black (»Forever Warriors«) in gatefold) 2LP (black (»Forever United«) in gatefold) Media Markt/Saturn ONLY 2LP (red (»Forever Warriors«) in gatefold) Media Markt/Saturn ONLY 2LP (blue (»Forever United«) in gatefold) NB MAILORDER ONLY 2LP+2CD (framed gold vinyl) Retail BOX (incl. 2 Digipaks, 2x2LP (1.violet/2.green) in gatefold, 2 poster flags, pin, plectrum) NB MAILORDER ONLY BOX (incl. 2 Digipaks, 2x2LP (silver) in gatefold, 2 poster flags, pin, plectrum + signed photo card & bag)
Track lists:
»Forever Warriors« 01. All For Metal 02. Bastardos 03. If I Can‘t Have You – No One Will 04. Soldier Of Metal 05. Turn It Up 06. Blood, Sweat And Rock ’n‘ Roll 07. Don‘t Break My Heart Again 08. Love‘s Gone To Hell 09. Freunde Fürs Leben 10. Backstage To Heaven Bonus songs: 11. Be Strong 12. Black Ballad 13. Bring My Hero Back Home Again
»Forever United« 01. Résistance 02. Lift Me Up 03. Heartbroken 04. It Cuts So Deep 05. Love Is A Sin 06. Living Life To The Fullest 07. 1000 Years 08. Fight Through The Fire 09. Lost In The Ozone Bonus songs: 10. Caruso 11. Tra Como E Coriovallum (instrumental) 12. Metal Is My Alcohol
Festival shows 2018: 17.08. D Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze 31.08. D Dormagen – Zons rockt 01.09. D Hartenholm – Werner Rennen 14. – 21.10. E Mallorca – Full Metal Holiday
In November, DORO will support SAXON as special guest on their »Thunderbolt Tour Pt. 3 – 2018« at 3 shows in UK this November:
w/ WAYWARD SONS 08.11. UK Bath – Forum 10.11. UK Nottingham – Royal Concert Hall 11.11. UK Newcastle – City Hall
After the SAXON special guest shows, DORO will head on the second part of the upcoming European tour, celebrating the band’s 35th anniversary as well as the upcoming release of the double album »Forever Warriors, Forever United«! DORO, who will also announce some more worldwide dates soon, will return to Germany and Austria in November 2018, followed by countless shows throughout Europe in March 2019. Check these dates:
»European Tour 2018/19« w/ Special Guests– presented by: Metal Hammer, Radio Bob, Slam Magazine, Musix, Metaltix, Rock Antenne 2018 16.11. D Bremen – Aladin 17.11. D Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36 18.11. D Berlin – Astra Kulturhaus 20.11. D Görlitz – Kulturbrauerei 21.11. A Vienna – Simm City 23.11. D Memmingen – Kaminwerk 24.11. D Stuttgart – Im Wizemann 25.11. D Saarbrücken – Garage 27.11. D Frankfurt – Batschkapp 28.11. D Erfurt – Stadtgarten 30.11. D Cologne – Live Music Hall 01.12. D Bochum – Zeche *SOLD OUT* 02.12 D Bochum – Zeche –Extrashow- 2019 08.03. B Kortrijk – De Kreun 09.03. F Strasbourg – La Laiterie 10.03. F Vauréal – Le Forum 12.03. UK Manchester – Rebellion 13.03. UK London – Camden Underworld 15.03. E Pamplona – Totem 16.03. E Madrid – Mon 17.03. E Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2 20.03. CH Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl 22.03. D Munich – Backstage 23.03. D Nuremberg – Löwensaal 24.03. D Speyer – Halle 101 More worldwide live dates to be announced soon!
There’s only one week left until the eagerly awaited new DORO double album “Forever Warriors, Forever United” is released!
A few days ago, 75.000 enthusiastic fans celebrated DORO after their magnificient jubilee gig at a sold out Wacken Open Air. A few seconds later, still on stage, the festivities continued: DORO was officially inducted into the US HALL OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY and was honoured with the award.
Thus, the metal queen is now in good company alongside the likes of; Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister and Judas Priest, who were also honoured in Wacken. “I knew nothing about it, it was a total surprise,” DORO commented on the way back from the stage. “I had tears in my eyes. This is a beautiful prize and it’s a very special honour to now be in the Hall of Heavy Metal History together with such great artists and bands.”
Today, DORO also reveals the third trailer for her upcoming masterpiece “Forever Warriors, Forever United”. Watch it here:
In two weeks‘ time the 29th edition of Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) will start. And live on stage will be Metal Queen Doro Pesch. On July 18th the rock star visited the blood donation head office in the university hospital of her hometown, Düsseldorf. The reason being – this year the university hospital of Düsseldorf (UKD) has become an official partner of Wacken Open Air. Metal fans can now become an official “W:O:A Blood Sponsor” at the UKD.
“It‘s a great campaign! Solidarity and support: That‘s exactly what defines the metal community. And that‘s also what blood donation is about. It saves lives with just a small effort. Each of us could one day depend on blood donation. And the official blood sponsor t-shirts surely contribute to motivating more people to join the campaign – because they can‘t be bought” said Doro Peschduring her visit to the Düsseldorf university hospital.
And that‘s how the “Wacken Blood Donation” works: when somebody donates their blood, they will get a stamp on their personal Wacken Blood Donation card, which will be handed out on request. When it‘s completely full, they‘ll receive a special “Wacken Blood Sponsor-t-shirt”.
Four out of five people in Germany depend on a donation of blood at least once in their life, or on a treatment which depends on a donation of blood. Many surgeries and therapies can‘t be carried out because there are not enough units of stored blood. Around 60.000 blood preparations are needed every year, just for the university hospital in Düsseldorf!
On the 3rd of August, Doro Pesch will stand up on the stage at Wacken Open Air, as one of the artists that are very closely connected to the festival. Since 2009, her song ‘We are the Metalheads’ has been celebrated as one of the official anthems of the festival and this year with her latest single ‘All for Metal’, she has outdone herself!
Shortly after on August 17th, DORO‘s eagerly awaited new album »Forever Warriors, Forever United« will be released.
DORO will be appearing on many German Talk shows in July and August:
28.07.18: ARD – „Ina´s Nacht”
31.07.18: ZDF – „Morgenmagazin“
15.08.18: ZDF – „Volle Kanne“
24.08.18: NDR – „Talk Show“
28.08.18: RBB – „Zibb”
