One and a half years after the release of her extremely successful double album „Forever Warriors, Forever United“ (#1 in the German vinyl charts, # 4 in the album charts), metal queen DORO Pesch has already started working on material for a new album.
„Since February, I’ve been back in the studio in the USA. There are some pretty awesome things happening in these writing sessions“, DORO reveals.
One of these new, special songs won’t be kept secret for much longer: DORO plans to release her new single, ‘Brickwall’, digitally on June 26th, 2020 via Nuclear Blast and on Vinyl on July 31st, 2020.
“‘Brickwall’ is a harbinger for the upcoming album, that will be released in 2021″, DORO explains. „I want to give my fans a taste of what it’s going to be like – and the song also fits quite well with these dark times.“
And that’s why: „The text is about unbreakable, unconditional love for a person in deep trouble. Even though it isn’t always easy to deal with that person, you still do everything to support them and get through the dark times side by side – even if you literally have to tear down walls.“
‘Brickwall’ was recorded in Hamburg together with Andreas Bruhn (Ex-THE SISTERS OF MERCY) and will also be available as coloured 7“ Vinyl in gold and silver limited to 300 copies each.
„The b-side will feature a great live version of „Soldier Of Metal““, DORO promises. „The song was recorded during our recent „Forever Warriors“ tour in winter, where the song was celebrated by the fans every single evening. It’s supposed to help fans remember the feeling of a live show and raise anticipation for the next tour, that can hopefully start this autumn.“
“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!
On Friday, DORO will once again open her treasure trove and release ‘Lift Me Up’, the second single from their highly anticipated new album “Forever Warriors, Forever United” (out on August 17th via Nuclear Blast).
“‘Lift Me Up’ is one of my absolute favorites,” reveals DORO. “This song has a lot of good energy, it builds you up right. I also love the very catchy melody and the lyrics.”
The great anthem ‘All For Metal’ is followed by the next hit, ‘Lift Me Up’,which only boosts the anticipation for DORO’s new killer album!
»Forever Warriors, Forever United« is killer because DORO gives not one, but two new albums to the (metal) world!
»Forever Warriors, Forever United« is also killer, because guest stars on the album range from Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, THE DEAD DAISIES) to Mille (KREATOR) and SABATON etc., who all pay tribute to the metal queen on her 20th album.
Also watch the music video of ‘All For Metal’ feat. Mille (KREATOR), Johan Hegg (AMON AMARTH), Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT), Warrel Dane (R.I.P.), Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR), SABATON, Ross The Boss, Rock‘n‘Rolf (RUNNING WILD), DETRAKTOR, Tommy Bolan (ex-WARLOCK), Andy Brings and The Ultimate Doro Clan, here:
DORO comments: “I think the song ‘All For Metal’ is an anthem like ‘All We Are’ with some great guests singing, who are all friends of mine. It’s an awesome live song and I hope you enjoy it because it’s one of my favourite songs!”
The single will be also available as a 7″ vinyl in different colours (black, picture, silver, gold).
‘All For Metal’ 7″ vinyl track list:
Side A
All For Metal
Side B
If I Can‘t Have You – No One Will
The album will be 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:
07.07. RUS Novokuznisk – City Anniversary Open Air
12.07. D Balingen – Bang Your Head!!!
13.07. D Jüterbog – Motorcycle Jamboree
15.07. CZ Vizovice – Masters of Rock
20.07. D Fritzlar – Rock am Stück
21.07. D Wertheim – Burgrock
01.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
03.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
05.08. F Colmar – Hard Rock Session
10.08. UK Derby – Bloodstock Open Air
11.08. E Villena – Leyendas del Rock
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 sspecial 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 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
On August 17th, the new 2-CD studio album, “Forever Warriors, Forever United”, with 25 (!) brand-new DORO tracks will be released via Nuclear Blast! Today – 50 days before the album release – the metal queen reveals what fans may expect on the upcoming DORO double album and which guests perform on the both CDs!
The album will be 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
DORO and Nuclear Blast weekly release short track-by-track clips to the songs of the upcoming double album on the official DORO facebook page as well as on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel!
Festival shows 2018:
07.07. RUS Novokuznisk – City Anniversary Open Air
12.07. D Balingen – Bang Your Head!!!
13.07. D Jüterbog – Motorcycle Jamboree
15.07. CZ Vizovice – Masters of Rock
20.07. D Fritzlar – Rock am Stück
21.07. D Wertheim – Burgrock
01.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
03.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
05.08. F Colmar – Hard Rock Session
10.08. UK Derby – Bloodstock Open Air
11.08. E Villena – Leyendas del Rock
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 sspecial 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 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
“Forever Warriors, Forever United” – 100 days to go until the release of DORO‘s highly anticipated new studio album. 100 days of waiting until the metal queen unleashes 25 (!) brand new songs, her first double album ever, upon the music world. But “Forever Warriors, Forever United” isn’t simply just a double album – it’s two new DORO records as one, which will be released as premium 2CD set and vinyl formats on August 17th, 2018 through Nuclear Blast.
On »Forever Warriors«, DORO channels her inner wild warrior, with tracks like ‘Bastardos’ or the first single ‘All For Metal’ (release: June 8th) affirming this. Her duet with AMON AMARTH frontman Johan Hegg ‘If I Can’t Have You…’ is sure to bring any metal head to their knees. This is DORO like you’ve never heard her before!
»Forever United« takes a more sentimental turn, with lyrical topics covering friendship, love and companionship. Highlights include DORO‘s tribute to the late and great Lemmy.
“We’ve been touring a lot during the last years. We collected a lot of impressions and got to meet many amazing people. That inspired me enormously,” explains DORO. “The songs and ideas simply bubble out of me. That process didn’t even end while being in the studio. We had 50 song ideas in the beginning which turned into 14 concrete album tracks. Suddenly we had 20 songs, and in the end it was even 24. I also wanted to record ‘Caruso’ in the last recording week.”
With »Forever Warriors, Forever United«, DORO presents two new records, featuring 19 regular tracks and 6 bonus songs, which include some big surprises!
This unique song writing marathon was based on ‘Living Life To The Fullest’ back in January 2016. Says DORO, “I was flying to Lemmy’s funeral when the track’s melody and lyrics suddenly came to mind. Lemmy was always very important to me. Everything went quickly from this point. As soon as a song was constructed, I headed to the studio – between all those shows and tours – to capture the freshness and live energy of the new tracks.”
The result is 25 songs in the form of two fantastic albums, showcasing all of DORO‘s wonderful and varied facets. »Forever Warriors, Forever United« is another huge chapter added to her long history.
The album cover artwork was once again created by DORO‘s favourite artist, Geoffrey Gillespie. It portrays DORO in the middle of a swarm of wild metal heads exuding attitude, power and positive vibes. “The cover and the title form a perfect unit,”DORO explains, “Just as it should be. It all fits perfectly in line with the songs, which also deal with some political themes.”
DORO continues: “On »Forever Warriors, Forever United«, there will be a lot of big rock heroes. Fans might be curious about the many awesome guest musicians involved. There are some big anthems on both albums, countless heavy songs, as well as heart-warming melodies! The records are supposed to give you power and thus contain a lot of energy.”
The first single ‘All For Metal’ features several metal heroes, who can also be seen in the upcoming music video, which will be released on June 8th. The list of guest stars will be unveiled soon… and DORO is already convinced that “‘All For Metal’ is going to be the new ‘All We Are’!”
Guitarist Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, DEAD DAISIES) and former WARLOCK guitarist Tommy Bolan, who also contributed to the highly acclaimed album »Triumph And Agony« in 1987, will also be part of the new album.
The long-awaited new studio album of DORO will be released on August 17th, 2018 via Nuclear Blast! Today, the metal queen is proud to announce the title of the follow-up to her hugely successful release “Strong & Proud” (2016, #1 Finland, #2 Germany, #3 UK & Sweden): Get ready for “Forever Warriors, Forever United”!
DORO’s 20th album will be a huge milestone as the band’s first-ever double album, so fans can expect 24 (!) brand new songs from the metal queen, which will also undoubtedly feature some stunning surprises.
The album cover artwork was once again created by DORO’s favourite artist Geoffrey Gillespie. It portrays DORO in the middle of a swarm of wild metal heads exuding attitude, power and a lot of positive vibes.
“The cover and the title form a perfect unit,” DORO explains, “Just as it should be. It all fits perfectly in line with the songs, which also deal with some political themes.”
“There are some big anthems on the album, countless heavy songs, as well as heart-warming melodies! The album is supposed to give you power and thus contains a lot of energy!”
DORO continues: “On »Forever Warriors, Forever United«, there will be a lot of big rock heroes. Fans might be curious about the many awesome guest musicians involved.”
Fans can note that the first single ‘All For Metal’ will feature several metal heroes, who can also be seen in the upcoming music video which will be released in May. The list of these stars will be unveiled soon… and DORO is already convinced “that ‘All For Metal’ is going to be the new ‘All We Are’!”
Guitarist Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO, DEAD DAISIES) and former WARLOCK guitarist Tommy Bolan, who also contributed to the highly acclaimed album »Triumph & Agony« in 1987, will of course also be part of the new album.
