Dorothee Pesch
(Born June,3rd 1964),
known professionally as
Doro Pesch
or simply
Doro,
is a German
heavy metal singer
and the former
frontwoman
of heavy metal band
Doro's contributions
to music and culture
made her a
global figure
in metal culture
for over four decades.
The name
Doro
has also been
associated with
the touring band
accompanying the singer,
whose members
have continuously changed
in more than
20 years of
uninterrupted activity,
the most stable
presences being those of
bassist
Nick Douglas
and drummer
Johnny Dee.
Doro
started her career
in garage band
s in native
Düsseldorf
underground scene
and achieved media visibility
and some
commercial success
with
Warlock
in the 1980s.
Warlock
were starting to have an
opening in
the US market,
when they went through
many line-up changes
and Pesch
was left the only
original member
of the band.
She started
a solo career
under the name Doro,
in order to avoid
legal battles between
her record label
PolyGram
and her
former manager.
She released
two albums
in the US
with producers
Joey Balin
and
Gene Simmons,
but they were not
the breakthrough
that she had hoped.
During the rise
of grunge
and alternative rock
in the 1990s,
her record label
relegated her productions
only to
the European region,
where she continued
to tour extensively.
She remained a
successful charting artist
in Germany,
despite living
and producing her albums
in the US.
When classic
heavy metal
found again
the favour of the public,
she returned to tour
around the world
and her popularity
as a veteran singer
grew considerably,
inspiring many
new female metal artists.
Doro
is also known for
her duets
performed both live
and in studio
with other singers
and musicians
of the metal scene,
whom she has
befriended in her
long-term career,
and was the first
heavy metal artist
to perform a
drive-in concert
during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
To date,
she has released
19 studio albums,
the latest being
Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud
in October 2023.
Doro continues her
recording career
and is a
prolific touring artist
all over the world.
When not on tour, s
he resides in
New York City.
Metal Queen – B-Sides & Rarities
is a double CD
compilation album
released in 2007
under the label
No Remorse Records,
containing songs
of the German
hard rock singer
It is unclear if this is a
fully licensed compilation,
an unofficial release
or even a
pirated publication.
The album is not present
in the discography section
of Doro's official site
and Discogs
lists the album as an
"unofficial release"
As of 2010,
this is the only
compilation collecting
many b-sides
of Doro's EPs
and singles,
as well as songs
performed by Doro
in other compilations
and in albums by
other artists
TRACKLIST
CD 1
I Adore You
I Want More
Alone Again
(w/Lemmy Kilmister)
Children Of The Night
Dirty Diamonds
In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz
(heart version)
Kiss Of Fire
Love Me In Black
(electric radio track)
Pain
You Got Me Singing
Terrorvision
(desert storm remix)
Tie Me Up
(hard and fast mix)
Egypt
(The Chains Are You)
Burn It Up
(Bird Of Fire)
(lightning strikes again mix)
For Love And Friendship
Rip Me Apart
Rock Angel
CD 2
Lonely Wolf
Ceremony
(original mix)
On My Own
Everything's Lost
All We Are
(live)
Never Get Out Of This World Alive
Thunderspell
(live)
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Rare Diamonds
(live)
Shed No Tears
The Fortuneteller
(live)
Ceremony
(mix long extended hammer version by Die Krupps)
Song For Me
Angel In The Dark
1999
USA National Offense
Wings Of Freedom
(Feat. German Rock Stars Project)
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