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DORO
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Doro Pesch is still most fondly remembered for her time in Warlock but she has established a reputation on her own merit whilst fronting her band for around 20 years now. Her new album ‘Fear Of Evil’ comes close to a quarter of a century after her debut with Warlock. It has been produced and played well, and is good old fashioned metal. The German metal queen and her band are on fine form with Doro's impassioned voice being particularly outstanding throughout. Opening tracks ‘The Night Of The Warlock’ and ‘Running From The Devil’ possess great riffs and sing-along choruses. The former with its "oh oh oh ohs" will have you hooked. ‘Celebrate’ with its fabulously cheesy opening line of “Celebrate our love for rock and metal” is a feel good party anthem that is destined to become a live favourite. You can't possibly listen to this track without joining in. ‘Herzblut’ and ‘Walking With The Angels’ show a different side to Doro's vocals and both are beautifully haunting ballads. The former, as the title suggests, is sung in her native German and the latter features a superb performance from guest vocalist Tarja Turunen. ‘It Kills Me’ and ‘25 Years’ are both atmospheric, with the epic balladry of the latter being particularly stunning. If you, like me, have overlooked Doro's back catalogue over the years, then ‘Fear Of Evil’ is a consistently excellent album and would be a great way to introduce yourself to her music. Metal this good would be embraced in any live setting and, on the evidence of this album, Doro and her band would go down a storm. Download and Bloodstock promoters please take note.
LABEL:
FORMAT:
AFM Records
Album
FEAR NO EVIL
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Review by Dave Crewe
RUNNING TIME:
47:51
RELEASE DATE:
26th Jan 2009
TRACK LISTING
1) The Night of the Warlock
2) Running from the Devil
3) Celebrate
4) Caught in a Battle
5) Herzblut
6) On the Run
7) Walking with the Angels
8) I Lay My Head Upon My Sword
9) It Kills Me
10) Long Lost for Love
11) 25 Years
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
Germany
"The German metal queen and her band are on fine form with Doro's impassioned voice being particularly outstanding throughout."