Doro - 25 Years In Rock...And Still Going Strong

Doro
25 Years In Rock...And Still Going Strong
Nuclear Blast Records - 2011
http://www.doropesch.com

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Heavy Metal World! For 25 Years She's Still Going Strong! Show Your Love For the Metal Queen....DORO PESCH!

And with that intro, the listener is off an amazing trip encompassing the career of the one true metal goddess Doro Pesch. From the early days with Warlock, to her current solo career and chock full of an amazing cast of friends and musical contemporaries, Doro puts on an anniversary show like you won't believe.

The CD I am reviewing represents 11 tracks from the first 19 songs in her 27 song song concert performance. This is the bonus live disc that comes with the two DVD set that was finally released her in the US two years after the concert was done and a year after it was released in the rest of the world.

The time passage doesn't hurt the electric vibe that seemingly enveloped the entire audience and performers though.

From the opening guitar riffs of the Warlock track "Earthshaker Rock", the Metal Queen gives a balls out performance that once I actually get around to watching the DVDs is only going to blow me away more.

She remains a vibrant performer 25 years in and shows no sign of giving up her crown as the Metal Queen!

The disc sounds great with a very aggressive sound that fills the Dusseldorf crowd with even more energy than it came with.

On the disc, the special guests include Honza K. Behunek on "Unholy Love", Chris Boltendahl and Axel Rudi Pell on "East Meets West" and a chorus of some of the finest female metal voices (Sabina Classen, Floor Jansen, Liv Kristine, Jin-In Cho, Liv Jagrell, Jackie Chambers and Enid Williams) on the track "Celebrate". The song "Burn It Up" features Jean Beauvoir and Pyromaniacs.

Of course Doro can stop on a dime from the high wire rockers and cool things down with "Herzblut". The disc itself closes with a cover of the Judas Priest classic "Breaking The Law". But here Doro puts a different spin on the song as she performs it in a very slow and calm manner before restarting it as the full on rocker it is meant to be.

Looking at the entire track listing I can't wait to see the concert in whole because there is a huge guest list still to come and the show is the stuff dreams are made of.

This 11 track CD is the teaser that will entice any metal fan to move onto the DVD for the full meal that is Doro's music!

Grade: A Minus