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| The second half of the new double album by Doro 'Forever United' gets under way with the heavy hitting and pure heavy "fucking" metal swagger of 'Resistance'. One of the heaviest songs on offer across the entire double album, 'Resistance' is heavy power metal at its best. An instant and head bangingly addictive opener, moves swiftly into power ballad territory with the emotion fuelled 'Lift Me Up'. One of the heaviest ballads you're ever likely to hear, Doro is delivering perfection as the album progresses. Now, did I just say 'Lift Me Up' is one of the heaviest ballads you're ever likely to hear? Retraction please...that accolade now goes to 'Heartbroken'. Heavier hitting, and with so much emotion you're gonna be well drained by its end, 'Heartbroken' is a sparkling song. | ||||||
| It would appear that 'Forever United' is stacked to the rafters with more ballads than any other album Doro has released... apart from the 1998 compilation album 'The Ballads'. 'It Cuts So Deep' launches forth with a hint of AOR and soft rock, yet still has Doro giving it her all, emotion and passion filled vocals overlaying a swaying rhythm. Simply stunning stuff from a stunning singer. Hard rocking and heavy hitting, 'Love Is A Sin' moves the album firmly back into the melodic heavy metal genre. Catchy and infectious, 'Love Is A Sin' is melodic metal at its best. | ||||||
| The tragic loss of icon and legend Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) in 2015 hit a lot of people hard, myself included, and for Doro, who had been friends with Lemmy for a long time. 'Living Life To The Fullest' is a song Doro penned at the time of Lemmy's funeral and here she delivers a hugely emotional performance, with lyrics such as "I'm so grateful to have known you" and "you know I've been missing you, in my heart, deep in my heart". Excuse me a moment while I wipe the tears from my eyes . . . | ||||||
| '1,000 Years' keeps the lighters burning brightly as it effortlessly glides along, building the heaviness as it relentlessly rolls on. Standing astride the border between the ballad and rock genres, '1,000 Years' tugs the emotional strings hard. 'Fight Through The Fire' ups the tempo and injects energy and bombast into the album. Ballsy and punchy, 'Fight Through The Fire' is classic sounding European style heavy metal, a catchy and sing a long style chorus adding excitement to the songs galloping rhythm. Bringing 'Forever United' to a close is a cover song, a cover of 'Lost In The Ozone' (by Motorhead, from their 1993 album 'Bastards'). Doro keeps the pace of her version the same as the original, with an added amount of punch, just enough to give it a harder edge. This double album release has plenty of variety, hooks and melodies to keep fans of Doro united forever! | ||||||
| Overall, a bombastic and energetic romp of heavy metal and hard rock, 'Forever United' is a superb offering from the "Queen Of Metal". | ||||||
| Review by Iron Mathew Collins | ||||||
| Reviewed for Metal Gods TV | ||||||
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| Love's Gone To Hell E.P. | ||||||
| "a good power ballad from the legendary "metal queen" Doro, however, it is the two live songs on the E.P. that makes it worth a listen" Read Review | ||||||
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| Forever Warriors | ||||||
| "a bombastic and energetic romp of heavy metal and hard rock, 'Forever Warriors' is a superb offering from the "Queen Of Metal" Read Review | ||||||
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| "a thumping teaser from the "Queen of Heavy Metal" for her new album - due 2021 - Doro is a legend and an icon, and her journey is far from over" Read Review | ||||||
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| Conqueress - Forever Strong And Proud | ||||||
| "a superb album of melodious heavy metal with plenty of surprise twists and turns, Doro has produced a stunning array of songs" Read Review | ||||||
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