I must admit that this is the first time I've ever listened to anything by
Doro. I have never heard any of her solo albums or songs from her time with Warlock. I wasn't sure what to expect, so this album came as a pleasant surprise to me. Lots of heavy songs sung straight from the heart by a singer with a very powerful voice.
First song
Fight starts out heavy and doesn't hold back. A strong song with lots of balls :)
Doro wrote this song for the German female boxer Regina Halmich who apparently plans to play it every time she enters the arena for a fight. Nice.
Right away I noticed the one thing that unfortunately pulls the whole album down a little for me. The production is somewhat weird. The heavy guitars are pushed way into the background in favour of some very deep drums and of course
Doro's voice. It gives the whole album a very deep and thick sound and it's apparantly what the band opted for. Maybe it's just me, but I think a clearer sound would have made many of the songs even better. I got used to the production after a few songs though. The good thing about the weird production is that it gives the album a very special heavy atmosphere.
Along with
Fight the album has some up tempo rockers like
Always live to win which has a nice drive from the heavy guitars, and an anthem like chorus,
Salvaje is one of my favourites with it's very catchy Spanish chorus and great guitars. I wonder if this is the song where
Chris Caffery plays guitar... Last of the up tempo rocker is
Chained which for some reason reminds me of The gods made heavy metal by Manowar. Probably because of the guitars.
Some of the slower songs include
Descent where
Doro sings a duet with Pete Steele of Type O Negative. I love this one. It has a great vibe and a doomy atmosphere because of the tuned down, monster heavy guitars and "The voice". I can recommend listening to this one with your headphones on. A slow and heavy song with a great chorus.
Other mid tempo songs are
Legends never die which was written by
Gene Simmons of Kiss. Great song which has a very nice atmosphere.
Rock before you bleed is a good anthem like rock song with a nice bass line throughout.
Sister darknes is another good mid tempo song with a heavy chorus. In a live situation this one would call for some serious headbanging... Another favourite of mine is
Wild heart.
Doro sings great on this one and it has a very powerful chorus.
There is also room for two ballads on the album.
Undying and
Fight by your side.
Undying is extremely beautiful. The lyrics and music fit together really well here. I love it.
Fight by your side is about war and has some strong lyrics. I like the melody and the singing is top notch. But still, it doesn't have quite the same impact as
Undying.
Hoffnung ends the album on a good note. The verses of this song are sung in German and I don't understand a word... But the very nice chorus is in English and helps the song get off the ground.
Lots of little touches are hidden away by the production and you'll only notice them after several listens. That is also why I feel that this album gets better every time I listen to it. Even after listening to it many many times it's still growing on me.
All people who like Hard and Heavy rock with some metal influences should check this one out. Don't be scared away by the fact that it's a female singer. She has a lot of power in her voice and sings with real emotion.
Overall it's a very good album with lots of variation between each song. All the songs on the album are good and not one song is similar to another. I'll be checking out some more
Doro stuff in the future. If any
Doro fans visit this page, give me some recommendations ok?
Killer tracks: Undying, Fight, Salvaje, Descent and Wild heart.
Written by
Steen Friday, August 9, 2002
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