Doro Pesch discography

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Warlock discography
Studio albums4
Compilation albums2
Video albums4
Music videos3
EPs1
Singles7
Tribute albums1
Warlock demos4
Warlock bootlegs6
Doro discography
Studio albums13
Live albums2
Compilation albums8
Video albums6
Music videos16
EPs9
Singles23

Doro Pesch is a German heavy metal singer that started her career in native Düsseldorf in the early 80s with the underground bands Snakebite and Beast. In 1982, she joined the German heavy metal band Warlock, which got its first contract with the Belgian independent label Mausoleum Records to record the album Burning the Witches. The new band quickly entered the circuit of the most sought-after support bands in the European boiling panorama of metal live shows of the 80s, receiving enthusiastic reviews and gaining a solid fan base. Warlock soon stepped up to main attraction on European tours and their albums, issued under the Vertigo label, sold well in Germany and caught the attention of US promoters, who organized a tour in the United States. Their fourth album Triumph and Agony was produced in the US and entered the Billboard 200 chart, thanks also to the videos of the songs "All We Are" and "Für Immer" on rotation on MTV. By 1988, all German members of the band, except Doro, were replaced by American musicians and Warlock ceased to exist, because of legal problems about the rights on the name and logo.

Doro started her solo recording career with the album Force Majeure, fulfilling her contract with the Vertigo label until 1995 with other four studio albums. Because of the lack of charting success, her second Gene Simmons-produced, eponymous album in 1990 was the last one issued in the USA until Calling the Wild, ten years later. However, Doro's albums always charted in Germany and other European countries, with very good sales of singles in recent years both in Germany and in Spain. The 2004 album Classic Diamonds was a collaboration with the Classic Night Orchestra, which reworked some of her earlier songs with symphonic and acoustic arrangements. Doro is now a very respected veteran singer in the heavy metal world and she often features in duets with other singers and bands.

The compilation Rare Diamonds of 1991 has songs from both Warlock albums and Doro's first albums and is listed twice.

Snakebite demo[edit]

  • Jolly Joker (1983)

Beast demo[edit]

  • Paradies (1983)

Warlock albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
GER
[1]
SWI
[2]
UK
[3]
US
[4]
1984 Burning the Witches
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Mausoleum (SKULL 8325)
  • Format: LP, CD
39
1985 Hellbound
  • Released: 29 May 1985
  • Label: Vertigo (824 660-1Q)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
53
1986 True as Steel
  • Released: 18 August 1986
  • Label: Vertigo (830 237–1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
18
1987 Triumph and Agony
  • Released: 5 September 1987
  • Label: Vertigo (832 804–1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
23 30 54 80 GER: Gold[5]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart
GER
[1]
SWI
[2]
1991 Rare Diamonds
  • Released: March 1991
  • Label: Vertigo (848 353–1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
37 33
1999 Earth Shaker Rock
  • Released: 20 September 1999
  • Label: Connoisseur Collection (VSOP CD 247)
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Extended plays[edit]

  • Fight for Rock (1986)

Singles[edit]

Year Titles Album
1984 "Without You / Burning the Witches" Burning the Witches
1985 "All Night / Hellbound" Hellbound
1986 "You Hurt My Soul (On and On) / Evil / Turn It On" Non-album tracks
1987 "All We Are / Three Minutes Warning" Triumph and Agony
"East Meets West / I Rule the Ruins"
"Für Immer / Metal Tango"

Demos[edit]

  • 1983 demo (1983)
  • Mausoleum Demo (1983)

Bootlegs[edit]

  • Metalbound (1985, LP, live recording with the first line-up, from 14 September 1985)
  • More Doro Power (1986, LP, live recording with the second line-up, from 11 December 1985)
  • Ready for Promotion (1986, LP, live recording with the second line-up, from 16 August 1986)
  • The Last Witch (1987, LP, live recording with the first line-up)
  • True as Steel + Triumph and Agony (2001, CD, Russian release, double album)
  • Music Box (2003, CD, Top Rec., Russian release, compilation)

Tribute album[edit]

  • Tribute to Steel (2008)

Video albums[edit]

Music videos[edit]

Year Song Director Ref
1986 "Fight for Rock" Gerald Distl [6]
1987 "All We Are" Mark Rezyka [7]
1988 "Für immer"

Doro albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[8]
AUT
[9]
GRE
[10]
SWI
[11]
US
[12]
1989 Force Majeure
  • Released: February 1989
  • Label: Vertigo (838 016–1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
5 12 154
1990 Doro
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Vertigo (846 194–1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
9 22
1991 True at Heart
  • Released: 4 August 1991
  • Label: Vertigo (510 102–1)
  • Format: CD, LP
19 26
1993 Angels Never Die
  • Released: February 1993
  • Label: Vertigo (514 309–1)
  • Format: CD, LP
21 31
1995 Machine II Machine
  • Released: March 1995
  • Label: Vertigo (526 804–2)
  • Format: CD, LP
33 38
1998 Love Me in Black
  • Released: 25 May 1998
  • Label: WEA (3984 22814–2)
  • Format: CD
38
2000 Calling the Wild
  • Released: 1 September 2000
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer (SPV 085-72042 CD)
  • Format: CD, LP
16
2000 Calling the Wild US ed.
  • Released: 12 September 2000
  • Label: Koch (KOC-CD-8151)
  • Format: CD
2002 Fight
  • Released: 24 September 2002
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer (SPV 087-74100 CD-E)
  • Format: CD
18 38 100
2004 Classic Diamonds
  • Released: 20 September 2004
  • Label: AFM (AFM 085–2)
  • Format: CD
33
2006 Warrior Soul
  • Released: 24 March 2006
  • Label: AFM (AFM 107–9)
  • Format: CD
27
2009 Fear No Evil
  • Released: 23 January 2009
  • Label: AFM (AFM 233–2)
  • Format: CD, LP
11 51 56
2012 Raise Your Fist
  • Released: 19 October 2012
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (B008ZAB32G)
  • Format: CD, LP
16 50 52
2018 Forever Warriors, Forever United
  • Released: 17 August 2018
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP
4 23 13
2023 Conqueress - Forever Strong and Proud
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Format: CD, LP
5 7 23
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart
GER
[8]
1993 Doro Live
  • Released: 1 November 1993
  • Label: Vertigo (518 680–1)
  • Format: CD, LP
71
2010 25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong
  • Released: 26 November 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2637–9)
  • Format: CD, LP
61
2016 Strong and Proud
  • Released: 24 June 2016
  • Label: AFM (AFM 341–9)
  • Format: CD
11

Compilation albums[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart
GER
[8]
SWI
[11]
1991 Rare Diamonds
  • Released: March 1991
  • Label: Vertigo (848 353–1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
37 33
1995 A Whiter Shade of Pale
  • Released: 15 August 1995
  • Label: Spectrum (551 459–2)
  • Format: CD
1998 Best Of
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Vertigo / Mercury (538 185–2)
  • Format: CD
1998 The Ballads
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Vertigo / Mercury (846 393–2)
  • Format: CD
85
2008 Metal Queen - B-Sides & Rarities
  • Released: 30 September 2008
  • Label: No Remorse / SPV/Steamhammer (NRR-2004/2005)
  • Format: CD
2010 The Doro / Warlock Collection
2012 Under My Skin: A Fine Selection of Doro Classics
  • Released: 6 July 2012
  • Label: AFM (AFM 341–9)
  • Format: 2 CD boxed set
53
2017 Für immer
  • Released: 27 October 2017
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (B008ZAB32G)
  • Format: CD, LP
16 89
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Extended plays[edit]

Year Album details Peak chart
GER
[13]
SPA
1995 Machine II Machine: Electric Club Mixes
  • Released: September 1995
  • Label: Vertigo (528 724–2)
  • Format: EP, CD
1998 Love Me in Black
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: WEA (398424550-2)
  • Format: EP, CD
2004 Let Love Rain on Me
  • Released: 9 August 2004
  • Label: AFM (AFM 085–5)
  • Format: CD
65 7[14]
2005 In Liebe und Freundschaft
  • Released: 11 November 2005
  • Label: AFM (AFM 102–5)
  • Format: CD
92
2007 All We Are – The Fight
  • Released: 25 May 2007
  • Label: AFM (AFM 172–2)
  • Format: CD
Anthems for the Champion - The Queen
  • Released: 30 November 2007
  • Label: AFM (AFM 203–5)
  • Format: CD
89
2008 Celebrate - The Night of the Warlock
  • Released: 31 October 2008
  • Label: AFM (AFM 233–5)
  • Format: CD
75 3[15]
Herzblut
  • Released: 12 December 2008
  • Label: AFM (AFM 233–4)
  • Format: CD
71
2012 Raise Your Fist in the Air
  • Released: 1 April 2016
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2913–0)
  • Format: CD
78
2016 Love's Gone to Hell
2019 Backstage to Heaven
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles[edit]

Year Titles Peak chart positions Album
GER
[13]
1989 "A Whiter Shade of Pale / Angels with Dirty Faces" Force Majeure
"Hard Times / Für Immer (live)"
1990 "Unholy Love / Broken" Doro
1991 "Cool Love / Live It" True at Heart
"Fall for Me Again / Cool Love / Gettin' Nowhere Without You"
1993 "I'll Make It on My Own / Beyond the Trees / You Gonna Break My Heart"
"Enough for You / You Ain't Lived (Till You're Loved to Death)" Angels Never Die
"Bad Blood / Children of the Night / Eye on You" 89
"Last Day of My Life / Rock Angel / Rare Diamond (live)"
"Alles Ist Gut / Für Immer / Last Day of My Life"
1995 "Ceremony / Tie Me Up" Machine II Machine
"In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz / Dirty Diamonds / You Got Me Singing"
1998 "Do You Like It / Pain / Poison Arrow" Love Me in Black
"Long Way Home / Prisoner of Love"
2000 "Burn It Up / US National Anthem" Calling the Wild
"Ich Will Alles / Give Me a Reason / Rip Me Apart"
2001 "White Wedding / I Adore You"
2002 "Fight / Fight by Your Side / Toujours pour Garder" Fight
2003 "Für Immer" Für Immer
2005 "We're Like Thunder / She's Like Thunder" (featuring Regina Halmich) Non-album track
2006 "Tief in meinem Herzen – Borussia Dortmund" Non-album track
2009 "We Are the Metalheads" Non-album track
2011 "Merry Metal X-Mas" Non-album track
"—" denotes singles that did not chart, have not charted yet, or were not released.

Other appearances[edit]

Year Song Album Comments
1991 "Let Love Conquer the World"[16] German Rock Project - Let Love Conquer the World maxi-single Charity song by German rock artists
1999 "Egypt (The Chains Are On)"[17] Holy Dio: Tribute to Ronnie James Dio
2001 "Wings of Freedom"[18] German Rock Stars – Wings of Freedom maxi single Tribute song for the victims of 11 September 2001
2002 "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"[19] The Music Remains the Same: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
2003 "Only You"[20] A Tribute to the Creatures of the Night The same song included in the album Doro for a KISS tribute album
2004 "Believe in Yourself", "Key to Our Dream"[21] Sevens Lead singer on two songs of the third album by Czech progressive metal band Seven
2006 "On My Own", "Warrior Soul", "The Quest"[22] Anuk - Der Weg Des Kriegers Original songs for the soundtrack of the eponymous movie, where Doro starred
2008 "O Christmas Tree"[23] We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year deluxe edition Metal version of a Christmas classic previously released for download on Eagle Rock Entertainment website.[24]
2011 "Nothing Else Matters"[25] Metallica - A Tribute to the Black Album
2017 "Leigh Woods" Sam Russell - Impetuous Desire Power ballad on Sam Russell's first heavy metal album

Video albums[edit]

Year Album details Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1991 Rare Diamonds
  • Released: March 1991
  • Label: PolyGram (082 664–3)
  • Format: VHS
1993 Doro Live '93
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: PolyGram (088 956–3)
  • Format: VHS
2003 Für Immer
  • Released: 1 December 2003
  • Label: SPV/Steamhammer (SPV 556–74947)
  • Format: 2xDVD
GER: Gold[26]
2004 Classic Diamonds - The DVD
  • Released: 13 December 2004
  • Label: AFM Records (AFM 085–8)
  • Format: DVD
2006 20 Years – A Warrior Soul
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: AFM Records (AFM 141–7)
  • Format: 2xDVD, BD
2010 25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong
  • Released: 26 November 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2637–9)
  • Format: 2xDVD + CD, BD
2016 Strong and Proud
  • Released: 24 June 2016
  • Label: AFM (AFM 341–9)
  • Format: 3xDVD, BD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Music videos[edit]

Year Song Director Ref
1989 "A Whiter Shade of Pale" Jeff Stein [7]
"Hard Times"
1990 "Unholy Love" [6]
"Rare Diamond" Chuck Fishbein [6]
1991 "Fall for Me Again" John Warwicker [27]
1993 "Bad Blood" Vincent Giordano
"Last Day of My Life"
1995 "Ceremony" ???
"In Freiheit Stirbt Mein Herz" ???
1998 "Love Me in Black" ???
2001 "White Wedding" Vanessa Warwick [28]
2002 "Fight" Patrick von Schuckmann
"Always Live to Win"
2004 "Let Love Rain on Me"
2006 "Warrior Soul" Luke Gasser
2008 "Herzblut" Patrick von Schuckmann
2012 "Raise Your Fist in the Air"
2016 "Love's Gone to Hell"

Duets[edit]

References[edit]

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  6. ^ a b c Rare Diamonds (VHS cover). Doro. Cologne, Germany: Phonogram Records. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ a b The Videos (VHS cover). Doro & Warlock. Cologne, Germany: Phonogram GmbH (081 416-3). 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  18. ^ "Wings of Freedom". Musik Sammler.de. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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  22. ^ a b "Anuk - Der Weg Des Kriegers". Musik Sammler.de. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  23. ^ "We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New YearCD". Musik Sammler.de. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
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  38. ^ "Motörhead NYC takeover 2011 (Killed By Death w/h Doro Pesch & Ace Of Spades)". 4 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012 – via YouTube.
  39. ^ "Doro and Motörhead - Born To Raise Hell - Berlin 12.07.10". 10 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2012 – via YouTube.
  40. ^ "Saxon feat. Doro Pesch - Denim and Leather (live)". 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2012 – via YouTube.
  41. ^ Krypteria GbR (22 April 2011). "KRYPTERIA - Official Website". Krypteria.de. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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