Raise Your Fist
| Raise Your Fist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Geoffrey Gillespie | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 19 October 2012 6 November 2012 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | Eardrum Studios, Hamburg, Studio 102, Bochum, Mastersound Studios, Steinheim, Germany Intermedia Post, New Jersey, USA | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 52:01 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Andreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch, Torsten Sickert | |||
| Doro chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Blistering |   [2] |
| Metal Forces | (6/10)[3] |
| Revolver | [4] |
Raise Your Fist is the twelfth studio album by the German female heavy metal singer Doro, released on 19 October 2012 and 6 November 2012 in USA through Nuclear Blast Records.[5][6] The song "Hero" is dedicated to the late Ronnie James Dio.[7]
On 5 May 2014, Nuclear Blast issued a special edition of the album to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Doro's first live show, which included a second CD titled Powerful Passionate Favorites containing remixes, covers and a demo. It was published in coincide with the German singer's two special celebratory concerts held at CCD Stadthalle of her hometown Düsseldorf.[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Raise Your Fist in the Air" | Andreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Coldhearted Lover" | Wolfgang Michels, Pesch | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Rock Till Death" | Filip Sembera, Lucie Roubickova, Pesch | 3:02 |
| 4. | "It Still Hurts" (ft. Lemmy Kilmister) | Bruhn, Pesch | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Take No Prisoner" | Dennis Krüger, Pesch | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Grab the Bull (Last Man Standing)" (ft. Gus G.) | Bruhn, Pesch | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Engel" | Bruhn, Pesch | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Freiheit (Human Rights)" | Bruhn, Pesch | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Little Headbanger (Nackenbrecher)" | Bruhn, Pesch | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Revenge" | Bas Maas, Pesch | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Free My Heart" | Bruhn, Pesch | 5:09 |
| 12. | "Victory" | Kendal Stubbs, Roderick Colebrook | 3:11 |
| 13. | "Hero" | Pesch, Joey Balin | 4:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Sealed in Blood (Human Rights)" | Bruhn, Pesch | 3:44 |
| 15. | "Strong and Proud" | Nick Douglas, Pesch | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally performed by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Still Hurts" (new mix, featuring Lemmy) | Bruhn, Pesch | Doro Pesch | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Léve Ton Poing Vers Le Ciel" (Raise Your Fist in the Air) | Andreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch | Doro Pesch | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" | Anne Bredon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | Led Zeppelin | 7:08 |
| 4. | "Nutbush City Limits" | Tina Turner | Ike & Tina Turner | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Only You" | Gene Simmons | Kiss | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" | Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio | Dio | 6:10 |
| 7. | "Nothing Else Matters" | James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | Metallica | 5:59 |
| 8. | "Warfare" (from the soundtrack of the movie Anouk III – Die Dunkle Flut) | Luke Gasser | 3:48 | |
| 9. | "NYC Blues" (demo, previously unreleased) | Pesch | 5:05 | |
| Total length: | 43:33 | |||
Personnel[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Doro Raise Your Fist review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Gallant, Kenneth. "Doro – Raise Your Fist (Nuclear Blast Records)". Blistering. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Fisher, Mark. "Album / EP Reviews: Doro – Raise Your Fist". Metal Forces. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Graff, Gary (23 October 2012). "Review: Doro – Raise Your Fist". Revolver. New Bay Media. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "DORO – Raise Your Fist". Nuclear Blast Records. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "DORO – Raise Your Fist – Nuclear Blast USA". Nuclear Blast USA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Doro – Raise Your Fist". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "DORO – Raise Your Fist (30 Years Anniversary Edition)". Nuclear Blast USA. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
