Doro Biography

Doro Pesch is a female vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene, which was primarily a male-dominated genre of music.

After Warlock went through many line-up changes, Pesch was the only remaining original member of the band. After changing her record label, she released the fifth album as Doro, as the former label owned the trademark on the Warlock name.

Pesch now pursues a solo career and lives in New York City. The 2004 album Classic Diamonds was a collaboration with The Classic Night Orchestra which reworked some of her earlier songs. Her latest album is Fear no Evil which was released in 2009.

Biography

Originally, Pesch was a member of the group Snakebite, but in 1983 she left the band to join Warlock. In 1987, after Warlock’s fourth album, Triumph And Agony, and after many line-up changes within the band, Doro Pesch remained as the only original member of Warlock. 1989 saw Warlock release its fifth album Force Majeure.

Her ten year contract with Polygram expired in 1995, after which she signed with WEA (now Warner Music Group). In 1995, Doro made her acting debut on the German television program Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). After the “Love Me In Black” tour in 1998, Doro parted ways with WEA and signed with SPV Steamhammer. She also signed a U.S. deal. In 2000 she sang a ballad with Lemmy called Alone Again on Calling The Wild.

In 2001 she had a guest appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival and performed the song Too Drunk To Fuck with Holy Moses. In 2002 she composed the song Fight for her friend Regina Halmich. In the Year 2003 she was represented with Udo Dirkschneider as U.D.O. feat. Doro Pesch and published the rock ballad Dancing with an Angel. She sang live at Ministry-Antella, Firenze in Italy on 25 March 2006 with Jorn Lande, performing the song All we Are.

In 2004 Doro was live on stage with Dirk Bach performing the song Gimme Gimme Gimme on the Abba Mania Show of RTL Television. She performed with Blaze Bayley an Classical live version from Fear of the Dark in 2004 at Wacken Open Air with strings and acoustic guitars. In 2004 had an duett with Twisted Sister on his album A Twisted Christmas she sang the german part of White Christmas.

She has recently signed with AFM Records. In 2006 Doro stars as “Meha” in the The film “Anuk-Der Weg des Kriegers” shot in Switzerland and Directed by Luke Gasser. Pesch was a guest singer on the After Forever’s self-titled album, and added her vocals on the song “Who I Am.”.

On 27 June 2007, Doro headlined the very first Flight of the Valkyries female-fronted metal festival in St. Paul, MN. She performed live on Metal Female Voices Fest 5 in Belgium in 19 October 2007, and featured the song All we Are with Sabina Classen from Holy Moses.

Most recently she played live at the Magic Circle Festival 2008. She has also provided vocals for the track ‘The Seer’ with Tarja Turunen on her limited edition The Seer EP. On 13 December 2008 she performed with the Scorpions, the bands Classical Rock You Like a Hurricane and solo with Klaus Meine the song Big City Nights.

In 2009 she wrote the Wacken Anthem for the 20th birthday of Wacken Open Air. The song is due to be released on 30 July 2009 at W:O:A and will be performed by her and Wacken-organizer Thomas Jensen’s ex-band Skyline (Band). In 2009 Doro also toured the UK with Saxon.

(In 1981, Doro recorded a 7 track demo with one of her earliest bands, Beast) Doro sang also for Saltatio Mortis the background vocals for “Salome” alongside with Alea.

Band Members

Current

• Doro Pesch – Vocals
• Nick Douglas – Bass
• Bas Maas – Guitar
• Johnny Dee – Drums
• Harrison Young – Keyboards

Former/past members

• Oliver Palotai – Guitar, Keyboards
• Robert Katrikh-Guitar
• Jimmy DiLella – Guitars
• Joe Taylor – Guitar
• Jon Levin (1988-1989) – Guitars
• Tommy Henriksen – Bass
• Luca Princiotta – Guitar, Keyboards
• Paul Morris – Keyboards
• Bobby Rondinelli – Drums