25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong

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25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong
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cover art by Geoffrey Gillespie
Video by
Released26 November 2010
Recorded ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany, 13 December 2008
Genre Heavy metal
Length155:11 (DVD 1)
Label Nuclear Blast
Director Kaja Kargus, Ronald Matthes
Producer Ronald Matthes
Doro video chronology
20 Years – A Warrior Soul
(2006)
25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong
(2010)
Strong and Proud
(2016)
25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong
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Live album by
Released26 November 2010
Recorded ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany, 13 December 2008
Genre Heavy metal
Length39:44
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Ronald Matthes
Doro chronology
Fear No Evil
(2009)
25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong
(2010)
Under My Skin: A Fine Selection of Doro Classics
(2012)
Professional ratings
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25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong is a boxed set of two DVDs and a CD by the German hard rock singer Doro Pesch, released in 2010 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Contents

The first DVD contains the full video of a concert held by Doro in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 13 December 2008, featuring many guests and friends and celebrating 25 years of the German singer's career. The second DVD features a long documentary with the making of the concert and bonus footage of other Doro's tours and shows. [3]

Track listing

DVD 1

25 Years in Rock - The Concert
  1. "Intro 25 Years" - 4:50
  2. "Earthshaker Rock" - 4:05
  3. "I Rule the Ruins" - 5:49
  4. "You're My Family" - 4:47
  5. "The Night of the Warlock" - 6:41
  6. "Hellraiser" - 5:32
  7. "Always Live to Win" (feat. Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth) - 4:02
  8. "Above the Ashes" - 4:59
  9. "She's Like Thunder" - 3:52
  10. "Herzblut" - 5:01
  11. "Für Immer" - 7:19
  12. "Burn It Up" (feat. Jean Beauvoir) - 3:52
  13. "Metal Tango" - 4:09
  14. "Drum Solo by Johnny Dee" - 9:54
  15. "Celebrate" (Full Metal Female Version) (feat. Sabina Classen, Floor Jansen, Liv Kristine, Ji-In Cho, Liv Jagrell, Jackie Chambers, Enid Williams) - 7:03
  16. "Love Me in Black" - 6:39
  17. "Walking with the Angels" (feat. Tarja Turunen) - 5:55
  18. "East Meets West" (feat. Chris Boltendahl, Axel Rudi Pell) - 5:16
  19. "Breaking the Law" - 4:40
  20. "Big City Nights" (feat. Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker) - 6:15
  21. "Rock You Like a Hurricane" (feat. Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker) - 6:31
  22. "Fight for Rock" (Warlock line-up 1986) - 3:22
  23. "Burning the Witches" (Warlock line-up 1986) - 7:15
  24. "True as Steel" (Warlock line-up 1986, feat. Warrel Dane) - 5:24
  25. "Unholy Love" (feat. Honza K.Behunek) - 4:41
  26. "Fight" - 4:43
  27. "All We Are" (feat. all the guests of this special night and a lot of good friends) - 9:42
  28. "Outro" - 2:53

DVD 2

25 Years in Rock - The Documentary
  1. "Earthshaker Rock"
  2. "I Rule the Ruins"
  3. "You're My Family"
  1. "The Night of the Warlock"
  2. "Always Live to WIn"
  3. "Above the Ashes"
  4. "She's Like Thunder"
  5. "Herzblut"
  6. "Für Immer"
  7. "Burn It Up"
  8. "Celebrate" (Full Metal Female Version)
  9. "Love Me In Black"
  10. "Walking with the Angels"
  11. "East Meets West"
  12. "Big City Nights"
  13. "Rock You Like a Hurricane
  14. "Fight for Rock"
  15. "True as Steel"
  16. "Hellbound"
  17. "Unholy Love"
  1. "All We Are / Grand Finale"
Extra features, highlights & bonus goodies
  1. "I Rule the Ruins"
  2. "Burning the Witches"
  3. "Burn It Up"
  1. "Egypt (The Chains Are On)"
  2. "Running with the Devil"
  1. "You're My Family" (feat. Chris Caffery)
  1. "True as Steel"
  2. "Hellbound"
  3. "We Are the Metalheads"

Bonus CD

Special tracks from the 25th Anniversary Show
  1. "Introduction" - 0:19
  2. "Earthshaker Rock" - 4:06
  3. "I Rule the Ruins" - 4:01
  4. "You're My Family" - 4:28
  5. "Herzblut" - 4:33
  6. "Unholy Love" (feat. Honza Behunek) - 4:12
  7. "East Meets West" (feat. Chris Boltendahl) - 4:17
  8. "Burn It Up" (feat. Jean Beauvoir) - 3:07
  9. "Above the Ashes" - 4:16
  10. "Celebrate" (feat. Sabina Classen, Floor Jansen, Ji-In Cho, Liv Kristine, Liv Jagrell, Jackie Chambers, Enid Williams) - 4:52
  11. "Breaking the Law" - 4:40

Personnel

Band members

Warlock 1986 members

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 61

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