Forever Warriors, Forever United

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Forever Warriors, Forever United
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Studio album by
Doro
Released17 August 2018
StudioRockcity Digital Studio, Kirchlengern, Germany
Genre Heavy metal
Length100:04
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer
Doro chronology
Raise Your Fist
(2012)		Forever Warriors, Forever United
(2018)		Conqueress: Forever Strong and Proud
(2023)

Forever Warriors Forever United is the thirteenth studio album by the German female heavy metal singer Doro, released on August 17, 2018 through Nuclear Blast Records. [1] This is Doro's first double album, released separately as split albums, as well as a double package. The album is dedicated to Lemmy Kilmister. The first single "All For Metal" contains several guest vocalists such as Chuck Billy, Jeff Waters, Johan Hegg, Mille Petrozza, and Sabaton. "If I Can't Have You, No One Will", which has a duet with Amon Amarth bellower Johan Hegg, was released as the 2nd Single. The third and fourth singles were "Lift Me Up" and "It Cuts So Deep" respectfully. Five music videos were produced in promotion for the record's release: "All for Metal", "It Cuts So Deep", "If I Can Not Have – No One Will", "Freunde Furs Leben" and "It Cuts So Deep".

Contents

Background

When talking about the album Doro explained that:

"We have toured very intensively over the past few years, gathering so many impressions along the way and meeting so many great people. That really inspired me. The songs and ideas literally flooded our minds and this also didn’t stop in the studio. From over 50 song ideas we quickly had 14 songs for an album, then suddenly 20 and in the end, it was 24. Then I decided to also record one more in our last studio week: 'Caruso'." [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 7.5/10 [3]
Distorted Sound7/10 [4]
Ghost Cult Magazine7.0/10 [5]
Grimmgent6.4/10 [6]
Metal Forces 8/10 [7]
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Reception of the album was generally positive upon its release, with many welcoming Doro's return. A review from Blabbermouth.net stated that "Forever Warriors, Forever United is like that reliable MOTÖRHEAD album you're gonna buy automatically—just because." They spoke fondly of tracks like "All for Metal", "Turn It Up", "Resistance", "Blood, Sweat and Rock 'n' Roll", "Fight Through the Fire", and "Backstage to Heaven". However, they disliked the length of the album, stating that;

"If there's any real problem to "Forever Warriors, Forever United", it's that the sum of all parts is too much of the same helpings in one sitting. To the point even the band is, at times, rolling through the motions. "If I Can't Have You – No One Will" is unfortunately awkward and garish, though Doro is to be commended for shaking things up. Positively, "Bastardos" is shocked with speed and hellfire, and Doro rolls through it with champion vigor. She snarls deliciously on "Turn it Up" and she tragically makes you feel what she's feeling on "Heartbroken", one of the best tunes in the set."

John Kokel from Sonic Perspectives wrote that the album was more of a mixed bag, stating: "We wanted to like this album. Seeing a golden rocker like Graham Bonnet defy age and the odds to deliver a blistering metal album was heartwarming, and we wanted nothing more than to see Doro also deliver the goods. However, there is little to recommend the album, unless one is a longtime Doro fan. The artistic drawing of a 22-year-old Doro on the cover unfortunately does not live up to the dated and faded product within." [9]

Track listing

CD1: Forever Warriors
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All for Metal"Andreas Bruhn, Doro4:02
2."Bastardos"Bruhn, Doro3:49
3."If I Can't Have You – No One Will"Doro, Johan Hegg, Thomas N. Bolan5:09
4."Soldier of Metal"Bruhn, Doro4:35
5."Turn It Up"Doro, Joey Balin, Thomas N. Bolan3:23
6."Blood, Sweat and Rock 'n' Roll"Bas Maas, Doro, Johnny Dee, Luca Princiotta, Nick Douglas4:22
7."Don't Break My Heart Again" (Whitesnake cover)David Coverdale4:41
8."Love's Gone to Hell"Bruhn, Doro4:16
9."Freunde fürs Leben"Bruhn, Doro4:25
10."Backstage to Heaven"Doro, Jack Ponti, Josh Daniel Tate3:51
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Be Strong"Bruhn, Doro3:01
12."Black Ballad"Bruhn, Doro5:46
13."Bring My Hero Back Home Again" (from the film Anuk III – Die Dunkle Flut / The Dark Flood)Luke Gasser2:34
Total length:52:54
CD2: Forever United
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Resistance"Andreas Bruhn, Doro3:14
2."Lift Me Up"Bruhn, Doro4:50
3."Heartbroken"Bruhn, Doro4:40
4."It Cuts So Deep"David Bryan, Doro5:14
5."Love Is a Sin"Bruhn, Doro4:08
6."Living Life to the Fullest"Bruhn, Doro4:39
7."1000 Years"Joey Balin, Doro4:44
8."Fight Through the Fire"Nick Douglas3:47
9."Lost in the Ozone" (Motörhead cover)Ian Fraser Kilmister, Mikkey Dee, Michael Burston, Phil Campbell3:26
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Caruso"Lucio Dalla3:33
11."Tra Como e Coriovallum" (instrumental)Bas Maas, Luca Princiotta2:40
12."Metal Is My Alcohol"Bruhn, Doro2:10
Total length:47:10

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Forever Warriors, Forever United
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 92
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 185
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 13

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