DORO Releases 14th Studio Album ‘Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud’ (October 27th, 2023)

DORO Releases 14th Studio Album ‘Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud’
October 27th, 2023

Düsseldorf, Germany-based metal vocalist Doro Pesch issued 14th full-length studio album Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud on October 27th, 2023 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Judas Priest singer Rob Halford contributes guest vocals on the cover of Priest’s ‘Living After Midnight’ and a rendition of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’, while Broilers frontman Sammy Amara features on the song ‘Bond Unending’.

Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud was recorded at studios in Miami, Florida, New York and Hamburg, Germany, among others.

The track listing is as follows:

CD1

01. ‘Children Of The Dawn’
02. ‘Fire In The Sky’
03. ‘Living After Midnight’ (Judas Priest cover, feat. Rob Halford)
04. ‘All For You’
05. ‘Lean Mean Rock Machine’
06. ‘I Will Prevail’
07. ‘Bond Unending’ (feat. Sammy Amara)
08. ‘Time For Justice’
09. ‘Fels In der Brandung’
10. ‘Love Breaks Chains’
11. ‘Drive Me Wild’
12. ‘Rise’
13. ‘Best In Me’
14. ‘Heavenly Creatures’
15. ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ (Bonnie Tyler cover, feat. Rob Halford)

CD2

01. ‘Warlocks And Witches’ (intro) *
02. ‘Horns Up High’ *
03. ‘True Metal Maniacs’ *
04. ‘Heart In Pain’ *
05. ‘The Four Horsemen’ (Metallica cover) *

* digipak CD bonus track

Doro’s band line-up is as follows:

Doro Pesch (vocals, ex-Warlock, ex-Beast)
Luca Princiotta (guitar and keyboards, ex-Blaze Bayley / ex-The Clairvoyants)
Bas Maas (guitar, Consonance / ex-After Forever)
Nick Douglas (bass, Chris Caffery / ex-Deadly Blessing)
Johnny Dee (drums, ex-World War III / ex-Britny Fox / ex-Waysted)

Music videos were released for the tracks ‘Time For Justice’, ‘Bond Unending’, ‘Children Of The Dawn’, ‘True Metal Maniacs’ and a cover of Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’, while an animated music video was issued for ‘Lean Mean Rock Machine’. In addition, an official lyric video was created for Doro’s rendition of Judas Priest’s ‘Living After Midnight’. All seven clips can also be viewed below.

Thirteenth studio record Forever Warriors, Forever United was released in August 2018 via Nuclear Blast.

Promotional photograph by Jochen Rolfes.