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]
Raise Your Fist | ||||
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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 | |
Blistering | |
Metal Forces | (6/10)[3] |
Revolver |
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
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Charts
editChart (2012) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 116 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 50 |
French Albums (SNEP)[11] | 177 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] | 16 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 29 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 52 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] | 32 |
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.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Doro – Raise Your Fist" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Doro – Raise Your Fist" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Doro – Raise Your Fist". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Doro – Raise Your Fist" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Doro – Raise Your Fist". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Doro – Raise Your Fist". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2024.