''Forever Warriors Forever United'' is the thirteenth studio album by the German heavy metal singer

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, released on August 17, 2018 through

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. This is Doro's first double album, released separately as split albums, as well as a double package. The album is dedicated to

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. The first single "All For Metal" contains several guest vocalists such as

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, Jeff Waters, Johan Hegg, Mille Petrozza, and

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. "If I Can't Have You, No One Will", which has a duet with

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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 "Love's Gone to Hell".

Background

When talking about the album Doro explained that:

Critical reception

Reception of the album was generally positive upon its release, with many welcoming Doro's return. A review from

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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; 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Band members * Doro Pesch – vocals *Bas Maas – guitars *

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– guitars, keyboards *

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– bass *

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– drums Additional musicians *Mille Petrozza ( Kreator) – backing vocals on "All for Metal" *

( Testament) – backing vocals on "All for Metal" *

– backing vocals on "All for Metal" * Warrel Dane ( Nevermore,

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) – backing vocals on "All for Metal" * Jeff Waters ( Annihilator) – backing vocals on "All for Metal" *

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– "All for Metal" *Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek ( Running Wild) – "All for Metal" *DeTraktor – backing vocals "All for Metal" * Doug Aldrich (

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), Dio, Dead Daisies) – guitar solo on "Heartbroken" *Tommy Bolan ( Warlock) – guitars "All for Metal" *Johan Hegg (

) – duet on "If I Can't Have You, No One Will" and backing vocals on "All for Metal" *

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– saxophone on "Backstage to Heaven" Production *Doro Pesch – layout, producer *Bas Maas – producer *Luca Princiotta – engineering, producer *Nick Mitchell – engineering, producer *Andreas Bruhn – engineering, mixing, producer, arrangements (strings) *Mike "Metal" Goldberg – engineering, mixing *Ralph Quick – engineering, mixing *Jochen Kux – engineering *Carsten Steffens – engineering *Jens Dreesen – mastering *Thomas Ewerhard – layout *Geoffrey Gillespie – cover art

Charts

References

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