''Forever Warriors Forever United'' is the thirteenth studio album by the German female 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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, 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 3rd and 4th 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".

Background

When talking about the album Doro explained that:

Critical Reception

Reception of the album has been generally positive upon its release, with many welcoming her return. A review from Blabbermouth gave a review stating 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; Another reviewer from SonicPerspectives wrote that the album was more of a mixed bag.

Track listing

Personnel

;Band members *

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– vocals *Bas Maas – guitars *

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– guitars, keyboards *

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– bass *

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– drums ;Additional musicians *Mille Petrozza (

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) - backing vocals "All for Metal" *

( Testament) - backing vocals "All for Metal" *

- backing vocals "All for Metal" *

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(

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) - backing vocals "All for Metal" *

( Annihilator) - backing vocals "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" *

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( Whitesnake), Dio, Dead Daisies) - guitars (solo) "Heartbroken" *Tommy Bolan (

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) - 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

References

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