"Für Immer" (Forever) is a

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composed by the

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heavy metal band

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, from their 1987 album ''

Triumph and Agony ''Triumph and Agony'' is the fourth and final studio album by the German heavy metal music, heavy metal band Warlock (band), Warlock, released on 29 September 1987. The album was recorded in the US with producer Joey Balin and a different band ...

''. It was the band's sixth single and it was published by

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Review

The song was published for the second time in a live version as b-side of the

Doro Pesch Dorothee Pesch (born 3 June 1964), known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former frontwoman of heavy metal band Warlock. Dubbed the "Metal Queen", Doro's contributions to music and culture mad ...

's single "Hard Times" in 1989. It was later published again in the compilation ''

Rare Diamonds ''Rare Diamonds'' is a compilation album, containing songs of the German Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Warlock (band), Warlock and songs coming from Warlock singer Doro (musician), Doro Pesch's first two solo albums. The album was release ...

'', released in March 1991 by PolyGram under the name

& Doro. The video produced for this song and shot by

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is contained in the VHS video compilation with the same name. In 1998 the track was part of Doro's compilation ''

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''. In 2003

released a live version of the song as single, published by SPV/Steamhammer. In 2004 the song had a "classic" treatment, with strings and acoustic guitars, on

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's album ''

Classic Diamonds ''Classic Diamonds'' is the ninth studio album by the German female hard rock singer Doro Pesch. It was released worldwide in 2004 by AFM Records. The album presents new acoustic and symphonic arrangements for songs from Doro's repertoire, as w ...

'' . In 2020

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, Henning Wehland from the

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and

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from

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released a new version of the song in view of the corona crisis.

Track listing

# "Für Immer" - 4:12 # "Metal Tango" - 4:24

Doro — Für Immer

# "Für Immer" (live radio edit) - 3:30 # "Für Immer" (live version) - 6:10

Cover

The Swedish band

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released a Cover, of für Immer in German, on their second Album

Attero Dominatus ''Attero Dominatus'' is the second studio album by Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton, as well as the first to feature keyboardist Daniel Mÿhr. The album reached 16th place on the Swedish album charts, remaining in the listings for seven weeks. ...

.Sabaton
Sabaton - Für immer (Doro Cover Song)
viewed on 1. January 2021

References

External links

Original video from Warlock 1987

Review at Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives

Fan-Video for Classic Diamonds Version
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