DORO PESCH Talks To RECORD COLLECTOR About Her 30th Anniversary As A Performing Artist (Audio)

Mark Taylor of Record Collector magazine recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below.

In honor of her 30th anniversary as a performing artist, Pesch will celebrate with fans from all over the world with two separate-yet-unique shows on May 2 and May 3 at CCD Stadthalle in her hometown of Düsseldorf.

To coincide with Doro's anniversary concerts, Nuclear Blast will release "Raise Your Fist - 30 Years Anniversary-Edition", containing the re-release of the "Raise Your Fist" record and a bonus CD, "Powerful Passionate Favorites", featuring new and unreleased tracks, as well as Doro's cover versions of aongs by some of her favorite artists, such as LED ZEPPELIN, TINA TURNER, METALLICA and DIO. Another highlight is the French version of her hit "Raise Your Fist In The Air" as well as a new mix of "It Still Hurts", a duet along with MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister.

"Powerful Passionate Favorites" track listing:

01. It Still Hurts

The ballad featuring Doro and Lemmy, with a new mix from Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT)

02. Léve Ton Poing Vers Le Ciel

The French version of the single "Raise Your Fist In The Air"

03. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You

Doro's cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic

04. Nutbush City Limits

Doro's cover version of the TINA TURNER classic

05. Only You

New version of the track, written by Gene Simmons (KISS) in the year 1990 for Doro

06. Egypt (The Chains Are On)

Cover version of Doro's favorite Ronnie James Dio song

07. Nothing Else Matters

Doro's cover version of the most popular METALLICA classic

08. Warfare

New song, to be featured in the movie "Anuk 2", in which Doro again stars as the warrior Meha.

09. NYC Blues

Home-recorded demo version of a new track, recently recorded at Doro's apartment in New York

Pesch's version of LED ZEPPELIN's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" can now be streamed below.

"Raise Your Fist" landed at position No. 65 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.