Doro
Warrior Soul
Locomotive Records
8/10
Doro Pesch has long been a cornerstone in the field of female-fronted heavy metal. Here, the original warrior princess returns with yet another album filled with beautifully powerful singing.
She’s come a long way since her days as frontwoman of Warlock and time and time again, you can count on Doro to come through with an album replete with hard rocking anthems and instantly memorable tracks.
Concepts such as the strong opener “You’re My Family” and “Strangers Yesterday” shows the singer can take on more mature topics that are separate from the bread-and-butter metal themes, but songs such as “Thunderspell” and the record’s highly dynamic, tuneful title track show that she hasn’t forgotten where she came from, incorporating the types of traditional inspirations that fans have come to know and love over her tenured career.
The latter shines with maturity and reveals that the gorgeous singer can still bare her soul without reservation and deliver a vocal performance that is both soothingly seductive and masterfully melodic (this fact is especially evident on the hidden acoustic version of the cut).
Filled with majestic metal moments and smooth-sounding harmonies, “Warrior Soul” is a compelling return for the sultry songstress. As the final notes of “Shine On” build to a commanding crescendo and fade into the distance, one thing is certain; Doro Pesch remains the reigning queen of heavy metal.
© 2005 ERIN FOX – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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