Raise Your Fist

Raise Your Fist
Cover art by Geoffrey Gillespie
Studio album by
Doro
Released19 October 2012
6 November 2012 (USA)
RecordedEardrum Studios, Hamburg,
Studio 102, Bochum,
Mastersound Studios, Steinheim, Germany
Intermedia Post, New Jersey, USA
GenreHeavy metal
Length52:01
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAndreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch, Torsten Sickert
Doro chronology
Raise Your Fist in the Air
(2012) 		Raise Your Fist
(2012) 		Forever Warriors, Forever United
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blistering[2]
Metal Forces(6/10)[3]
Revolver[4]

Raise Your Fist is the twelfth studio album by the German female heavy metal singer Doro, released on 19 October 2012 and 6 November 2012 in USA through Nuclear Blast Records.[5][6] The song "Hero" is dedicated to the late Ronnie James Dio.[7]

On 5 May 2014, Nuclear Blast issued a special edition of the album to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Doro's first live show, which included a second CD titled Powerful Passionate Favorites containing remixes, covers and a demo. It was published in coincide with the German singer's two special celebratory concerts held at CCD Stadthalle of her hometown Düsseldorf.[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Raise Your Fist in the Air"Andreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch3:47
2."Coldhearted Lover"Wolfgang Michels, Pesch3:35
3."Rock Till Death"Filip Sembera, Lucie Roubickova, Pesch3:02
4."It Still Hurts" (ft. Lemmy Kilmister)Bruhn, Pesch4:09
5."Take No Prisoner"Dennis Krüger, Pesch3:08
6."Grab the Bull (Last Man Standing)" (ft. Gus G.)Bruhn, Pesch4:57
7."Engel"Bruhn, Pesch5:13
8."Freiheit (Human Rights)"Bruhn, Pesch3:44
9."Little Headbanger (Nackenbrecher)"Bruhn, Pesch3:14
10."Revenge"Bas Maas, Pesch4:48
11."Free My Heart"Bruhn, Pesch5:09
12."Victory"Kendal Stubbs, Roderick Colebrook3:11
13."Hero"Pesch, Joey Balin4:04
Digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Sealed in Blood (Human Rights)"Bruhn, Pesch3:44
15."Strong and Proud"Nick Douglas, Pesch3:33
Powerful Passionate Favorites – 30 Years Anniversary Edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally performed byLength
1."It Still Hurts" (new mix, featuring Lemmy)Bruhn, PeschDoro Pesch4:27
2."Léve Ton Poing Vers Le Ciel" (Raise Your Fist in the Air)Andreas Bruhn, Doro PeschDoro Pesch3:55
3."Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"Anne Bredon, Jimmy Page, Robert PlantLed Zeppelin7:08
4."Nutbush City Limits"Tina TurnerIke & Tina Turner2:41
5."Only You"Gene SimmonsKiss4:20
6."Egypt (The Chains Are On)"Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James DioDio6:10
7."Nothing Else Matters"James Hetfield, Lars UlrichMetallica5:59
8."Warfare" (from the soundtrack of the movie Anouk III – Die Dunkle Flut)Luke Gasser 3:48
9."NYC Blues" (demo, previously unreleased)Pesch 5:05
Total length:43:33

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 116
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 50
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 177
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 52
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 32

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Doro Raise Your Fist review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ Gallant, Kenneth. "Doro – Raise Your Fist (Nuclear Blast Records)". Blistering. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ Fisher, Mark. "Album / EP Reviews: Doro – Raise Your Fist". Metal Forces. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ Graff, Gary (23 October 2012). "Review: Doro – Raise Your Fist". Revolver. New Bay Media. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "DORO – Raise Your Fist". Nuclear Blast Records. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. ^ "DORO – Raise Your Fist – Nuclear Blast USA". Nuclear Blast USA. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Doro – Raise Your Fist". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  8. ^ "DORO – Raise Your Fist (30 Years Anniversary Edition)". Nuclear Blast USA. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Doro – Raise Your Fist" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Doro – Raise Your Fist" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Doro – Raise Your Fist". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Doro – Raise Your Fist" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Doro – Raise Your Fist". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Doro – Raise Your Fist". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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