Doro Pesch (full name: Dorothea Pesch) is a German heavy metal singer and… Read Full Bio ↴Doro Pesch (full name: Dorothea Pesch) is a German heavy metal singer and songwriter, former vocalist of the band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene. Since 1989 she leads the band of her name.

Doro was born in Düsseldorf, NRW, West Germany on 3 June 1964, as the only child of Walter, a truck driver, and Barbara Pesch. Doro's first memory of rock music is the song "Lucille" by Little Richard, which she sang when she was three years old. She learned to play piano and started singing at the age of ten years, when she was exposed to the glam rock of bands like T. Rex, The Sweet and Slade. In 1980, she was accepted in her first band called Snakebite, which was playing rock music in a Düsseldorf basement used as rehearsal space by many other underground groups. The first recording with Doro on vocals was a cheap 7-track demo released by Snakebite for promotion. When Snakebite disbanded in 1981, Doro went on to sing for the garage bands Beast and Attack, before forming Warlock with Peter Szigeti, Rudy Graf, Thomas Studier, and Michael Eurich in 1982

After Warlock underwent many personnel changes, Pesch was the only remaining original member of the band. After changing her record label, she released in 1989 the fifth album as Doro, as the former label owned the trademark on the Warlock name.

Pesch now pursues a solo career and lives in New York City. 2004 album Classic Diamonds was a collaboration with The Classic Night Orchestra which reworked some of her earlier songs. Fear No Evil released in 2009 saw a brief return to the US and currently touring Europe celebrating 25 Years in Rock with a full fledged DVD out on Nuclear Blast.

She released her first album in six years, Forever Warriors - Forever United, on 17 August 2018, entering in many charts worldwide.

Her band at the moment:

Doro Pesch (1988–present) – lead vocals
Stefan Herkenhoff (2021) – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Johnny Dee (1993–1995, 1998–present) – drums, backing vocals
Bill Hudson (2021) – guitars
Bas Maas (2009–present) – guitars, backing vocals

Studio and live albums, EPs and DVDs
Force Majeure (1989)
Doro (1990)
Rare Diamonds (1991)
True at Heart (1991)
Angels Never Die (1993)
DORO Live - Angels Never Die Tour '93 (1993)
Machine II Machine (1995)
A Whiter Shade of Pale (1995)
Machine II Machine: Electric Club Mixes (EP) (1995)
Love Me in Black (1998)
Love Me in Black (EP) (1998)
The Ballads (1998)
Best Of (1998)
WARLOCK - Earthshaker Rock (1999)
Ich Will Alles (EP) (2000)
Calling the Wild (2000)
White Wedding (EP) (2001)
Fight (2002)
Doro Pesch and Warlock: Live (Dvd) (2002)
Für Immer (Dvd) (2003)
Let Love Rain on Me (EP) (2004)
Classic Diamonds (2004)
Classic Diamonds: The Dvd (2004)
We're Like Thunder (EP) (2005)
In Liebe Und Freundschaft (EP) (2005)
Warrior Soul (2006)
20 Years – A Warrior Soul (2006)
All We Are - The Fight (EP) (2007)
Anthems for the Champion - The Queen (EP) (2007)
Metal Queen – B-Sides & Rarities (2007)
Celebrate (The Night of the Warlock) (EP) (2008)
Fear No Evil (2009)
Herzblut (EP) (2009)
25 Years In Rock... And Still Going Strong (Box) (2010)
Merry Metal X-Mas - Doro feat. Onkel Tom Angelripper (2010)
Under My Skin - A Fine Selection Of Doro Classics (2012)
Raise Your Fist In The Air(EP) (2012)
Raise Your Fist (2012)
Doro live @ Wacken Open Air 2013 (Dvd) (2013)
Raise Your Fist (30 Years Anniversary) (2014)
World Gone Wild (6 Discs Box) (2015)
Greatest Hits (2016)
Love's Gone To Hell (2016)
Strong And Proud - 30 Years Of Rock (Dvd) (2016)
I Am What I Am (2017)
Für Immer - Deutsche Songs, Balladen und Raritäten (2017)
For Metal - Live At Rock Hard Festival 2015 (2018)
With The Classic Night Orchestra - Classic Diamonds (2018)
Forever Warriors, Forever United (2018)
Backstage to Heaven (EP) (2019)
Magic Diamonds - Best of Rock, Ballads & Rare Treasures (2020)
Triumph And Agony Live (2021)
Conqueress - Forever Strong and Proud (2023)

Angels With Dirty Faces
Doro Lyrics

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See my soul as desire
Catch the words as they fall from my lips
Feel the passion grow higher
Lick the sweat from my fingertips

Be my love
Beware my love is strange
Be my love

Beware the time can change

See my scars heat the hunter
Catch the thoughts as they race with the wind
Hear my heart beat like thunder
Free yourself, let the madness begin

Be my love
Beware my love is strange
Be my love
Beware the time can change

We're Angels With Dirty Faces
Livin' all alone
Angels With Dirty Faces
So far from home
Our dirty minds go on and on
Our fear of night is long gone
We're Angels With Dirty Faces
So far from home

Touch my skin
It's on fire
Light your dreams with the heat of the sun

Let your passions expire
Burn it up till there's nowhere to run

Be my love
Beware my love is strange
Be my love
Beware the times have changed

We're Angels With Dirty Faces
Livin' all alone
Angels With Dirty Faces
So far from home
Our dirty minds go on and on
Our fear of night is long gone
We're Angels With Dirty Faces
So far from home
So far from home

Be my love
Beware my love is strange
Be my love
Beware the times have changed

We're Angels With Dirty Faces
Livin' all alone
Angels With Dirty Faces
So far from home
Our dirty minds go on and on
Our fear of night is long gone
We're Angels With Dirty Faces
So far from home
So far from home
So far from home

So far from home
So far from home

Overall Meaning

The song "Angels With Dirty Faces" by Doro Pesch is a love song with a dark twist. The lyrics depict a passionate love that is both dangerous and unpredictable. The opening lines "See my soul as desire, catch the words as they fall from my lips, feel the passion grow higher, lick the sweat from my fingertips" suggest that the love being described is intense and visceral. The chorus warns the listener to "beware" of this love because it is "strange" and because "the times have changed." The second verse adds to this warning by describing the scars and racing thoughts of the singer: "See my scars heat the hunter, catch the thoughts as they race with the wind, hear my heart beat like thunder, free yourself, let the madness begin." The imagery here is violent and frenzied, suggesting that the love being described is not just risky, but potentially destructive.

The chorus repeats the warning and introduces the titular metaphor: "We're Angels With Dirty Faces, Livin' all alone, Angels With Dirty Faces, So far from home." The phrase "Angels with Dirty Faces" is a reference to the 1938 film of the same name starring James Cagney, which tells the story of a group of streetwise boys who are taken under the wing of a kindly priest. In the context of this song, the metaphor suggests that the singer and their lover are outcasts living on the fringes of society, but with a fierce passion burning inside them. The rest of the chorus celebrates this passion: "Our dirty minds go on and on, our fear of night is long gone."

Overall, "Angels With Dirty Faces" is a song about the dangers and thrills of intense, forbidden love. The lyrics are vivid and evocative, painting a picture of passion and fury that is both captivating and terrifying.

Line by Line Meaning

See my soul as desire
See the depth of my passion

Catch the words as they fall from my lips
Listen to my every word and take them to heart

Feel the passion grow higher
Experience the intensity of my love

Lick the sweat from my fingertips
Taste the essence of my desire

Be my love
Join me in a tumultuous romance

Beware my love is strange
Be cautious of my unconventional love

Beware the time can change
Be cautious that circumstances may alter our love

See my scars heat the hunter
Witness the evidence of heartbreak that has made me stronger

Catch the thoughts as they race with the wind
Capture the fleeting thoughts that bring me joy

Hear my heart beat like thunder
Feel the intensity of my emotions

Free yourself, let the madness begin
Let go of your inhibitions and join me in a wild affair