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)
Terrorvision
Doro Lyrics
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For you to play into their game
They teach you fear - they teach you shame
They make you want - they make you hate
Love is our salvation
It can make you see
Just make your own opinion
Terrorvision - it's apathy
Don't want your vision chained to me
Terrorvision - hear me plea
It's my decision to be free
They'll put an image in your mind
They'll make it stay there all the time
They push your buttons pull your strings
And you won't know its happening
Love is our salvation
It can make you see
Just make your own opinion
Terrorvision - it's apathy
Don't want your vision chained to me
Terrorvision - hear my plea
It's my decision to be free
They'll make you crazy, bend the truth
They'll suck your soul right out of you
One day you wake up cold as hell
And you won't even know yourself
Terrorvision - it's apathy
Don't want your vision chained to me
Terrorvision - hear me plea
It's my decision to be free
The lyrics to Doro's song, "Terrorvision," speak to societal pressures to conform and the dangers of allowing oneself to be controlled by external forces. The song warns against being trapped in a cage-like living room, forced to play into the game of those who seek to teach fear, shame, want, and hate. The overall message of the song is that love is the key to salvation, and that it is essential to form one's own opinions rather than allowing them to be dictated by external sources.
The term "Terrorvision" is used to refer to the apathy and lack of agency that can come from allowing oneself to be controlled by others. The song warns against allowing one's vision to be chained to others and calls for the freedom to form one's own opinions. The lyrics also speak to the way that society can manipulate individuals by putting images in their minds and pushing buttons to make them hate, fear, and want things that they may not actually need or believe in. The result can be a loss of oneself, with the person waking up one day feeling lost and disconnected from their own identity.
Line by Line Meaning
Your living room is just a cage
Your world is restricted and limited, like a cage.
For you to play into their game
You are being forced to conform to society's expectations and values.
They teach you fear - they teach you shame
The authorities instill fear and shame in you to control your actions.
They make you want - they make you hate
The powers that be manipulate you into having certain desires and resentments to advance their agenda.
Love is our salvation
Love is the answer to our problems.
It can make you see
Love has the power to enlighten you.
Just make your own opinion
Think for yourself and form your own beliefs.
Terrorvision - it's apathy
Allowing others to control your thoughts and actions leads to a state of impassivity.
Don't want your vision chained to me
I don't want to be subjected to the same manipulation and control as you are.
Terrorvision - hear me plea
I am begging you to open your eyes and see the truth.
It's my decision to be free
I choose to be my own person, free from outside influence and control.
They'll put an image in your mind
They implant ideas in your head.
They'll make it stay there all the time
They ensure that these ideas linger and become deeply ingrained in your psyche.
They push your buttons pull your strings
They manipulate you like a puppet, controlling your every move.
And you won't know its happening
You won't even realize you're being controlled.
They'll make you crazy, bend the truth
They make you question your sanity and doubt reality.
They'll suck your soul right out of you
By controlling your thoughts and beliefs, they take away your individuality and leave you unrecognizable.
One day you wake up cold as hell
One day you'll realize just how much they've stripped away from you and left you feeling empty.
And you won't even know yourself
You'll be so far removed from your true self that you won't recognize who you have become.
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