Not only is Doro Pesch considered by many to be Europe's reigning queen of metal, she's also a heroine to fans and artists around the world, who regard her as one of the major influences on the modern wave of female-fronted metal bands. Three years ago, Doro commemorated a career milestone with a 25th anniversary concert in her home town of Dusseldorf, Germany, attended by over 8500 adoring fans. That entire show, which included many other international metal superstars, was professionally documented for a DVD entitled 25 Years in Rock... and Still Going Strong, and it's about to be released in North America. Hit the jump, 'cuz we've got details on the flipside... including a clip and the wicked DVD art (Doro...
- 7/26/2011
- FEARnet
Somewhere in the hard rock and metal cosmos, Blackie Lawless was granted the same passage as Overkill, Motorhead and AC/DC where recording the same album over and over again is considered his charm and not his stigma.
Those following W.A.S.P. over the years will testify once Blackie Lawless officially grabbed hold of the reins of the group (some say as early as its inception), he sentenced W.A.S.P.’s creative flux to be held in check by exhausted three chord progressions. Suffice it to say, he’s maintained a career with those chords. Those, plus a Who-adoring dedication to dramatic stanza build-ups in the vein of Tommy and Quadrophenia, which get implemented as many as three times per W.A.S.P. album.
Once the Lawless one changed his rowdy ways, ditching the buzzsaw gauntlet and assless spandex (you wonder how many times he...
Those following W.A.S.P. over the years will testify once Blackie Lawless officially grabbed hold of the reins of the group (some say as early as its inception), he sentenced W.A.S.P.’s creative flux to be held in check by exhausted three chord progressions. Suffice it to say, he’s maintained a career with those chords. Those, plus a Who-adoring dedication to dramatic stanza build-ups in the vein of Tommy and Quadrophenia, which get implemented as many as three times per W.A.S.P. album.
Once the Lawless one changed his rowdy ways, ditching the buzzsaw gauntlet and assless spandex (you wonder how many times he...
- 11/16/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Ray Van Horn, Jr.)
- Fangoria
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