[avatar =”Mel” size=”50″ align=”left” /]The release of new work by Doro is always something to be excited about!
This EP contains 3 variations of the new single “Love’s Gone to Hell”, a wonderful song filled with a powerful chorus, a catchy riff and a voice that seems can never be changed by time ing. My favourite of the three would be the single version over the radio version, the only difference is it is a little longer and I get to hear this vibrating crystal voice for some time longer. The song is consistent all the way through and never gets boring at any point. It’s a pure pleasure to listen to and makes you want to hear so much more, that chorus will definitely be in my mind for a while!
The other part of the EP consist of a song released back in 2012, and seeing the latest events it makes a lot of sense for its release: “It Still Hurts” featuring Lemmy Kilmister. The song in itself is wonderful, the twirling of two iconic metal voices in a slow powerful ballad… What else could you need? Knowing the latest events concerning Lemmy, this song has even more meaning and the power behind the lyrics is even stronger. Doro could not have made a better choice of a song to add to this EP. I could say I listened to this song with a whole new ear, and I now see this song in a completely, and obviously much deeper way.
The next 2 songs are live releases, the first one being an old classic: “Save My Soul” followed by a newer release, “Rock Till Death”. I am personally not a very big fan of listening to live songs unless the song has major differences within it. “Rock Till Death” gave me something I would never have expected – a duet with Blind Guardian’s Hansi. Two metal voices fused in one song to make it greater than ever, I loved every second of it to the point I may even prefer this version to the studio, and that is saying something. The next gives you the live version of a well known classic “Save My Soul”. The song remains great, Doro’s voice perfect as ever and the crowd is even quite entertaining. However as major differences go, except a very few backing vocals from Hansi throughout the song, there isn’t very much of it. As a personal preference I would say “Rock Till Death” brought me more as a track.
The album ends in the third version of the single “Love’s Gone To Hell”, this time an original demo version. In this track we can feel Doro’s voice has not been tweaked and her voice seems far more natural. Although the song is not mixed as perfectly as the released version (as expected of a demo) there is something strangely beautiful in hearing an unmodified version of the song where Doro’s voice is heard for what it truly is. No matter the modification, her voice still keeps her vibrating beauty. Hearing such a voice in a demo reminds us all why it is Doro is such a great artist.
Overall a very enjoyable EP. Doro shows that even after 34 years since her debuts with Warlock, she can still bring power to a song using nothing but her wonderful voice. I do it, though, that I would have liked to heard another duet track instead of “Save My Soul”. 9/10
The Love’s Gone To Hell EP is released on 1st April 2016
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