Raise Your Fist

Raise Your Fist
Cover art by Geoffrey Gillespie
Studio album by Doro
Released	19 October 2012 6 November 2012 (USA)
Recorded	Eardrum Studios, Hamburg, Studio 102, Bochum, Mastersound Studios, Steinheim, Germany Intermedia Post, New Jersey, USA
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	52:01
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Andreas 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
Source	Rating
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Raise Your Fist in the Air"	Andreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch	3:47
2.	"Coldhearted Lover"	Wolfgang Michels, Pesch	3:35
3.	"Rock Till Death"	Filip Sembera, Lucie Roubickova, Pesch	3:02
4.	"It Still Hurts" (ft. Lemmy Kilmister)	Bruhn, Pesch	4:09
5.	"Take No Prisoner"	Dennis Krüger, Pesch	3:08
6.	"Grab the Bull (Last Man Standing)" (ft. Gus G.)	Bruhn, Pesch	4:57
7.	"Engel"	Bruhn, Pesch	5:13
8.	"Freiheit (Human Rights)"	Bruhn, Pesch	3:44
9.	"Little Headbanger (Nackenbrecher)"	Bruhn, Pesch	3:14
10.	"Revenge"	Bas Maas, Pesch	4:48
11.	"Free My Heart"	Bruhn, Pesch	5:09
12.	"Victory"	Kendal Stubbs, Roderick Colebrook	3:11
13.	"Hero"	Pesch, Joey Balin	4:04

Digipak edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Sealed in Blood (Human Rights)"	Bruhn, Pesch	3:44
15.	"Strong and Proud"	Nick Douglas, Pesch	3:33

Powerful Passionate Favorites – 30 Years Anniversary Edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Originally performed by	Length
1.	"It Still Hurts" (new mix, featuring Lemmy)	Bruhn, Pesch	Doro Pesch	4:27
2.	"Léve Ton Poing Vers Le Ciel" (Raise Your Fist in the Air)	Andreas Bruhn, Doro Pesch	Doro Pesch	3:55
3.	"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"	Anne Bredon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant	Led Zeppelin	7:08
4.	"Nutbush City Limits"	Tina Turner	Ike & Tina Turner	2:41
5.	"Only You"	Gene Simmons	Kiss	4:20
6.	"Egypt (The Chains Are On)"	Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio	Dio	6:10
7.	"Nothing Else Matters"	James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich	Metallica	5:59
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

;Band members Doro Pesch – vocals Bas Maas – guitars Luca Princiotta – guitars, keyboards Nick Douglas – bass Johnny Dee – drums Additional musicians Thorsten Bauer – guitar, bass, backing vocals Felix Born – drums Uwe Fichtner – backing vocals Gus G. – guitar solo on track 6 Mike "Metal" Goldberg – drums Lemmy Kilmister – vocals on track 4 Alexander Krull – backing vocals Lucie Roubickova – backing vocals on tracks 3 and 6 Filip Sembera – guitar on track 3 Torsten Sickert – guitars, bass and drums on track 3, keyboards Klaus Vanscheidt – guitars and backing vocals on track 3 Harrison Young – keyboards

Production Thorsten Bauer – engineer on track 6 Andreas Bruhn – producer, engineer and mixing on tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, engineer on tracks 1, 6 and 10, mixing on track 15 Jens Dreesen – mastering Mike Goldberg – engineer on tracks 12, 13 Jacob Hansen – mixing on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 Rudy Kronenberger – mixing on track 13 Alexander Krull – engineer, mixing and mastering on track 6 Jochen Kux – engineer and mixing on tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, engineer on tracks 1 and 6, mixing on track 15 Bas Maas – engineer Doro Pesch – producer Chris Rakestraw – vocal engineer Torsten Sickert – arranger, producer and engineer on track 3 Kendal Stubbs – programming on track 12 Afshin Tahmasebi – engineer on tracks 10 and 15

Charts

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

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.

External links

• American site
• Raise Your Fist in the Air on YouTube