Doro Pesch fronted the German metal band
Warlock in the 1980s. That band no longer exists, but
Doro has kept her career and passion for heavy metal alive through the years.
Calling the Wild represents a return to the U.S. for
Pesch, but she never quit releasing albums in Europe. This is a great album that combines elements of the older metal sound of
Warlock with more modern metal and other genres. It is, however,
Pesch's voice that carries the album. She can scream with the best of the metal guys (at times sounding a bit like
W.A.S.P.'s
Blackie Lawless) or get quiet and beautiful. She can also cover all the ground in between those two extremes. The disc features several guests, including
Lemmy (
Motörhead,
Hawkwind),
Al Pitrelli (Megadeath),
Eric Singer (
Alice Cooper,
Kiss), and
Slash (
Guns N' Roses). All but two tracks are originals. The two covers are
Idol's "White Wedding" and
Motörhead's "Love Me Forever." The latter is one of the two tracks that
Lemmy makes his appearance on. ~ Gary Hill