AFM Records has issued the following update:

Doro Pesch develops more and more into a German export hit! Seven months after her last tour in China, the Metal Queen came back for some amazing shows in Shenyang und Peking in front of over 30,000 people.

"I enjoyed the shows very much," comments Doro. "I really would like to play more shows in China at regular intervals. I will take lessons to learn this great language for a better communication with the Chinese fans."

Before the next China trip, Doro will play the big summer festivals and a tour across Russia, the United States and

Germany. The next shows in China are scheduled for 2010.

As previously reported, Pesch has announced the following North American dates for September:

September

5 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
6 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
8 - New York, NY - The Blender Theater at Grammercy
10 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys
11 - Toronto, ON - Wreck Room
12 - Mokena, IL - Pearl Room
18 - Tucson, AZ - The Rock
19 - Mesa, AZ - U.B.'s
20 - West Hollywood, CA - Key Club

Tickets are currently on sale at EnterTheVault.com through July 9th, when they will be available at regular outlets.

BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with Pesch to discuss her new album, Fear No Evil, and what it's like to have dedicated over half her life to metal. An excerpt is available below, with Doro offering some insight on the positive vibe that has become a trademark in her music.

"When we did the Warlock stuff it was never meant in a bad way," says Doro. "Sometimes the lyrics were a bit out there, like 'Sign Of Satan' or 'Time To Die' (laughs), but back then I believed in that stuff. When I first met my manager, Alex Grob, who was with me for 17 years, I told him that I wanted to do music for a couple years because I’d be dead soon enough. He was shocked, and he asked me why I’d say something like that. I told him that the way I was living, in two or three years I’d be dead. Alex told me, 'That’s a very stupid concept. I’m 57 and it’s possible to live a long life,' but I said I wasn’t interested. I was in a complete different frame of mind, and he told me he wouldn’t manage me if I had that kind of attitude. I didn’t like what he was saying but I thought 'Okay, I’m 27, maybe I want to live a little bit longer…' (laughs). It’s almost 20 years later and I’m glad I took the positive route."

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