BW&BK; scribe Mark Gromen has checked in with the following:

While Nick Douglas (bass), Johnny Dee (drums) and Joe Taylor (guitar) recently performed together under the bassist's moniker, DDT is a new venture intent on filling the gaps between the DORO touring cycle by offering a fan-favorite array of classic rock covers to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.

"During the festival season we play about 10 days and have 40 off," comments Douglas. "There are a bunch of biker gatherings that want (live) entertainment, so we're looking at filling in the gaps in our schedule."

Their debut gig, at Whiskey Tango, in Northeast Philadelphia (June 18, 2010), saw the trio taking turns as lead vocalist, running through the likes of ALICE COOPER (the Dee sung 'I'm Eighteen'), THE CARS ('Candy-O'), GUESS WHO ('American Band'), PINK FLOYD ('Money'), HENDRIX / DYLAN ('All Along The Watchtower'), THE BEATLES ('She's So Heavy') and NEIL YOUNG / BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD ('Mr. Soul').

Joked Dee: "We've spent 17 years of our lives in Germany and we can't speak Germany! We're some dumb Americans."

Douglas and Dee leave June 21st for Europe, to meet up with Doro for their Graspop gig, in Belgium on the 25th.

As previously reported, Doro Pesch - who celebrated her 2,500th concert on March 13th - will make her Japanese debut this fall with three special dates in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Dates include:

October

8 - Holiday Shinjuku - Tokyo, Japan
10 - Holiday Nagoya - Nagoya, Japan
11 - Holiday Osaka - Osaka, Japan

Said an excited Pesch of the upcoming shows, "I always knew we had a strong fanbase in Japan and I’m so happy to finally be able to play there. I can’t believe it! I’m so excited and so looking forward to meeting everybody, putting on great shows and rocking together with the fans!"

Check out two promo videos below: