Episode 48 - Doro’s Homework (ft. Saxon, Dio & W.A.S.P.)

Following their fireside chat with the Queen of Metal, Doro Pesch set the boys some homework, choosing the next three albums that would be up for review on the next episode of the Enter Sadmen podcast.

Once Steve had got over the shock of actually talking to Doro rather than just watching her from afar on a stage, the lads divvied up the albums she'd chosen and got down to business. It wasn't exactly a chore.

 

First up, Saxon's fourth album (the fourth in two short years, as it happened) Denim And Leather. Two hot singles, 9 fabulous tracks. Its place in the Hall of Fame was guaranteed. The only unknown was exacxtly where it would land.

Next came Dio's sophomore solo album, The Last In Line. Often overlooked, the boys discovered, upon revisiting it, that time had been kinder to it rthan they perhaps expected. But kindlesws can also be cruel, so where would it end up in relation to its predecessor, Holy Diver?

Finally, the concept album that should have been a solo album. 1992's The Crimson Idol from W.A.S.P. The mutual respect that Doro and Blackie had for one another is largely unchronicled - and you'll have to listen to the interview to understand why - but listening to Blackie's concept album it's not difficult to understand why the Metal Queen and the King of Sleaze found a (platonic) connection.