Warlock were formed by Rudy Graf, Peter Szigeti, Michael Eurich, and Frank Rittel. They found a singer, Doro Pesch, and convinced her to leave the band ``Snakebite``. Warlock played live all over Germany in 1983, gathering fan support, and then recorded a demo in late 1983, which got them signed to Mausoleum Records.

After many, many lineup changes, keeping only Doro Pesch as a constant, legal troubles with one former member or another led the ``fifth Warlock album``, Force Majeure, to be released under the Doro name. Since then, she has continued a solo career.