Gates to Purgatory is the debut studio album by German heavy metal band Running Wild, released in 1984. It predates their piracy themes and has mostly satanically-influenced lyrics but also features songs with anarchic and libertarian (in the sense of European libertarianism) themes. It was in part of Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke's studies in theology. He left the band soon after the album's release to become a vicar.
The album has sold over 235,000 copies worldwide. The album was reissued in 2012 by Lemon Records, as well as in 2017 by Noise Records.
Tracklist:
- Victim of States Power 03:39
- Black Demon 04:28
- Preacher 04:25
- Soldiers of Hell 03:30
- Diabolic Force 05:04
- Adrian S.O.S. 02:54
- Genghis Khan 04:13
- Prisoner of Our Time 05:26
- Chains & Leather ('Rock from Hell - German Metal Attack' version) 05:10
- Adrian ('Rock from Hell - German Metal Attack' version) 02:44
- Walpurgis Night (The Sign of Women's Fight) (12" single B-side) 05:19
- Satan (12" single B-side) 04:08
- Iron Heads ('Death Metal' version) 03:38
- Bones to Ashes ('Death Metal' version) 05:17
- Soldiers of Hell (1991 re-recorded version) 03:22
- Prisoner of Our Time (1991 re-recorded version) 04:34
Time: 01:07:51
- Tracks 9-10 taken from the 1983 Rock From Hell - German Metal Attack compilation.
- Track 11 taken from the 1991 The First Years of Piracy lp.
- Track 12 taken from the 1984 Victim of States Power ep 1984.
- Tracks 13-14 taken from the 1984 Death Metal compilation.
- Tracks 15-16 are 1991 re-recorded versions.
Recording information:
Tracks 1-8 & 12:
- Recorded at Caet Studio, Berlin, June 1984.
- Produced by Running Wild.
Tracks 9-10:
- Recorded October 1983 at Preuben-Ton-Studio in Berlin, Germany.
Track 11:
- Recorded and mixed at Studio M, Machtsum, July/August 1991.
Tracks 13-14:
Recorded February/March 1984 at Caet Studio, Berlin, Germany.
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