1984 studio album by Running Wild
Gates to Purgatory |
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Studio album by Running Wild |
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Released | October 1984 |
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Recorded | June 1984 |
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Studio | Caet Studio, Berlin[1] |
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Genre | Speed metal, heavy metal |
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Length | 33:41 |
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Label | Noise (Germany) Combat (US) |
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Producer | Running Wild and Horst Müller |
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Running Wild chronology |
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| Gates to Purgatory (1984) | Branded and Exiled (1985) | |
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.[citation needed] The album was reissued in 2012 by Lemon Records, as well as in 2017 by Noise Records.
Track listing
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted
Side ANo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Victim of States Power" | Warnecke | 3:39 |
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2. | "Black Demon" | | 4:29 |
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3. | "Preacher" | Kasparek, Warnecke | 4:26 |
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4. | "Soldiers of Hell" | | 3:30 |
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Side BNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Diabolic Force" | Kasparek, Warnecke | 5:04 |
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6. | "Adrian S.O.S." | | 2:54 |
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7. | "Genghis Khan" | | 4:13 |
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8. | "Prisoner of Our Time" | Warnecke | 5:26 |
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Total length: | 33:41 |
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US and Canadian CD bonus tracksNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walpurgis Night" | Warnecke | 4:41 |
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2. | "Satan" | | 4:08 |
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Total length: | 42:30 |
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2017 remastered bonus tracksNo. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Chains & Leather" (from the 1983 Rock From Hell - German Metal Attack compilation) | 5:10 |
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2. | "Adrian" (from the 1983 Rock From Hell - German Metal Attack compilation) | 2:44 |
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3. | "Walpurgis Night" (from The First Years of Piracy) | 5:19 |
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4. | "Satan" (from the 1984 Victim of States Power EP) | 4:08 |
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5. | "Iron Heads" (from the 1984 Death Metal split album) | 3:38 |
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6. | "Bones to Ashes" (from the 1984 Death Metal split album) | 5:17 |
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7. | "Soldiers of Hell" (re-recorded) | 3:22 |
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8. | "Prisoner of Our Time" (re-recorded) | 4:34 |
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Total length: | 67:53 |
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- The bonus track "Walpurgis Night" cuts off very close to the end due to the condition of the master tape on most releases
- The 1991 Japanese release contains the 1985 album Branded and Exiled
Personnel
- Rolf Kasparek – guitar, vocals
- Gerald "Preacher" Warnecke – guitar
- Stephan Boriss – bass
- Wolfgang "Hasche" Hagemann – drums
- Production
- Running Wild – producer, artwork
- Horst Müller – producer, recording
- D. Magnussen – photography
Cover versions
References
- ^ "RUNNING WILD - the official website". running-wild.de. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-1894959315.
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