from www.melodicrock.com :
"In October 2009, Preacher, former guitarist of the first legendary Running Wild Line Up, and Guido, met again at the Swordbrothers Festival in Guidos hometown Andernach, Germany. Guido was the singer of the The Company in the 90's and the first years of the new century, where he made three CDs which were a big success in Japan, Netherlands and France. Preacher saw some of their shows in the 90's and soon became a friend of the band. After their reunion they met again at Guidos home. Soon they noticed that they were on the same wavelength and they decided to form The Gate: Playing Metal to play Metal with their tradition and in their true beliefs!
With Tino, the former bass player of the Metal Underground Masterpiece Insolence, and Peter Unruh Michels on the drums, they found the right men to start their band. Peter played in many bands like One Sign Of Metal and the Cologne Hardrockers Underdog that had some great releases in the 80's. In the first few months they worked on their material and in the summer of 2010 they entered the BIG EASY STUDIO near Hennef, Germany. Together with their Producer Michael Freio Haas they recorded five tracks. It didn't take long before the first offers of interested labels came in. The Gate decided to sign with ROCK IT UP RECORDS.
Together with GUN BARREL, PERZONAL WAR, and JUDAS RISING, the guys did their debut on stage in Bonn with great success. In the beginning of 2011 the band finished their recordings at the Big Easy. It was Korbinian Warnecke (the son of the preacherman) who played the 12 String Guitar on the song 1000 Miles away. After the recordings the band decided that Korbinian is now a member of the band. By the Way: The old fans of Running Wild will find the remastered version of Preachers demo song "Deliver from Sin" on the debut CD - finally an official publication of the number.
Earth Cathedral Release: Summer 2011
Line-up: Preacher (ex Running Wild) - Guitar; Tino Weber (ex Insolence Und System Failed) - Bass; Peter "Unruh" Michels (ex Underdog) - Drums; Guido Krämer (ex The Company) - Vocals.
Tracklist 1. Through the Gate 2. Shout for Metal 3. Face your Fear (The Money Song) 4. Guy Anvil 5. 1000 Miles Away 6. Mountains 7. Hiding where the Wolf lives 8. Into the Pit 9. Deliver from Sin 10.Earth Cathedral.
WebLink: www.rockitup.org / www.myspace.com/icewarriorrecords / www.myspace.com/rockituprecords."
"In October 2009, Preacher, former guitarist of the first legendary Running Wild Line Up, and Guido, met again at the Swordbrothers Festival in Guidos hometown Andernach, Germany. Guido was the singer of the The Company in the 90's and the first years of the new century, where he made three CDs which were a big success in Japan, Netherlands and France. Preacher saw some of their shows in the 90's and soon became a friend of the band. After their reunion they met again at Guidos home. Soon they noticed that they were on the same wavelength and they decided to form The Gate: Playing Metal to play Metal with their tradition and in their true beliefs!
With Tino, the former bass player of the Metal Underground Masterpiece Insolence, and Peter Unruh Michels on the drums, they found the right men to start their band. Peter played in many bands like One Sign Of Metal and the Cologne Hardrockers Underdog that had some great releases in the 80's. In the first few months they worked on their material and in the summer of 2010 they entered the BIG EASY STUDIO near Hennef, Germany. Together with their Producer Michael Freio Haas they recorded five tracks. It didn't take long before the first offers of interested labels came in. The Gate decided to sign with ROCK IT UP RECORDS.
Together with GUN BARREL, PERZONAL WAR, and JUDAS RISING, the guys did their debut on stage in Bonn with great success. In the beginning of 2011 the band finished their recordings at the Big Easy. It was Korbinian Warnecke (the son of the preacherman) who played the 12 String Guitar on the song 1000 Miles away. After the recordings the band decided that Korbinian is now a member of the band. By the Way: The old fans of Running Wild will find the remastered version of Preachers demo song "Deliver from Sin" on the debut CD - finally an official publication of the number.
Earth Cathedral Release: Summer 2011
Line-up: Preacher (ex Running Wild) - Guitar; Tino Weber (ex Insolence Und System Failed) - Bass; Peter "Unruh" Michels (ex Underdog) - Drums; Guido Krämer (ex The Company) - Vocals.
Tracklist 1. Through the Gate 2. Shout for Metal 3. Face your Fear (The Money Song) 4. Guy Anvil 5. 1000 Miles Away 6. Mountains 7. Hiding where the Wolf lives 8. Into the Pit 9. Deliver from Sin 10.Earth Cathedral.
WebLink: www.rockitup.org / www.myspace.com/icewarriorrecords / www.myspace.com/rockituprecords."
