Heavens Gate
Heavens Gate was a power/heavy metal band from Wolfsburg, Germany

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They started out as a band called Steeltower in 1982 releasing their first record, Night of the Dog in 1984.

Before signing with No Remorse records, they were known under the name of Carrion and several of their songs ended up re-worked on their debut album "In Control". They changed their name to Heavens Gate in 1987. Their first record as Heaven's Gate was released in 1989. They were, together with German bands Helloween, Gamma Ray, Grave Digger, Running Wild, and Rage, the pioneers in German power metal, taking their influences mainly from Helloween as well as from Judas Priest.

Heavens Gate were taken under the wing of Frank Bornemann (ELOY) and soon after releasing "In control" they were embraced by the German metal audience and had an amazing response in Japan.

Heavens Gate came out of Germany at a time when grunge was starting to happen and sadly never got the attention they deserved. They realesed an album under another name. Their first album was "In control", an album which sounded a bit like Helloween like so many other bands from Germany at the time (1990). The follow up was a mini-lp called Open the gate and watch.

The album "Livin' in hysteria" is by many considered to be their best album - strong music and good musicians. "Hell for sale" followed after and was the first step into another direction of more blues oriented metal. The album also contained the last of a trilogy of songs that started on the first album (Path of glory) and from "Livin' in hysteria" (The never ending fire). The closing track was He's the man. "Hell for sale" saw guitarist Sascha Paeths debut as a producer. He would later come to produce and appear as guest musician on a various number of albums and artists like: Angra, Rhapsody, Luca Turilli and so on.

After "Hell fore sale" came the live album "Live for sale" and after that the band became silent for a couple of years. Returning with their to date bestselling album "Planet E". That album showed a more complex side to the band than before. The music became more and more technical and less "Helloweenish". They concluded that journey with their (to date) last album "Menergy".

Singer Tomes Rettke is now singing in Redkey. Sascha Paeth is also a member of the band.
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Heavens Gate Lyrics


A Little Time Higher it's what i expect from mylife It's like a wire That…
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life Some things in life are bad They can really make you…
America From West L.A. to New York City Cleaning dishes in the…
Animal Tight security Inside this zone Crude obscenities Sticks …
Atomic Death an' terror is rulin' the land Peace is so hard…
Back From the Dawn It's a long time ago when you had the feelin'…
Best Days of My Life Save us from all these fairytales we're livin' in a land…
Breakin' Loose [Words: Rettke/ Music: Paeth, Rettke] Face the truth 'cau…
Can't Stop Rockin' We're standing here amazed and stare at a place we couldn't…
Cry It Out Frontpage news again and you're thinking of your deeds d' y…
Dancin' on a Rope Who is playing with fire Who is climbing high and higher Who…
Don't Bring Me Down I've never been the man I meant to be There's a…
Dreamer-Believer Back in time, lost emotions All your memories fade to grey…



Empty Way to Nowhere The time is moving senses the lights are dimming down we set…
Flashes The night awakes, there's nitro in the air we're human dynam…
Gate of Heaven Don't believe in the lies you told you will never die…
He's the Man He is the king of our land With golden heart and…
Hell for Sale Hey, you little fool, come down to me and see Show…
Hot Fever Drivin' down the avenue And you hear that downtown melody St…
In Control You think you have the right suspicion Each move you make…
Livin' in Hysteria No place to hide away from evil and they don't know…
Mastermind [Words: Rettke/ Music: Paeth, Rettke] Who is turning out th…
Menergy [Words: Rettke/ Music: Rettke, Paeth, Hunecke-Rizzo] The bi…
Metal Hymn Need an explanation Times are changing slow Careless generat…
No Matter No matter what I say, no matter what I do Never…
Noah's Dream A lonely room A covered world The sun is drifting slowly A d…
On the Edge Foreign body in sliced worlds of fashion We can stand our…
Path of Glory The path of glory, the path of glory The path of…
Pictures In The Mirror Sound of breaking glass again He's on the run and another…
Planet Earth Standing at the shore, the wind is blowing Fast with power L…
Rebel Yell Born into darkness Never seen the sun that's shining on my…
Rising Sun We cross the night, we see the light And our dream…
Shadows As you were down again, you told me all those…
Surrender Face to face, an eye for an eye Guess I'm leaving…
Terminated World Times running short for a deal Take your chances Make up you…
The Children Play The story of our lives Fades away in memories The spirits of…
The Never-Ending Fire In the beginning of the medieval centuries ten warriors of s…
The Sentinel Along deserted avenues Steam begins to rise The figures prim…
Thin Fake and Bold Watch the time, take care of a beat from my…
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us Zoo time is she and you time The mammals are your…
Touch The Light In my dreams there's a fire and a man tells me…
Turn It Down We're gonna rock you if your metal hunger burns drive into…
Tyrants When the fire is over and you're down on the ground you…
Under Fire Words that can kill in a blink of an eye lies…
Up An' Down Every time the show is over, party starts again Need anothe…
We Got the Time You wasted every day in those years before Only broken dream…
We Want It All You call us dirty, wild and evil behind a dead end…
White Evil Never could resist my own temptations Much too young to know…
Worldmachine (Words: Rettke/ Music: Hunecke-Rizzo, Rettke, Paeth) When d…


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