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Gates to Purgatory

1984 studio album by Running Wild
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Gates to Purgatory

Summary

Gates to Purgatory is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gates to Purgatory's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Gates to Purgatory's genre is heavy metal music[4].
  • Gates to Purgatory's genre is speed metal[5].
  • Gates to Purgatory was followed by Branded and Exiled[6].
  • Gates to Purgatory was produced by Running Wild[7].
  • Among the performers on Gates to Purgatory was Running Wild[8].
  • Gates to Purgatory's record label is recorded as Noise Records[9].
  • Gates to Purgatory's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Gates to Purgatory's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as West Berlin[11].
  • Gates to Purgatory was published on 1984[12].
  • Gates to Purgatory's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[14]

  • First release date: 1984-01-01[15]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, rock[16]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 23e3792f-b130-35c4-a9bb-9cf9e200dc5c[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Gates to Purgatory was Running Wild[8]. It was produced by Running Wild[7].

Publication

Gates to Purgatory was released on 1984[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include heavy metal music[4] and speed metal[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Gates to Purgatory was followed by Branded and Exiled[6].

Why It Matters

Gates to Purgatory ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Duffseb · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Form of creative work → studio album
    Recorded at studio or venue → West Berlin
    Genius album id → Running-wild/Gates-to-purgatory
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6217]]: Running-wild/Gates-to-purgatory"
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