Sacred Gate

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SACRED GATE is a traditional heavy metal band from Mönchengladbach, West Germany, formed by Nicko Nikolaidis (guitars), Jim Over (vocals), both of Greek origin, and Holger Zimmermann (drums) in March 2008, but the musicians were not newcomers. They had been previously playing together in MADE OF IRON (formed in 1999), which originally was a cover band of Iron Maiden, but then started writing original material. Still as MADE OF IRON they released the first self-titled demo in December 2002 and the second demo “King Of All Kings” in March 2003. In October 2003 Anger Of Metal Records released their 7” EP “Made Of Iron” which included the songs “Made Of Iron” and “Fight For The Cross… Die For Jerusalem”, that are still included in the SACRED GATE live sets. The first and only, again self-titled, full-length album of MADE OF IRON was released in December 2004 by the Greek label Sonic Age Records. Three years after the split of MADE OF IRON, Nicko, Jim and Holger decided to have a fresh start, under the name of SACRED GATE. In October 2008 Peter Beckers joined, responding to an internet announcement of Nicko that the band was searching for a bass player. Christian Wolf joined the band in April 2010 and replaced Holger Zimmermann on the drums. SACRED GATE headlined several local shows in Germany, including a mini festival Metal Night Neuss. On 18th of November 2010 the band entered the Metallurgy Studio in Mönchengladbach and recorded 9 songs for their debut CD. However first, o

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