| Gates to Purgatory | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Running Wild |
| Cover: | 1984-Gates_To_Purgatory.jpg |
| Released: | October 1984 |
| Recorded: | June 1984 |
| Studio: | Caet Studio, Berlin[1] |
| Genre: | Speed metal, heavy metal |
| Length: | 33:41 |
| Label: | Noise (Germany) Combat (US) |
| Producer: | Running Wild and Horst Müller |
| Next Title: | Branded and Exiled |
| Next Year: | 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. The album was reissued in 2012 by Lemon Records, as well as in 2017 by Noise Records.
All tracks written by Rolf Kasparek except where noted