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History
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.
