The German heavy metal band out of Wolfsburg was formed in 1987 using the name Carrion. The name, however, was soon changed to Heaven's Gate - a favourite movie of the band. The band added guitarist Paeth (replacing Ingo Millek) and signed with the German speed/thrash label No Remorse. In Control was issued in 1988. It was produced by Frank Bornemann and Tommy Hansen (Victory, Pretty Maids, etc.). The five supported W.A.S.P. in the same year and issued an EP called Open The Gate... And Watch in 1999.
No Remorse would soon go out of business however and the band would switch over to Stamhammer/SPV. The first result of the co-operation is 1991's Livin' In Hysteria. Manni Jordan would depart in 1996, but not before Heaven's Gate supported Dream Theater in Germany. His replacement oddly was Hunecke, a former drummer.
Rettke, Paeth and Hunecke-Rizzo worked together again for the rock opera Aina in 2003.
Heaven's Gate was more popular in Japan than at home. The band wrote music for an anti narcotics film in the mid-90's.