Semenelin

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Semenelin
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1996 (Local Release), April 25, 1997 (International Release)
RecordedHIT Productions, Perfecto Music Studio
Genre Hard rock, alternative metal
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Producer Perf de Castro
Wolfgang chronology
Wolfgang
(1995)
Semenelin
(1996)
Wurm
(1997)
Singles from Semenelin
  1. "Roadworthy Man"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Weightless"
    Released: 1996
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Semenelin is the second full-length studio album by Filipino rock band Wolfgang. The record is their first release under Epic Records, [1] a division under Sony Music Entertainment [2] after leaving Ivory Records. [3]

Contents

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Esquire MagazinePhilippines10 Essential OPM Albums of the 1990s [4] 2019*

* denotes an unordered list

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Love & Despair"5:13
2."Bought & Sold"4:32
3."I..."3:18
4."Mata Ng Diyos" (The Eyes of God)4:43
5."Cathedral of Space"4:43
6."Center of the Sun"3:16
7."Beast"3:30
8."Weightless"3:46
9."Semenelin"6:24
10."Blue 11"1:53
11."Mula Sa Kamandag" (From the Venom)3:17
12."New Mother Nature/Verwirrung"6:56
13."Change"5:07

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References

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