| Villains | ||||
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| Released | December 10, 2008 [1] | |||
| Recorded | HIT Productions, Makati Philippines | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal Hard rock | |||
| Label | Semenelin Music | |||
| Producer | Manuel Legarda | |||
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Villains is the sixth full-length studio album by Filipino rock band Wolfgang. This was the first album since 2001's Black Mantra and the first album without original drummer Wolf Gemora.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "RP Deathsquad" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Ibrahim" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "N.M.E." | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Soap" | 3:09 |
| 5. | Untitled (Hidden Track) | 0:38 |
| 6. | "John of the Cross" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "Kung Gusto Mo Pa?" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Diaspora Mama" | 5:17 |
| 9. | "The Shaft" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Novus Is Burning" | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Ladies & Gentlemen" | 1:56 |
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