Wurm (album)

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Wurm
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Studio album by
Released12 December 1997 (Local release), 1 March 1998 (Japan)
RecordedHIT Production
Genre Hard rock, alternative metal
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Producer Dennis Cham & Wolfgang
Wolfgang chronology
Semenelin
(1996)
Wurm
(1997)
Serve in Silence
(1999)
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Wurm is the third full-length studio album by Filipino rock band Wolfgang. It is an English-language concept album about a man who criticized and then replaced his emperor. However, he in turn was criticized when he ascended to the throne. [1] The album achieved Platinum status in the Philippines. [2] The record was also released in Japan in 1998 through Sony Music Japan. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wolfgang, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sanctified" 3:28
2."Alone" 3:25
3."I.O.U." 3:34
4."24" 5:29
5."Molds" 6:07
6."Hell Looks" 2:28
7."The Last Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century"Wolf Gemora5:51
8."Bring Down the Godhead" 5:25
9."She Is My Cain"S. Artadi, M. Legarda3:32
10."Emperor Worm" 3:45
11."Aching Tree" 4:08
12."Twist of Lime" 4:32
13."A Matter of Time" 4:04
14."Very Free" 4:27
15."Le Fusilier's Theme" 7:06

Personnel

Additional musicians:

Album credits

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