GOOD old rock music served differently.

Six years since last churning out an album (2001’s Black Mantra), Basti Artadi and the boys find themselves waking up to a digital age. Hence, their sixth installment rocking its way into mobile phones.

All ten songs in Villains (not at all related to the hit TV show Heroes, Basti says) will be available for download via Smart’s Music Store.

The album is released independently via Semenelin Music put up by the band itself, obviously referencing their 1996 major-label debut album.

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THEY’VE been sleeping for 6 years, but now Filipino iconic rock band Wolfgang returns with ‘The Black Christmas Project’ concert at the Eastwood City Central Plaza, Libis (near Ortigas Avenue) on Wednesday, December 10th at 7 p.m.

The highly anticipated awakening by the band — widely regarded as one the country’s ‘rock gods’ — is expected to showcase the band’s signature onslaught of thick ferocious sound.

They’ve known for precision riffs, emphatic beats, power-drenched vocals, colorful licks, driving ostinatos, occasionally jazz-styled bass lines and imaginative breaks merge with razor-sharp interplay of American-influenced hard rock, heavy metal, grunge and blues-rock music.

Basti Artadi, Manuel Legarda, Mon Legaspi are joined by Francis Aquino at the year’s ultimate year-ender.

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