On 1 April 2001, Volume, a compilation of material culled from the band's first four studio albums, was released in Australia and in Tower Records stores in the US. It included guest artists David Aguirre of Razorback, Radha Cuadrado, and UP Singing Ambassadors. In late 2000, Wolfgang released a live concert album, Acoustica, on which previously recorded songs were played in an acoustic manner. At the 2000 NU107 Rock Awards, all four musicians scored nominations in their respective categories, and Artadi won his fourth title. In February 2000, the live album Soundcheck: The Live Recordings, featuring Wolfgang and three other rock bands signed to Sony Music Entertainment Philippines, was released. ( June 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Legarda was named co-winner for Guitarist of the Year. The band was nominated for Artist of the Year and Best Live Act.
Īt the 1995 NU107 Rock Awards, the country's foremost rock awards show, Artadi was nominated for Vocalist of the Year, Gemora for Drummer of the Year, and Legarda for Guitarist of the Year. Wolfgang went Platinum in less than a year and got regular airplay on DWLA 105.9 and DWNU 107.5. The group flexed their artistic skills making the record, with Artadi responsible for the cover art, rendering caricatures of himself and the other band members amidst earthy symbols, beer bottles, and cigarettes, and Legarda using an electric fan to simulate an effect he had in mind for the song "Cast of Clowns". They released their first album, the eponymous Wolfgang, in 1995. The band signed with Tone Def, the rock label of local independent Ivory Records. Wolfgang submitted demos of two original compositions, "Darkness Fell" and "Left Alone", to local radio stations DWRT 99.5 and DWLA 105.9 in 1994, which generated many listener requests. Their first big break came when they were invited to perform on Channel 29's RJ Junior Jam. They began to play live gigs at Weekends Live! at the Atrium and the now-defunct Kalye Bar in Makati. They initially dubbed themselves the Wolfpack and later adopted the name Wolfgang, upon the suggestion of David Aguirre, one of the guitarists of Razorback. They eventually met Mon Legaspi, who became their permanent bassist. In their first few months, the group went through a number of bass players. Upon Legarda's invitation, Artadi joined the duo. He invited Legarda to join him and eventually, the two found Basti Artadi singing with his former band, Sin City.
Gemora was inspired to form a band upon frequenting shows by the rock group Razorback. Vocalist Basti Artadi (born Sebastian Artadi) and drummer Wolf Gemora (born Leslie Gemora) began their musical careers with other local bands, while guitarist Manuel Legarda returned to the Philippines from living in Spain.