''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' is the tenth studio

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by the American

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band

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. At 46 minutes, this is NOFX's longest studio album.

Release

In February and March 2006, NOFX embarked on headlining US tour, with support from

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and the Loved Ones. On March 20, 2006, the album's artwork and track listing was posted online; "100 Times Fuckeder" appeared on April 10, 2006. Three days later, a music video for "Seeing Double at the Triple Rock" was posted on the band's

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profile. ''Wolves in Wolves' Clothing'' was made available for streaming through

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on April 17, 2006, being released the following day through

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. The band went on the 2006

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, and following this, they appeared at the Flip the Switch festival in Canada. In September and October 2006, they toured across South America, and appeared at the Corona Music Fest in Mexico. Two of the planned shows had to be cancelled because of issues with the promoter; another shows was cancelled upon the arrival of

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. In January 2007, the band went on a tour of California alongside

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, Dead to Me and Love Equals Death. Following this, they toured New Zealand and Australia, then visited Japan and Taiwan in April 2007. In August and September 2007, the band toured Europe with the

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, and then a few dates in Israel with

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, Man Alive, Kill the Drive, and the Testicles. A second European leg followed by a short tour of South Africa, with support from the Loved Ones. In February and March 2008, the band appeared on the Fat Tour, alongside

No Use for a Name No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN or No Use) was an American punk rock band from Sunnyvale, California, formed in 1986 by Chris Dodge (guitar), Steve Papoutsis (bass) and Rory Koff (drums). The band's sound evolved considerably throu ...

and

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, and appeared at the

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music conference. They went on the second leg of the Fat Tour with No Use for a Name and American Steel in May 2008. Following this, they performed at the Quebec City Music Festival in Canada.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. NOFX *

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the cofounder and bassist of the punk rock supergroup cov ...

– lead vocals,

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, producer *

El Hefe Aaron Abeyta (born August 8, 1965), better known as El Hefe or simply Hefe, from ''el Jefe'' (Spanish for "the boss"), is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist and trumpet player for the American punk rock band NOFX. He starte ...

–

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, backing vocals *

Eric Melvin Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band NOFX. Throughout the band's existence, he and Fat Mike were the only band members who stayed since the beginning. NOFX Melvin plays guitar an ...

– guitar, backing vocals, additional

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Erik Sandin Erik "Smelly" Sandin (born July 29, 1966), is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the punk rock band NOFX, and former member of punk rock band Caustic Cause. He was a founding member of NOFX when they formed in Hollywood, Calif ...

–

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Production * Bill Stevenson – recording engineer,

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(tracks 1–6 and 10–19); producer (all tracks) *Jason Livermore – recording engineer (tracks 1–6 and 10–19); producer, mixing engineer,

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(all tracks) *Adam Krammer – recording engineer (tracks 7–9) *Andrew Berlin – additional engineering *Jamie McMann – additional engineering Additional credits *Erica Pedersen – translating of "Cantado en Español" *Brian Archer – artwork, layout, and design

Charts

References

External links

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(streamed copy where licensed)
NOFX Album Details Revealed
''Ultimate-Guitar.com''. November 24, 2005.
Fat Wreck Chords: Wolves in Wolves' Clothing

NOFX official website
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