His music has been described as a blend of gothic rock, industrial, metal, EBM and 80’s influences into a modern, melodic electro-rock sound. Some reviewers have described it as “Gothtronica” while Anders simply refers to it as “Electronic Rock”.
Regardless of the genre you wish to classify his music, the listeners continue to grow worldwide on a daily basis. In 2007 Anders was nominated for “Band of the Year” by Gothic Beauty Magazine readers alongside Lacuna Coil, Skinny Puppy, and an artist he lists as one of his earliest influences, Gary Numan.
Over the last few years, his fan base has crossed over into the horror film genre, where he has contributed music to over 12 films. The Horror network, FearNet.com referred to Anders’ work as “wickedly inventive” while Pseudopod.org, the world’s premier horror fiction podcast has used Anders’ "Bloodletting On the Kiss” as their show opening for the past 4 years.
Anders has performed at many festivals and dark music events such as Convergence, The Ann Rice Halloween Ball, Black Sun Festival, Goth Stock, Eccentric Festival, Cirque Macabre, Bar Sinister and multiple performances at the infamous “Dracula’s Ball” event in Philadelphia.
In 2008, Anders’ single, “There Will Be Blood” climbed to the top 20 of the German Alternative Music (or DAC) Charts, which prompted him to pursue more opportunities outside the USA. In 2009, he signed with Danse Macabre Records in Europe. His first official worldwide release “Infinite Gaze to the Sun” is expected to be released in January of 2010.
on BC now - http://andersmanga.bandcamp.com/album/old-haunts
Science Fiction
Anders Manga Lyrics
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More than this for years or more
and probably a week or two to go
The Endless Cycle Bliss
The Blissful Words to Follow Yours
And My Arms Were Wide Open
But not the kind that I was giving
Iron Out the Blood
The Blood that stains the ties of living
It's easy to believe in social calls
Contribute to my pulse
and make your best loud intrusion
easy to believe and worst of all
But You Wanted More, But You needed more
But not the kind that I was giving
wall to wall
brick by brick
bring the whole thing down
it's fire with fire
miles for miles
sinking sense of sound
last and last burning fast
bring the rain or water
first of all we must be wrong
why even bother
The lyrics of Anders Manga's song "Science Fiction" are cryptic in nature, but they seem to hint towards the themes of desire, disappointment, and societal pressure. The song starts with the lines "More than this for years or more, and probably a week or two to go", setting up a bleak outlook towards life that suggests a sense of futility in whatever the singer is doing. The lines that follow talk about the "Endless Cycle Bliss" which appears to be fulfilling for the person the lyrics talk about. It's suggested that this person needed more but not the sort of thing that the singer was providing.
As the song progresses, the imagery and metaphors get darker, indicating a sense of despair. The lyrics "Iron out the blood, the blood that stains the ties of living" suggest some action to remove the emotional baggage that one might carry in their day to day life. The subsequent lyrics "Contribute to my pulse and make your best loud intrusion", might suggest the singer's willingness to offer everything they can, but it's never enough for the other person. The song culminates with the lines "first of all we must be wrong, why even bother", perhaps suggesting a question on the meaning of life itself.
Line by Line Meaning
It's Been More than This
This situation has gone on for longer than it should have
More than this for years or more
This situation has gone on for years, or possibly even longer
and probably a week or two to go
This situation will likely continue for another week or two
The Endless Cycle Bliss
The cycle of bliss that we experience
The Blissful Words to Follow Yours
The words of bliss that follow yours
And My Arms Were Wide Open
I was ready to embrace it all
But You Wanted More, But You needed more
You wanted and needed something more, but not what I was offering
But not the kind that I was giving
The thing you wanted and needed was not what I had to offer
Iron Out the Blood
Get rid of the blood that stains our lives
The Blood that stains the ties of living
The blood that stains our relationships
It's easy to believe in social calls
It's easy to get caught up in societal expectations
Contribute to my pulse
Become part of my life
and make your best loud intrusion
Make your presence known in the most effective way possible
easy to believe and worst of all
It's easy to get swept up in societal expectations, which is the worst part about it
wall to wall
Everything is closing in
brick by brick
The walls are being built up brick by brick
bring the whole thing down
Destroy everything
it's fire with fire
Fight fire with fire
miles for miles
We've come so far, but we still have so far to go
sinking sense of sound
Feeling lost and alone in a sea of noise
last and last burning fast
The end is coming fast
bring the rain or water
Trying to put out the fire in any way possible
first of all we must be wrong
Admitting that we're in the wrong from the start
why even bother
Questioning why we're even trying to fix this
Contributed by Jackson W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Daniel
Me encanto muchísimo tu cover me encanto la edición 🤩
Esta súper el vídeo 📈📈📈
eduardito lar
Me gustó tu cover. Tienes un muy lindo timbre de voz. 💜💜💜 Espero puedas seguir compartiendo tus covers
Alvaro Medina
Mucho talento, necesitas más apoyo y créeme que tendrás fama
Emmanuel Yat
Me encantó, muy excelente cover, espero y sigas subiendo covers, si pudieras hacer un cover de Shakira porfaaaa
Axmir Barrientos
Excelente video y cover 🎶❤️🎶
ALONDRA MICHEL ARAGON VALADEZ
Que bonito video, cantas muy bien felicidades :D sigue así
Maribel Rojo
Que bonito cover felicidades,🎶🙏
Maria De Bustamante #9
De verdad me encanta tu contenido 😊 espero el próximo video 😄
Poncio
EL ÇOVER ESTÇA MUY BUENO, BONITA VOZ.
PunkRabi
que bella voz tienes ...muy bien