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.
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What's that Hell in your Heaven
Anders Manga Lyrics
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What's that Ailing Your Nights
What's that Pain in Your Sadness
While You Cry by a Dying Light
Who's That Guessing Your Outcome
Who's that Nailing Your Cross
Who's that Breathing Your Last Breath While You
It's the Hate in the Air that Makes Your Heart Break
It's the Vision of Gods up on Your Face
What's that Break in your Submission
What's the Crime of Innocence
What's those Hands That They've
Thrown You as You
Prey for the Pale Devine Light
It's the Hate in the Air that Makes Your Heart Break
It's the Vision of Gods up on Your Face
It's the Breeding of Tears that Ruins your Faith
It's the Storming of Blood that Seals your Fate
The lyrics of Anders Manga's song, "What's that Hell in your Heaven," explore the existential crisis of a person trying to comprehend the suffering and pain in their life. The lyrics ask a series of questions about the source of their agony, such as "What's that ailing your nights" and "What's that pain in your sadness." The song hints at the idea that there are external forces responsible for their suffering, which the lyrics speculate might be a malevolent deity or the hate in the air that causes their heart to break. The lyrics suggest that despite the person's best efforts, they cannot escape their fate, as the storm of blood that seals their fate overwhelms them.
Overall, the song seems to be about the feeling of being trapped in a nightmarish reality that one cannot fully comprehend. The lyrics appear to be asking philosophical questions about the nature of suffering and the existence of a divine benevolent power. At its core, the song seems to be about the struggle to find meaning in the midst of immense suffering.
Line by Line Meaning
What's that Hell in Your Heaven
What is causing the torment and agony within your supposed paradise
What's that Ailing Your Nights
What is causing the distress and suffering during your sleepless nights
What's that Pain in Your Sadness
What is the source of the ache and anguish within your sorrow
While You Cry by a Dying Light
As you weep under the dimming, fading flames of hope
Who's That Guessing Your Outcome
Who or what is determining your inevitable fate
Who's that Nailing Your Cross
Who or what is delivering the agony and suffering upon you like nails on a cross
Who's that Breathing Your Last Breath While You Gasp for a Pale Devine Light
Who or what is taking away your final breath as you struggle to reach a heavenly light
It's the Hate in the Air that Makes Your Heart Break
The malice and enmity prevailing in the atmosphere is what shatters your heart
It's the Vision of Gods up on Your Face
The overwhelming apparitions of divine beings hovering over you
What's that Break in your Submission
What is causing the rupture in your surrender and acceptance of what is happening
What's the Crime of Innocence
What wrongdoing has been committed against you in your naivety and purity
What's those Hands That They've Thrown You as You Prey for the Pale Devine Light
What are those hands that have cast you away as you plead for an ethereal light
It's the Breeding of Tears that Ruins your Faith
The constant production of tears that deteriorates your trust and belief
It's the Storming of Blood that Seals your Fate
The raging flow of blood that seals your destiny
Contributed by Madison V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.