Manes started around the end of 1992/early 93. It started as a project with… Read Full Bio ↴Manes started around the end of 1992/early 93. It started as a project with Sargatanas on vocals and Cern playing all instrucments. With that line-up Manes recorded the three demos „Maanens natt” (93), „Ned i stillheten” (94) and „Til kongens grav de døde vandrer” (95). The two first demos was later re-released by the Hammerheart Records sub-label „Unveiling the Wicked” in 98. In 99 the album „Under ein blodraud maane” was released by Hammerheart Records as well, and it was simply a re-recording of various tracks from the three previous demos. Cern felt the project became more and more of a burden as he had spurs of no motivation, troubles with disease, little or no interest in the growing metal-scene etc.etc. – so, to activate the band again he chose to include a full line-up, Sargatanas left the band, and after a while a contract was signed with the Italian label Code666 - where the second Manes full-length Vilosophe was released in 2003. The album was recorded at Skansen Studio in Manes’ hometown Trondheim, and the music was labelled “Neo Avant Metal” by Code666, but the band themselves choose to ignore this rather silly “description”, and simply call the music a dark mix of metal and rock with electronic elements.

Official Website: http://www.manes.no/

On the first of January 2008, manes split up, and Cern formed kkoagulaa. In July 2013, however, the band resurfaced, promising an upcoming album recorded with the same lineup as Vilosophe, and linking to a new song "blanket of ashes".

There was a second band with name Manes which after two demos evolved into Ved Buens Ende. These two bands named Manes released a split together in 2009.

De mørke makters dyp
Manes Lyrics

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Stemmer knuset livets lyst.
Smerte er sorgens smak.
Evig ondskap, stort behag.
Himmelen råtner, tåke av ondskap.
Stillhet knuser, sargen lystrer.
Traerne visner bort så svart.
Ondskap skriker høyt mot sky.
Fordervelse, hat alt på ny.

Ondskapens hender stryker.
Varlig vettskremt hud.
Ondskapens hender fangen.
I et skittent, klebrig garn.
Iskald vind gjennom skogen blåser.
Tåker kveler liv i jorden.
Mør-ket roperondl i natt.
For de som voldtar lysets skatt.
Blødet ofres for det sanne.
Kirker skal brennes, alt skal dø.
Det eneste som gjenstår.

Ondskap på ny.
De mørke makters dyp.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Manes's song 'De mørke makters dyp' speak of a world consumed by darkness, pain, and evil. The first few lines talk about how happy voices have been crushed by the weight of life's struggles, and sorrow has become the staple taste. There is an everlasting allure to the darkness that looms over the land, as even heaven seems to be rotting away. In such a world, silence reigns supreme, and even the trees wither away to blackness. Evil is heard screaming loudly to the skies, and destruction and hate are reborn. The hands of evil stroke the skin of the helpless and frightened, like a spider snaring its prey in its web. The wind is frigid, and the fog chokes the life from the earth. The darkness screams in the night for those who rape the treasure of light. Blood must be sacrificed for the truth, and churches burn, and all must die. The only thing that remains is evil once again, and the depths of the dark forces that surround us.

The song's lyrics are dark and vivid to express the theme of evil and destruction in the world. They convey the message that the world is consumed by darkness, and there is no escaping the inevitable forces of evil once they get a hold. Everything we once knew or loved will soon be snuffed out by the corruptive power of darkness. The lyrics may have been written as a warning to those who might be tempted by the forbidden fruit, cautioning them of the dangers that come with chasing after it.

Line by Line Meaning

Stemmer knuset livets lyst.
The voices of pain have crushed the joy of life.

Smerte er sorgens smak.
Pain is the taste of sorrow.

Evig ondskap, stort behag.
Eternal evil, great pleasure.

Himmelen råtner, tåke av ondskap.
Heaven decays, mist of evil.

Stillhet knuser, sargen lystrer.
Silence crushes, sorrow obeys.

Traerne visner bort så svart.
Trees wither away so dark.

Ondskap skriker høyt mot sky.
Evil screams loudly towards the sky.

Fordervelse, hat alt på ny.
Corruption, hatred all over again.

Ondskapens hender stryker.
The hands of evil caress.

Varlig vettskremt hud.
Careful, frightened skin.

Ondskapens hender fangen.
The hands of evil, imprisoned.