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.

Solve Et Coagula
Manes Lyrics

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Fire, fire
I dissolve and solidify
Destroy to recreate
Disassemble to assemble something pure
Our rubic sol-ve-et-co-ag-u-la
Kill to be born again, cycled a thousand times

Fire, planetary alchemy

Fire, the time is here now
Fire, four corners to rise
Fire rise

Fire, there′s always loss within
Fire, the cleansing it's time
Fire, shooting arrows to the sky
Fire

I construct a new institution
Not out of bricks, iron, cement, concrete
Or steel
Our rubic sol-ve-et-co-ag-u-la
Distill to purify
We′ve done it a thousand times

Fire, planetary alchemy
Fire, the time is here now
Fire, four corners to rise
Fire rise

Fire, there's always loss within
Fire, the cleansing it's time
Fire, shooting arrows to the sky
Fire

Burn, bleed all the lives of life, ascend to the sky
Burn, all the martyrs
Burn, bleed all the lives of life, ascend to the sky

Fire, planetary alchemy
Fire, the time is here now
Fire, four corners to rise
Fire rise

Fire, there′s always loss within
Fire, the cleansing it′s time

Fire, shooting arrows to the sky
Fire

Overall Meaning

In "Solve Et Coagula", Manes presents a philosophical and spiritual concept through the use of the metaphor of fire. The Latin phrase "Solve Et Coagula" translates to "dissolve and coagulate," which is a reference to the alchemical process of breaking down material in order to create something new and pure. The lyrics suggest that destruction and disassembly are necessary steps towards purification and creation. The repetition of the phrase "our rubic sol-ve-et-co-ag-u-la" highlights the cyclical nature of the process, suggesting that it has been repeated countless times.

The song begins with a call to fire, as if to invoke the energy of destruction and creation. The use of the phrase "planetary alchemy" implies that this process is cosmic in nature and operates on a larger scale than just individual lives. The fire symbolizes a purification process, as the lyrics suggest that there is always loss within it. The second half of the song suggests that this purification process results in the construction of something new, not made out of conventional materials, but rather through the process of distillation and purification.

Overall, the lyrics suggest that destruction and disassembly are necessary steps in the path towards purification and creation. The use of fire as a metaphor emphasizes the transformative and cleansing nature of this process.

Line by Line Meaning

Fire, fire
The process is about to begin

I dissolve and solidify
Breaking down to build up again

Destroy to recreate
Eliminate the old to make way for the new

Disassemble to assemble something pure
Take apart, then rebuild with perfection in mind

Our rubic sol-ve-et-co-ag-u-la
Our formula is to dissolve, then coagulate

Kill to be born again, cycled a thousand times
Death is necessary for rebirth; a process that repeats itself indefinitely

Fire, planetary alchemy
This process is cosmic in scope

Fire, the time is here now
It's time to execute this process

Fire, four corners to rise
The transformation will occur in every direction

Fire rise
Let the process begin

Fire, there's always loss within
Sacrifices must be made to achieve perfection

Fire, the cleansing it's time
The purification process is about to begin

Fire, shooting arrows to the sky
This process is aimed at the highest goal

I construct a new institution
A new way of doing things is being created

Not out of bricks, iron, cement, concrete
This institution will not rely on conventional building materials

Or steel
Nor conventional methods

Distill to purify
Refining the process to perfection

We've done it a thousand times
This process has been perfected through many repetitions

Burn, bleed all the lives of life, ascend to the sky
Every experience must be burned away, leaving only a pure inner self

Burn, all the martyrs
The process requires great sacrifice

Writer(s): Ryan Daniel Martinie, Chad L. Gray, Greg Tribbett, Matthew James Mcdonough

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