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.

White Devil Black Shroud
Manes Lyrics

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All that's me
All that's you
Is what I choose to show
What I seem to be
I was never free
All that's me
All that's you
Is what I choose to show

What I seem to be
Never free

Of course I love her
She's all I need

You know I can't feel
You know I can't love
She's all I need to know
You know I can't feel
You know I can't love
She's all I knew
You know I can't feel
You know I can't love

She's all I knew

You know I can't feel
You know I can't love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Manes's song "White Devil Black Shroud" explore themes of identity and the mask that people often wear in order to conceal their true selves. The lines "All that's me / All that's you / Is what I choose to show" suggest that people only reveal what they want others to see, and that their true selves are hidden behind a facade. The repetition of the phrase "What I seem to be / I was never free" reinforces the idea that people are trapped by the image they present to others, and that this image is not necessarily reflective of who they truly are.

The lyrics also touch on the idea of love and emotional detachment. The line "Of course I love her / She's all I need" suggests a possessive, almost obsessive love, while the subsequent lines "You know I can't feel / You know I can't love" suggest that the singer is emotionally detached and unable to connect with others on a deeper level. The repeated line "She's all I knew" reinforces the idea that the singer's world is limited to this one person, and that he may be incapable of forming other meaningful relationships.

Overall, the lyrics of "White Devil Black Shroud" offer a bleak perspective on humanity, suggesting that people are trapped by their own facades and incapable of forming genuine connections with others.

Line by Line Meaning

All that's me
Everything that makes me who I am

All that's you
Everything that makes you who you are

Is what I choose to show
I only reveal a carefully selected portion of myself

What I seem to be
The image I project is not necessarily the real me

I was never free
I've always been held back by my own hidden identity

Of course I love her
It goes without saying that I care for her deeply

She's all I need
I rely solely on her for my emotional wellbeing

You know I can't feel
I am emotionally numb

You know I can't love
I am not capable of experiencing love

She's all I need to know
Other than her, I don't want or need to know anything else about the world

She's all I knew
No one else has ever been in my life except for her