There are four bands/artists that have released music under the name Mantus… Read Full Bio ↴There are four bands/artists that have released music under the name Mantus:
1) is a German darkwave/goth metal band comprised of Martin Schindler and Tina Schindler that dissolved in 2005 but reunited in 2008.
2) is a heavy metal band started by Greg Blakely of Derbyshire, UK.
3) was a NYC disco act who issued the first 12" ever remixed by Jellybean Benitez "(Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm" , a New York radio & club hit in 1978.
4) is a synthwave producer in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Influences are NIN, Miami nights 1984, Ministry, CJ Burnett, Waveshaper, Red Marker, Caspro, Wice.

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1) Is a project by Martin Schindler founded on or about 1997 which disbanded in 2005 but reunited in 2008. Both Martin Schindler and Tina Schindler are also active in electro act Black Heaven and metal outfit Sepia.

The band's name derives from Roman and Etruscan mythology, where Mantus and his wife, Mania were gods of the underworld. They were associated with the city Mantua. Mantus was identified as the "leader of souls", escorting the souls of the dead down into the underworld.

As already said, Mantus is a project by Martin Schindler. But his idea of dark romance only could have been realised by alternating singing of female and male voices. That's why he involved his sister always named as Thalia, which is certainly not her real name.

So the alternating female/male-singing is one incisive aspect of Mantus' musical appearance. Overall the style of the music ranges doom-metal to some kind of pop. The texts contain themes like love, hate, death, perpetuity or immortality but also criticism on global problems as racism, xenophobia and rape.

The reason for their minor popularity in spite of existing for 8 years and releasing 6 albums is that they never gave concerts or appeared in the charts (they never had any ambitions, too).

Discography:
* 2000: Liebe und Tod
* 2001: Abschied
* 2002: Fremde Welten
* 2003: Weg ins Paradies
* 2004: Keine Liebe EP (DVD)
* 2004: Ein Hauch von Wirklichkeit (also as a limited 2 CDs-edition)
* 2005: Zeit muss enden (2 CDs)
* 2006: Chronik (Best of: 2 CDs)
* 2009: Requiem

3) Disco act Mantus was a group formed circa 1974 in Queens NY, and was originally known as Gypsy. Originally a hard rock orientated act, by 1976 they had changed their name to Mantus and shifted to a dance orientated sound. They released their debut single "Turn Around, Boogie Down" in 1978. The follow-up, "(Dance It) Freestyle Rhythm," was a New York radio hit and their debut LP "Midnight Energy" appeared in 1979, and the single "Rock It to the Top" became a Top Ten hit on the club charts in in Billboard, Cash Box, and Record World. Their self-titled 1980 follow-up LP also generated a hit in "Boogie to the Bop,"

Letzte Tränen
Mantus Lyrics

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Wir entflohen in dunkle Höhlen
Blieben unerkannt
Als der Himmel sich verformte
Sind wir weggerannt
Für uns gab es keine Wahrheit
Die uns wichtig schien
Und was blieb uns als sich langsam
Zurückzuziehen

Dieser Traum von Tod und Leben
Der uns noch zusammenhält
Und wir machten es zum Schicksal
Und erfanden unsere Welt

Für uns gab es keine Heimat
Die wir anerkannt
Als die letzten Tränen fielen
Sind wir weggerannt
Und wir stießen an die Grenzen
Unserer Einsamkeit

Denn wir standen an den Klippen
Einer neuen Zeit

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mantus's song "Letzte Tränen" (translated as "Last tears") depict a sense of escapism and isolation. The first verses describe the duo's escape to dark caves, where they remain anonymous and hidden from the outside world. As the skies transform, they run away from what they perceive to be a hostile environment. Throughout the song, they highlight the lack of truth and importance of the things they believed in, prompting them to slowly withdraw from their surroundings.

The following verse depicts a dream of death and life that still holds them together. Rather than relying on reality, they choose to create their own destiny and invent their own world. The fact that they had no home that they recognized and were forced to flee when the last tears fell further emphasizes the lack of belonging that they experienced. They hit the limits of their loneliness, standing at the cliffs of a new era.

Overall, the song seems to reflect a feeling of isolation and disconnection from reality, as the lyrics are filled with images of escape and invention. The duo's decision to create their own reality, rather than relying on the truth, highlights the importance of imagination in coping with the overwhelming sense of isolation.

Line by Line Meaning

Wir entflohen in dunkle Höhlen
We escaped into dark caves

Blieben unerkannt
We remained unnoticed

Als der Himmel sich verformte
As the sky changed its shape

Sind wir weggerannt
We ran away

Für uns gab es keine Wahrheit
There was no truth that mattered to us

Die uns wichtig schien
That seemed important to us

Und was blieb uns als sich langsam
And what was left for us as slowly

Zurückzuziehen
To retreat

Dieser Traum von Tod und Leben
This dream of death and life

Der uns noch zusammenhält
That still holds us together

Und wir machten es zum Schicksal
And we made it our fate