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,"

Sanfter Tod
Mantus Lyrics

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Alles in weiter Ferne
Alles wirkt so verschwommen
Ein seltsamer Drang von Innen
Ich fühle mich wie benommen

Und es sticht in meinem Herzen
Diese Leere in mir drinnen
Und es rauscht in meiner Seele

Und verschleiert jeden Sinn

Ich tauche langsam ein in
Das Abendrot
Im Morgengrauen, dort wartet
Ein sanfter Tod

Alles im Strom der Zeiten
Alles dreht sich im Kreis
Und es bleibt nur ein Lächeln
Jenseits der Ewigkeit

Und ich gleite in die Tiefe
Um mich selber zu verlieren

Um dort an der letzten Grenze
Einen Moment zu existieren

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mantus's song Sanfter Tod are rich with imagery, tackling themes of emptiness, confusion, and the search for meaning amidst the chaos and uncertainty of the mortal experience. The singer describes feeling disconnected from the world around them, as if everything is distant and unfocused, and a strange feeling wells up within them, leaving them feeling stupefied and adrift. The pain of this emptiness is felt acutely in the heart, and it seems to cloud the singer's perceptions and understanding of the world.

As the song progresses, the singer seems to surrender to this existential dread and allow themselves to be taken by it, sinking slowly into a beautiful and strange twilight world. The promise of a "gentle death" awaits them in the morning, and they seem to be willing to accept this fate, as if it were a release from the overwhelming burden of existence. The cyclical nature of time is invoked, suggesting a repetition and sameness to life that can only be broken by the release of death. Ultimately, the singer is willing to throw themselves into the abyss in order to find some kind of meaning or understanding, even if it is only a fleeting moment before they disappear completely.

Line by Line Meaning

Alles in weiter Ferne
Everything seems far away

Alles wirkt so verschwommen
Everything appears blurry

Ein seltsamer Drang von Innen
A strange urge from within

Ich fühle mich wie benommen
I feel dazed

Und es sticht in meinem Herzen
There's a sharp pain in my heart

Diese Leere in mir drinnen
This emptiness inside me

Und es rauscht in meiner Seele
There's a rushing in my soul

Und verschleiert jeden Sinn
And obscures every sense

Ich tauche langsam ein in
I slowly immerse myself into

Das Abendrot
The sunset

Im Morgengrauen, dort wartet
In the dawn, there waits