Manii

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he Norwegian band Manes was once an old-school black metal project, consisting of the duo of Cernunnus (Real Name: Tor-Helge Skei; bass/drum programming/keyboards) and Sargatanas (Real Name: Håvard Jenssen; vocals). They released an album in 1998, before Sargatanas left and Cernunnus (using his real name Tor-Helge Skei) recruited a new lineup and took Manes in a completely different direction (similar to the career path of Ulver). Fast forward to 2013, and Manes, after several years of inactivity, is back, under the membership of Cernunnus and Sargatanas now under the name Manii to release Kollaps (2013).

The Skuggeheimen EP (2015) and Sinnets irrganger (2018) followed with Bornyhake (Real Name: Sergio Da Silva; drums/guitars (additional)) added. Innerst i mørket (2023) came next. V. Einride (Real Name: Vegar Ytterdal Larsen; drums) since joined.