MANES
TO BURN IS TO SHINE (GOLD BLACK VINYL)

Eight years after the acclaimed Slow Motion Death Sequence, Norwegian experimental visionaries Manes return with To Burn Is To Shine, their sixth full-length album and the beginning of a new chapter in a career defined by fearless artistic evolution.

Since their inception in Trondheim in 1992, Manes have consistently refused to remain confined within stylistic boundaries. Emerging from the early Norwegian black metal underground with the cult debut Under Ein Blodraud Maane, the band soon embarked on a remarkable transformation that culminated in the landmark Vilosophe, an album that would become one of the defining statements of avant-garde metal. Throughout the following decades, Manes have continued to blur the lines between metal, dark electronica, alternative rock, trip-hop and experimental music, developing a sound that remains unmistakably their own.

Following the release of Slow Motion Death Sequence, the band deliberately set out to explore even darker territory. Rather than pursuing another stylistic reinvention, Manes turned inward, crafting what has become their bleakest, most layered and emotionally demanding work to date. The result is To Burn Is To Shine: an immersive collection of seven compositions where oppressive atmospheres, heavy crawling passages, unpredictable arrangements and cinematic electronics converge into a deeply unsettling yet captivating listening experience.