Album Notes

Anders Manga broke into the scene in April of 2004 with his debut solo release, "One Up for the Dying" on Vampture Records. Described as darkwave, goth rock, gothtronica, etc... Anders Manga has developed a quick following in many genres. He became the all-time most downloaded goth artist at download.com with over 40,000 downloads in 2005.

Songs such as "Solitary Heaven", "Shiver", "Heart of Black" and more have been turning up on DJ's playlists worldwide while "We Won't Stay Dead" is quickly becoming a Goth/Industrial night staple.

Also in 2005, Anders Manga headlined Goth Stock in Hartford, CT, a two day festival featuring other goth/industrial artists such as The Cruxshadows, Bella Morte, Genitorturers, and many more. Two months prior he played "Dracula's Ball" in Philadelphia, the largest event of it's type in America before heading to Atlanta for a special show during the extremely popular fantasy arts convention, Dragoncon.

SickAmongthePure.com says, "Mixing the best elements of H.I.M. and current EBM staples, this album kicks off with the infectious beat in “We Won’t Stay Dead” that never really relents for the entire ten tracks." Gothtronic.com says, "Anders Manga is a band we will hear more from, without a doubt" and Neo-Zine.com says, "If I was looking for the perfect example of a gothic industrial group, Anders Manga would certainly be top contender."

At the time of writing, Anders is about to release a follow up called, "Left of an All-Time Low" in January of 2005 which includes 11 new songs including the singles, "This Circle", "Empire On the Sun" & a cover of Mercyful Fate's "Gypsy".

Gothic Beauty Magazine said in their Fall issue the following about Anders Manga, "Superb Dark Electronica... One Artist of Definite Interest to Follow."