Album Notes

Here's the first "real" album of MANIGANCE !
Released in 2002 (5 years after their first self financed 6 tracks EP came out), "Ange Ou Demon" starts everything.
This albums proves that French lyrics can be perfect for heavy metal ! Because even if these days the melodic power metal is not the hippest style of “hard rock” anymore. Out of the huge wave of bands coming from all over the world since the late 90’s, just a few will really stay. Although many of them like to sing, only the strong survive… and the list is short: HammerFall from Sweden, Edguy from Germany, Sonata Arctica from Finland, Rhapsody from Italy and, why not, Manigance from France… They have been a lot on the road and at their several concert as the headliner or with other acts like Freedom Call, Royal Hunt, U.D.O, Angra, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius or, in July 2005, The Scorpions at the prestigious Olympia Hall in Paris, and even more recently with Whitesnake in Toulouse.

They are easily recognized in the metal world from their distinctive sound, which is given more of a trademark by their singing in French. In a predominantly English lyric market place where almost everyone sings (or tries to sing) in English, Manigance has made their own space. Maybe they aren’t widely known, but they have a very secure and fresh hold on the music scene in areas such as music quality and language where the majority of bands cannot compete with them. If you like strong rhythms and great melodies, you won't be desapointed.

Manigance delivers what their audience deserves: aggressive and powerful melodies coming straight from the heart. The media, in France and abroad, has given so many rave reviews on Manigance since the release this key CD in 2002.
A great chapter in the band’s history which has obviously awakened a real interest in heavy metal music “made in France”.