Anders Manga
Anders Manga | |
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Origin | United States |
Genres | Darkwave, gothic rock, psychedelic rock |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Napalm_Records |
Website | www.andersmanga.com |
Anders Manga is an American recording artist best known for his self named Darkwave work and under the name Bloody Hammers. He was nominated for "Best Band" in 2006 by Gothic Beauty Magazine and has released albums since 1996. Anders' earliest work was in the style of Deathrock then moved toward a more synthesizer based dark gothic rock.
In 2012, he released new work by Bloody Hammers, a previous heavier fuzzed out gothic rock project with wife Devallia. In late 2013 he signed Bloody Hammers to Napalm Records and are set to release "Under Satan's Sun" in the spring of 2014.
Personal life
In 1989 he started his first band called Inner Sanctum which split up in 1991. He went on to form other bands, The Traumatics, The Dogwoods and had brief stints in others before going solo in 1996. He is currently married to band member Devallia.
Musical Influences
Anders was eleven years old when he first began teaching himself Bass guitar, after borrowing a bass from a neighborhood friend. Anders identifies Alice Cooper as having been his main musical influence as a child, and has said that he was the reason why he wanted to pursue music. Other artists such as Gary Numan, Nick Cave, Roky Erickson, The Sisters of Mercy and Black Sabbath also had a major influence on his musical tastes.
Current Band Members
Devallia (Organ) & Anders Manga (Vocals, Bass, Guitar)
Discography
Solo releases
- Murder in the Convent (1999) (Vampture)
- One Up for the Dying (2004) (Vampture)
- Left of an All-Time Low (2005) (Vampture)
- Welcome to the Horror Show (2006) (Vampture)
- Blood Lush (2007) (Vampture)
- X's & the Eyes (2008) (Vampture)
- Hexed (Pseudo Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015) (Vampture)
Bloody Hammers
- Bloody Hammers (2012) (SoulSeller Records)
- Spiritual Relics (2013) (SoulSeller Records)
- Under Satan's Sun (2014) (Napalm Records)
- Lovely Sort of Death (2016) (Napalm Records)
Other releases
- The Traumatics - The Traumatics (1993) (Irregular Records)
- The Traumatics - Republic (1995) (Irregular Records)
- The Dogwoods - The Dogwoods (1997) (Irregular Records)
- A Tribute to Alice Cooper (1998) (Wasted Records)
- Interbreeding VIII: Elements of Violence (2006) (BLC Productions)
- Sweet Leaf - A Tribute to Black Sabbath (2015) (Cleopatra Records)
References
- Interview with Anders Manga on VampireFreaks.com (2007)
- Interview with Anders Manga at Side-Line.com
- Article on Side-Line.com "Anders Manga finishes 3rd album"
- regenmag.com Artist Spotlight: Anders Manga
- "Blood Lush" Review on chaindlk.org by Steve Mecca
- Review of "Left of an All-Time Low at virus-mag.com by Vlad McNeally (2006)
- Anders Manga at Metropolis Records
- Interview at Guitar World
- Interview at Meta Temple
- Interview at Zombie Hamster
- August 2014 Interview with Metal-Temple.com
- May 2014 Interview with KAMP Arizona State Student Radio
- Interview with Harvest Moon Music 2013