Ex-Mantus members form Sepia and release an album

Sepia - Goodbye Tristesse

Mantus was a fabulous gothic metal band that sadly disbanded after their last album Zeit Muss Enden was released in 2005. Shortly thereafter, the remains of Mantus were sorted out and rejoined to form the new band Sepia. They released their debut album Goodbye Tristesse on October 19th on Rough Trade Records, and I feel obligated to tell you just how awesome it is.

The music is really great, I love the deep guitars and the dark gothic electronic overtones. But the thing that surprised me the most was the vocals. Normally, I’m not a big fan of female singers, but Tina has a really wonderful voice that fits the music so perfectly. Plus, the way the songs are mixed allows her vocals to blend in beautifully with the music, rather than stand out above it like most female-fronted bands tend to do.

You can listen to 2 full length songs and 2 longish samples on Sepia’s MySpace page. Amazon.de also has short samples of every song on the Goodbye Tristesse album. But I recommend watching the “Keine Worte” music video right here, as your first introduction to this fantastic band. The video is a bit trippy, but I like it. And the music is just great!

Sepia - “Keine Worte” video:

SEPIA - Keine Worte

Sepia - Goodbye Tristesse tracklist:
01. Ich Lebe
02. Keine Worte
03. Kalt
04. Moloch
05. Himmel
06. Goodbye Tristesse
07. Königin
08. Paradies
09. Melancholie
10. Allein
11. Kein Morgen
12. Was Bleibt

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4 Responses to “Ex-Mantus members form Sepia and release an album”

  1. Paul Gifford Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 1:03 am

    Do you know of any sources other than Amazon.de to buy the album from? I’m very intrigued, but I don’t have the money to get it from there, and I don’t see it listed on IsoTank…

  2. Greg Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 2:38 am

    Hey Paul,

    Unfortunately, Mantus releases have never been well distributed, so I don’t think we’re going to see good distribution for Sepia, either. The only other site I know of that has it is bol.de. But they’re German too, so it won’t be any cheaper. Sorry. :(

    -Greg

  3. Paul Gifford Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 10:45 am

    Eh, oh well. Thanks for the info.

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    November 27th, 2007 at 7:55 pm

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