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About Me

TARANTULA ARMS EP is out on Audio is a War !
To order, go to the AIAW website .
To read reviews and other info about the EP, click here .
Manhattan Skyline was formed in two thousand and two in Oslo by drummer Steffen, guitarist Fredrik and vocalist Hans Marius. After playing in a lot of crappy hardcore/metal/punk bands that didn't go nowhere, they decided to start a band that would challenge them a lot more than their previous bands. (In other words.. no regular straight forward boring hardcore..) Further down the road members of Kaospilot, Slingshot Idol The Break Quintet and Next Life joined (and left). In october 03 they recorded their first release that resulted in the "Tarantula Arms ep". This was a seven song 3" mcd that consisted of off-time rythm patterns, furious riffage and a whole lot intensity. Bassist Anders (bass stand-in for a long time..) and guitar player Christian parted with the band after a while. After a whole lot of searching we found a new bassplayer (and stand up comedian) from the almighty north.. you know.. where the americans think there is polar bears and stuff.. His name was Sigurd and fitted the band like the hand in the glove.. or something. This guy named JÃ¸rgen played guitar with us for a year and after we parted ways with him this guitar wiz', and 19 year old kid, Even, started to play with us. So now, three guitarists and four bassists later we finally function as the unit we always wanted to be. For the moment we're writing new songs for our first full-length. The songs are far more complicated, taking q's from seventies fusion/jazz groups (King Crimson, Weather Report), electronic stuff (Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Venetian Snares), post rock groups (Fugazi, Shellac, Quicksand) and a handfull of noisy hardcore bands like Botch, Dillinger Escape Plan And Coalesce. In other words, it's gonna be everything from devastating and mathy, to quiet and fragile.

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Member Since: 10/9/2005
Band Members: Steffen, Fredrik, Hans Marius, Sigurd and Even.
Influences: a lot of shit..
Sounds Like: 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 2
Record Label: Audio Is A War
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ØYA FESTIVAL!!! ++

and yeah.. we are playing at the indie scene (fysisk format) at the øya festival! ;) the shit will go off at friday 8. aug. We are super stoked to be a part of this great festival!other great acts inc...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:27:00 PST

Tarantula Arms

We posted more or less the whole Tarantula Arms ep for your listening pleasure, so feel free to listen and download.Or download the whole album here:http://rapidshare.com/files/75006904/Manhattan_Skyl...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:21:00 PST

Lyrics and phrases

I've been working a lot on the lyrics for our album, they are soon to be finished. In the meantime here are some phrases for you to chew on (not a part of the lyrics though):"No one lives a lifetime""...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Sun, 11 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

BRIGHT ANGLES / BLACK RAIN

if you are down for a little preview from our upcoming record check out the BRIGHT ANGLES feature at HINTMAG or check it out in our player.. Music: "Black Rain" by Manhattan SkylineDesign: Fredrik Mel...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:21:00 PST

we are not dead!

we just want to enlighten everybody about our total radio silence during the last ten months. after we came home from our last european tour our drummer, steffen, got struck with cancer. band aside, t...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:12:00 PST

post tour..

we came back from the tour last week and we just want to thank everybody we met along the way. a big THANK YOU to dominic for beeing the nicest guys around. thanks to anne linn for driving and most of...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:29:00 PST

Mayhem Skyline Tees & Tour Poster..

We'll start the european tour this upcoming wednesday @ pragrafen, oslo. Hope to see you all there! 50 bucks! Hellova show!Designed by fredrik melby of manhattan skyline.This is the brand new Manhatta...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:37:00 PST

april the 14th & 18th.. help needed!

we need gig help april 14th. somewhere remotely close to hamburg/münster.. contact us if you could help out.. we also need help close to frankfurt, or in frankfurt april 18th. cancelations sucks..plea...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:15:00 PST

Manhattan Skyline & Totalt Jävla Mörker!!!

This sunday, you better put on your dancing shoes 'cause we are playing with these crazy swedes called, Totalt Jävla Mörker. The venue is Garage in Oslo. 100 bucks. Bring your granny. Gonna post some...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:26:00 PST

EUROPEAN TOUR 2007 w/DOMINIC!!! + HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!

First off, happy x-mas everybody. As mentioned before, we play with Burst january 25th (@John Dee, Oslo). Check out our previous post for info about tickets and such. Other shows for the new year will...
Posted by manhattan skyline on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:11:00 PST