Croatian folk–rock with a metal touch? Sounds quite interesting, doesn’t it? And, indeed, when I scanned one of the music promotion networks I have access to, I just had to give the band Manntra and their new album Monster Mind Consuming a listen. The album has been released on 26th March 2021.
Manntra – About The Artists
Manntra is a rock band from Umag, Croatia. They are a follow-up project of the metal band Omega Lithium. Manntra has been formed in 2011 by Marko Matjevic Sekul and Zoltan Lecei, who left the band in 2016. Currently, Sekul (vocals, guitar, keyboard) is joined by Andrea Kerl (drums), Marko “Pure” Purisic (guitar), Boris Kolaric (guitar, bagpipes, mandolin) and Maja Kolaric (bass). The band mixes rock with folk and metal elements. Monster Mind Consuming is the second album of the band in English. Overall, the band has released four albums so far: Horizont (2012), Venera (2015), Meridian (2017) and Oyka! (2019). Their most well-known song is likely In The Shadows, with which they competed in the Croatian contest to determine the national Eurovision Song Contest representative.
Manntra – Monster Mind Consuming – Track by Track
The eleven track album lasts 36 minutes.
1. Invocation
The Invocation of Monster Mind Consuming is just an intro, which directly connects to the first song, Heathens.
2. Heathens
It takes some two minutes of the album in total (including the intro) until you finally listen to lyrics (apart from the lei-lei you already got in the intro). The guitars give a powerful sound and the different sections with different volume and power lead to very versatile sound. The lei-lei is contuing through the whole song. Interesting element and cool song.
3. Ori Ori
Yeah, the lei-lei is still there – the song Ori Ori however feels much darker than its predecessor. Stomping drums, heavy background choir-alike vocals. The mandolin sound is very cool as well and gives an overall touch of folk metal to this one.
4. Slave
The album now comes with an more threatening feeling. The song feels very impressive as well. Enjoy to listen to it, for sure.
Serve me just like a slave
You’ll be my prey
I’ll never let go
Hunting only at night
I’ll eat you alive
Remember the light.
5. Voices of the Sea
Voices of the sea
Calling out for me
Buried in my heart
Calling out for me
Voices of the sea
Tearing me apart.
This section of the album has majorly been already published before the album release. If you need a reason to understand what is special about Manntra, this one is a good option to listen to. Powerful hard rock-metal sounds, nice stories, but still with clear vocals and a good sing-a-long potential. These guys just stay in your ear. The composition of their musical crafts (this time even with flute sounds) lead to a very good listening experience.
6. Barren King
Songs of the ancient bards
Claimed to have some discards
Sailors of the solemn seas
Claimed the halo from his feet.
Cast off for the Barren King! Is there something like sailor metal or sailor rock? This one could have been recorded a shabby harbor shebeen, close to the sea, full of drunken sailors – with electric guitars and long hair. I see them headbanging. And I want to sing along – this one is really good and catchy.
7. Monster Mind Consuming
After this folk-ish sailor reference, the title track of the album mixes electric elements with metal sounds. The powerful Manntra-shouting vocals almost make you feel being in one dirty Rammstein tune. Cool.
8. I Want to Eat You
The title almost sounds promising – could be a verse from a Lordi album 🙂 While the verse feels a bit of dirty and dangerous, the chorus almost leads to a happy feeling.
I want to eat you
Feel free to feel ecstatic
Climb down that tree
And let us be.
I want to bleed you
No, don’t be so dramatic
Climb down that tree
And set me free
You may use at as a statement of bad taste – but this one really makes me smile. Good appetite!
9. In Your Eyes
After this dining experience, In Your Eyes is another dark song with a very catchy chorus. Really enjoy listening to this one again.
10. Let’s Invite the Storm
Let’s Invite the Storm lives from a really cool duet of Marko Sekul and Maja Kolaric. The song comes with a strong folk touch.
11. Lipa
Lipa is the longest song on the album. As I do not the lyrics, I strongly guess for Croatian lyrics. The song is again very melodic, nice closing of the album.
Manntra – Monster Mind Consuming – Spotify
Here is your gateway to listen to Manntra:
Manntra – Monster Mind Consuming – My View
This musical trip to Croatia was indeed a fun one. Manntra do a great sound with their Monster Mind Consuming. No matter if you rather enjoy folk rock or metal, these guys will give you some good tunes to enjoy. Absolutely worth listening to.
Folk Rock postings
Here are all my postings related to folk music and rock music:

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Top Pick! Travel in Germany
Here are all travel experiences in Germany, which received my Top Pick! award:

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RiKu Hotel Pfullendorf

Pullman Cologne

Mercure Hotel Severinshof Cologne City

Hampton by Hilton Dortmund Phoenix See

Hamburg Coffee Museum Burg

nhow Frankfurt

Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (Wuppertal Suspension Railroad)

Melia Berlin

Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial

Adagio Hotel Bremen

Nature Museum (Naturmuseum) Dortmund

German Rail (Deutsche Bahn) Lounge Hamburg – Premium Area

IntercityHotel Hannover Hauptbahnhof Ost

Hampton by Hilton Frankfurt Airport

Premier Inn Hamburg St. Pauli

Car Rental Review – Sixt Goslar – Audi A6 Quattro

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Hotel Fürst Bismarck (Hamburg)

Wasserturm Hotel Cologne (Curio Collection by Hilton)

Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) Visitors’ Center

Panorama Pergamonmuseum Berlin

German Rail Museum (DB Museum) Nuremberg

St. Pauli “Kult Kieztour” with Barbie Stupid and Lee Jackson

Millerntor Stadium Tour – Home of the FC St. Pauli

Lufthansa Bistro Lounge Frankfurt (FRA) C14/C15

Staying Overnight at the VIWA Private Spa Wuppertal

Phänomenta Lüdenscheid

INNSIDE Dusseldorf Derendorf

Holiday Home Wonderland (Ralingen)

German Röntgen Museum Remscheid

Tawern Roman Temple District

KölnTriangle Cologne View – a great View of Cologne

Pig Museum (SchweineMusuem) Stuttgart

Deutsches Museum Traffic Center (Verkehrszentrum)

Hilton Garden Inn Mannheim

Automobile & Toy Museum North Sea (Norden, Germany)

Premier Inn Hamburg City Millerntor

Fassberg Airlift Museum

Gasometer Oberhausen

House of German History (Haus der Geschichte) Bonn

Floorball Final4 Semifinals at Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin

Brewery Museum (Brauerei-Museum) Dortmund

Visiodrom Wuppertal

Porsche Museum Stuttgart

Hampton by Hilton Munich City Center East

Holiday Inn Express Oberhausen

Exploring Munich With Tram Line 19

VfL Gummersbach (Handball) at SCHWALBE arena

Stuttgart Funicular (“Standseilbahn”)

Lokwelt Freilassing

German Spy Museum Berlin

The Berlin Tränenpalast (“Palace of Tears”)

Christmas Market at Westfield Centro Oberhausen

Hotel Sunset (Kelsterbach)

Hilton Berlin

Auto & Traktor Museum Bodensee (Lake Constance)

One Hour Spree Cruise in Berlin with BWSG

Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport

German Oil Museum Wietze

European Hansa Museum Lübeck

Lübeck Airport (LBC)

Mercure Hotel Hannover City

The Myth of Germania – A Berlin Underground Exhibition

German Rail Lounge / DB Lounge Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

MyWellness Cologne – Renting a Private Spa Experience

Disgusting Food Museum Berlin

Bud Spencer Museum Berlin

Hamburg Panoptikum

Novotel Suites Hannover City

FRS Halunder Jet Fast Ferry VIP Premium Class from Hamburg to Helgoland

IntercityHotel Saarbruecken

Naturwildpark Granat (Haltern am See, Germany)

ESO Supernova Munich – Garching

Flying the PAD Aviation Embraer Phenom 300

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MeerExpress – Flying the Air Shuttle to Norderney & Juist

Markus Wasmeier Open Air Museum

Munich Olympic Tower and Rockmuseum

rock’n’popmuseum Gronau

Munich White Rose / Weiße Rose Memorial Exhibition

Obersalzberg Documentation Center

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Museum Prototyp Hamburg

Munich Toy Museum

My First PCR Test (Centogene Dusseldorf Airport)

Reichshof Hamburg, Curio Collection by Hilton

Fleming’s Express Hotel Frankfurt

Chocolate Museum Cologne (Schokoladenmuseum)

Gaststätte Grossmarkthalle – The Best Bavarian White Sausage in Munich

NH Collection Munich Bavaria

Hilton Garden Inn Munich City West

German Central Bank Money Museum (Frankfurt)

Umadum / Hi-Sky – A Giant Ferris Wheel in Munich

The Fair Play Suite at the Kameha Grand Hotel Bonn

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial

A Boat Trip on the Königssee

Dusseldorf Rhine Tower (Rheinturm)

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg

Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

Mainau Island – The Floral Paradise at Lake Constance

Avalon Hotel Bad Reichenhall

Taking a (Summer) Taxi Ride on the Königssee Bobsleigh Track

Berlin Zoo

Zeppelin Museum Meersburg

Arithmeum Bonn – A Museum about Calculations

Airport Lounge World Munich Airport

Hilton Munich Airport

Toyoko Inn Frankfurt Main Station

Stars Of The Galaxy – A Star Wars Shrine in Mönchengladbach

Dusseldorf Airport Photo Tour

Flying the Aerotask A320 Simulator (in Essen)

Flugausstellung Peter Junior (Hermeskeil)

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Frankfurt Airport

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Lufthansa First Class Flight Experience

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Lufthansa Panorama Lounge in Frankfurt

Best Western Premier Parkhotel Kronsberg Hanover

Lindlar Open Air Museum

Alte Dombach Paper Mill

Speyer Technology Museum

Flying with VLM from Cologne to Antwerp

Dormagen Deer Park Tannenbusch

Munich State Museum of Egyptian Art

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