mˈeɪnz wʌz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd baɪ sˈɜːnʌnəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː æz ɐ sˈaɪdpɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ʌv ˈætɹɑːks, ɐ bˈænd hiː wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ ɪn bˈæk ðˈɛn.
Manes was started by Cernunnus in 1992 as a side-project of Atrox, a band he was playing in back then.