Manatees are Greg Wynne, Alex Macarte and Paul Heron.

The band's sound is one indebted to drone forefathers such as Swans and Boris, and also draws influences from Pink Floyd and Old Man Gloom.

MySpace

"Manatees are the first UK act to mix black-hearted doom metal with the technical complexity of Red-era King Crimson."
UNCUT

“One of the most ambitious albums of 2006.”
Rock Sound