Manntis is a five piece band from the Riverside County area of Southern California. The band originated in the fall of 2000, beginning with only four members the band thought to bring in a second guitar player. After a couple of months of practicing and writing, the band began to play local parties and shows, more and more people started to talk and the venues started to call. Manntis began playing anywhere and everywhere and overwhelmed anyone that stepped foot in front of the stage.