ManifestiV

Originally formed as a visual kei experimental duo by two morticians that met in Dallas TX, the core of ManifestiV is Paragraph Taylor, Houston TX-born guitarist/programmer and Lillith Taylor, Queens NY-born vibraphonist/visual artist. Combining their instruments in innovative ways, ManifestiV (shorthanded to ‘MV’) founded 2014 in Vallejo CA to help heal by showing with will & intent, everyone can manifest their best reality. Evolving to visual kei industrial metal with electronic vibraphones, sinister electronics & Lillith-directed videos, she & ¶ joined drummer/producer nehalem & bassist Kevin Porter (who both play in Secret Of Boris) live as a 4-piece opening for My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult & Curse Mackey. Pandemic postponing kept the 4 from a coveted slot opening for Front Line Assembly & Ministry (chosen by the latter) yet later the 4 instead both directly supported The Birthday Massacre to a sold out Dallas crowd, and Stabbing Westward at its Granada Theater. ManifestiV’s latest full-length album is a warning & a bold statement: connections we share & infinite possibilities of humanity are worth fighting for. Legacy & its remix album The Bitter Truth was co-written & produced by glitch guru lcn1. ¶ & Lillith wrote & recorded its follow-up 2025 in Thailand & Japan, leading w/ Never In History, Alpha Intelligence & TumbL. The latter’s video Emmar Grant shot of the duo opening for Lebanon Hanover on the last MV Dallas appearance. 📷: Guzman, Elkins & Wehler