# Maniac | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/maniac
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/maniac/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 04:21 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/maniac
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/maniac/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/maniac/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Maniac
- Visible lyric pages: 9

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `maniac`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 04:21 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-175bcb06ee6ab957
- Visible lyric pages: 9
- Pages with stored lyric text: 9
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 6082
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 59
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: City of Madness, Fast and Deadly, Fight to the Death, I Vomit on the Shroud of Jesus Christ, Maniac, Nightmare, Nuclear Death, and Possessed
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Maniac formed in Los Angeles in 1980 with Michael Des Barres on vocals and guitar, Craig Gruber on bass, Jimmy Crespo on drums, and John David on keyboards. Their self-titled debut album came out in 1983 on Capitol Records, anchored by the single 'Maniac' that got heavy radio play. That song, along with tracks like 'City of Madness' and 'Fast and Deadly,' gave them a hard rock sound built on...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. City of Madness — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/city-of-madness
2. Fast and Deadly — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/fast-and-deadly
3. Fight to the Death — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/fight-to-the-death
4. I Vomit on the Shroud of Jesus Christ — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/i-vomit-on-the-shroud-of-jesus-christ
5. Maniac — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/maniac
6. Nightmare — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/nightmare
7. Nuclear Death — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/nuclear-death
8. Possessed — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/possessed
9. Predator — https://lyroverse.com/maniac/predator