r/marilyn_manson

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I absolutely love it. I think he knocked it out of the park with this one!

Long time lurker posting for the first time in a while.

Since Mansons new sober era has emerged I’ve been reminded how amazing this man is and how he’s shaped the person I am today. I’ve appreciated all bodies of his work and I feel like being such a long time fan I’ve experienced similar ups and downs. It truly feels like I’ve grown up with Manson in a lot of ways.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this photo of me in the 5th grade. That same year I got to meet my idol backstage at Shoreline Amphitheater in California where he performed the Smashing Pumpkins song, Eye, with Billy Corgan (they also performed an acoustic version of The Beautiful People) I remember meeting him with my grandmother and the first thing she asked him was if “that was his real eye” to which he responded, “no it’s just a contact lense.” He was so kind and down to earth that day. It is such a fond memory for me. I am just beyond grateful to see him healthy and grounded again. It brings tears to my eyes because I care so deeply for this man.

The way he sang this… I’m speechless.

Compared to all the other covered it gives me mostly a American Family Vibe but nothing like scary at all. I don't think Manson wanted to have a scary cover though. The most shocking is by far the Holy Wood cover. What do you think?

Looking for a Chapter 2 boxset. When folks come down to around $250, send em my way!

I was bored at work so i did this little fan art, Its been some time since i last drawn something lol. Also posted on instagram @darkdays.works

I wanted to share a photo of my original US first-press copy of Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals. While the translucent blue/violet jewel case is beautiful, the history behind how this CD actually made it onto store shelves in 1998 is crazy af.

When the album was finished, corporate retail giants like Walmart, Kmart, and Target absolutely lost their minds over the cover art. They deemed the naked, androgynous alien figure "obscene" and outright refused to put it on their shelves. To salvage their release week sales, Nothing and Interscope Records had to scramble to censor the album. They had to digitally airbrush the anatomy on the photo, and they forced the CD into a white cardboard "O-card" slipcase to completely hide the body. The label even experimented with wrapping copies in tinted purple/violet cellophane to obscure the image further—a tactic borrowed from how stores used to hide nude John Lennon albums in brown paper bags 30 years prior. But the censorship didn't stop there.

Walmart still wasn't happy. Even with the cardboard cover and airbrushing, Walmart and Kmart ultimately refused to stock the album altogether, pulling it from shelves entirely. A few months later, following the Columbine tragedy in April 1999, Walmart doubled down and completely banned Manson's entire back catalog from ever being sold in their physical stores.

The label turned the blue/violet plastic case into a brilliant piece of art. It doubles as a visual filter—if you slide the violet plastic over the hidden yellow text inside the booklet, the colors shift to reveal hidden messages like "Omēga is a blank canvas."

I wanted to share a photo of my original US first-press copy of Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals. While the translucent blue/violet jewel case is beautiful, the history behind how this CD actually made it onto store shelves in 1998 is crazy af.

When the album was finished, corporate retail giants like Walmart, Kmart, and Target absolutely lost their minds over the cover art. They deemed the naked, androgynous alien figure "obscene" and outright refused to put it on their shelves. To salvage their release week sales, Nothing and Interscope Records had to scramble to censor the album. They had to digitally airbrush the anatomy on the photo, and they forced the CD into a white cardboard "O-card" slipcase to completely hide the body. The label even experimented with wrapping copies in tinted purple/violet cellophane to obscure the image further—a tactic borrowed from how stores used to hide nude John Lennon albums in brown paper bags 30 years prior. But the censorship didn't stop there.

Walmart still wasn't happy. Even with the cardboard cover and airbrushing, Walmart and Kmart ultimately refused to stock the album altogether, pulling it from shelves entirely. A few months later, following the Columbine tragedy in April 1999, Walmart doubled down and completely banned Manson's entire back catalog from ever being sold in their physical stores.

The label turned the blue/violet plastic case into a brilliant piece of art. It doubles as a visual filter—if you slide the violet plastic over the hidden yellow text inside the booklet, the colors shift to reveal hidden messages like "Omēga is a blank canvas."

LETTUCE INN, LETTUCE INN, LETTUCE INN, LETTUCE INN, LETTUCE INN, LETTUCE INN.

Dear George,

Thank you for all the incredible projects we brought to life together over the years... You will always be my number one monster maker, forever and ever! We have history going back to 1994.

Beyond our professional relationship, you and your family were always such dear friends to Arthur and me, and you've left us with some of the most insane stories imaginable. Like the time the Nashville police broke down your hotel room door because a bottle of stage blood had broken in the cargo hold of the airplane and was dripping a trail of blood into your hotel room and into the closet, where they discovered a giant box of prosthetic human limbs and heads. You just can't make this stuff up.

Whether it was hide Matsumoto, Ozzy Osbourne, Marilyn Manson, Dr. Dre, Filter, Mortal Kombat, or a dozen other crazy assignments, you were always the icing on the cake. You brought every project to a whole new level of WOW!

I love you and will miss you dearly, my friend, JOJI TANI.

Rest in peace and be sure to be "eating burger", George. Thank you for all the incredible memories and all the magic you brought into our lives.

Dean Karr

They have terrible reviews online. Some people have said they’ve had items get lost there for a week and then turn up eventually. I contacted ups and they’re doing an audit and trying to track down the item, and said they’d get back to me within three days. I really hope they find it, cause i doubt nuclear blast would be able to replace the item, they’d probably just refund me. This is the only copy of the vinyl i got and it really sucks that i still cant listen to it on my turntable yet. I had ordered two copies accidentally and then cancelled the extra one, now i really regret that. Maybe one of them would have showed up.