In a brand new interview with NME TV, Marilyn Manson reflects on his “intimacy” issues, why he’s not the suicidal type, and why he deserves a Grammy for having been blamed for so many high-school shootings. Watch the chat in two parts below.
MARILYN MANSON‘s new album, “Born Villain”, sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on May 1 via Cooking Vinyl and Manson‘s own label Hell, Etc. Source: Blabbermouth.net
In a recent interview with the India-based web site Tehelka, drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD was asked for his thoughts on LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy Blythecomment that the music industry is dying because Marilyn Manson‘s new album sold “only” 38,000 copies in its first week of release and still managed to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.
“Randy and I don’t always agree,” Chris was quoted as saying. “According to me, Manson‘s career finished a long time ago.”
Earlier today (Sunday, May 20), Adler released the following statement/clarification to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
“We are preparing to leave for our show in Bangalore, India this week. Very exciting for us. In preparation, we have been doing a lot of interviews for publications in India.
“In a recent interview, I was asked what I thought of Randy‘s comments about the record industry dying based on a sales number achieved by Marilyn Manson. My response was paraphrased, likely due to it being transcribed by hand during the interview. There were also some language issues that created a few misquotes here and there.
“My full response was: ‘Randy and I don’t see eye to eye on everything. I agree that the commerce of the music industry is in a rough spot, but I personally wouldn’t look to Marilyn Manson as a barometer.”
“That’s it.
“‘Antichrist Superstar’ is, to this day, one hell of a record. I saw the tour and was blown away. Incredible stuff.
“I have no interest in publicly commenting on anyone’s career path or choices. Not my business. We are all in this to create art and keep food on the table. Good luck to us all.
Tehelka recently conducted an interview with drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tehelka: Was starting out as a band in the ’90s harder than it is now? If so, why? What was it that worked for you?
Chris: Starting a band then was hard, but easier than it is now. The Internet was just beginning then and we were distributing all our music online. We would play anywhere we could — at house parties, functions, everything. That, I believe, is the key to success — to be able to get out and play. Our goal was not to make money; you can’t expect art to pay very well. We didn’t expect to be METALLICA. Things are different now and every kid who has a laptop can make music in his basement with high-quality sounds, live with his parents and pay bills. People have to try much harder now; every six minutes, there is a better-sounding band releasing a track.
Tehelka: A few days ago, [LAMB OF GOD] vocalist Randy Blythesaid the industry is dying because Marilyn Manson‘s new ablum opened at #10. What are your thoughts on that?
Chris: Randy and I don’t always agree. According to me, Manson‘s career finished a long time ago.
Tehelka: Tells us about your new album and what makes it different from the previous ones?
Chris: “Resolution” is a little different from our two previous albums. The songs are more progressive and dynamic. We have picked a lot from our earlier records, the ones before the two last ones. It is difficult to produce seven records that sound different without getting boring.
Read the entire interview from Tehelka. Source: Blabbermouth.net
MARILYN MANSON‘s long-awaited new album, “Born Villain”, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. The CD will be released on May 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Cooking Vinyl and Manson‘s own label Hell, Etc.
In a brand new interview with Billboard.com, Manson was asked if putting out his first CD not affiliated with Interscope was a liberating experience. “Yeah,” he replied. “I’ve always had control over what I created, and in the past once I turned it over to the record label, what happened wasn’t always to my liking. A lot of it was more their stupidity, trying to fit me into a hole I didn’t belong in, and that would of course make you confused about what you’re supposed to be as an artist, not even just as a person. So getting off Interscope gave me the ability to think exactly how you would when you’re starting out.”
Regarding the direction of the new album, Manson said, “With the previous two records, I was making music to make people feel like I was feeling rather than to make them feel something — and I was feeling pretty shitty most of the time, so I don’t think it was a good idea to do that, necessarily. I’m not discrediting the music, [but] my focus was in the wrong place. This record . . . emotionally it brings a different type of attitude that is more the spirit of me and feels interesting and fun for me to do.”
Marilyn Manson‘s new video, “No Reflection”, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Lukas Ettlin, who previously worked with Manson on the award-winning “Personal Jesus” video.
“No Reflection” was released as a white seven-inch vinyl in Europe on April 21. The vinyl is strictly limited to 1500 copies and features “No Reflection” (album version) and “No Reflection” (single edit). The release was in support of Record Store Day.
“Born Villain” track listing:
01. Hey Cruel World…
02. No Reflection
03. Pistol Whipped
04. Overneath The Path Of Misery
05. Slo Mo Tion
06. The Gardener
07. The Flowers Of Evil
08. Children Of Cain
09. Disengaged
10. Lay Down Your Goddamn Arms
11. Murders Are Getting Prettier Every Day
12. Born Villain
13. Breaking The Same Old Ground
Marilyn Manson‘s new video, “No Reflection”, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Lukas Ettlin, who previously worked with Manson on the award-winning “Personal Jesus” video.
“No Reflection” will be released as a white seven-inch vinyl in Europe on April 21. The vinyl will be strictly limited to 1500 copies and will feature “No Reflection” (album version) and “No Reflection” (single edit). The release is in support of Record Store Day. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Marilyn Manson performed his song “The Beautiful People” with German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN live earlier tonight (Thursday, March 22) at this year’s ECHO awards show. Video footage of the performance can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Spanish extreme metallers NOCTEM have issued the following:
Noctem has been confirmed for the first edition of Costa de Fuego Festival, with Guns n Roses, Marilyn Manson, Nightwish, Opeth,In Flames and many more!!! The festival will take place in Benicássim, Castellon (Spain). Days: 20,21 July. Further information will follow.
According to the MTV News, actor Johnny Depp and shock rocker Marilyn Manson recorded a cover of Carly Simon‘s 1972 hit “You’re So Vain” for the singer’s upcoming eighth studio album, “Born Villain”, which is due out on May 1. Depp reportedly played both the lead guitar and drums on the track, while Manson handled the vocal duties.
Speaking about the collaboration, Manson told MTV News that the duo decided on doing “a cover of a song which we thought was ironic for each other.” He added, “[Johnny] played drums and lead guitar, and I played guitar and sang. It’s a bonus track on my new record and the video will probably be us looking at each other in a mirror.”
Depp and Manson first collaborated in 2001 when Manson contributed the song “The Nobodies” to Depp‘s Jack the Ripper movie “From Hell”.
Marilyn Manson‘s new single, “No Reflection”, was premiered on March 7 on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ and can be streamed below.
Manson‘s U.S. theater tour is scheduled to kick off April 27.
The singer last September unveiled a new music video for the song “Born Villain” directed by actor Shia LaBeouf. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Marilyn Manson will perform his song “The Beautiful People” with German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN live at this year’s ECHO awards show. “The Beautiful People” was originally released as a single from the Manson album “Antichrist Superstar” in 1996.
The German music awards show ECHO will be broadcasted live on ARD on March, 22 at 8:15 p.m. All fans can witness the performance at the same time via livestream at this location.
Marilyn Manson will release his long-awaited new album, “Born Villain”, on May 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Cooking Vinyl and Manson‘s own label Hell, Etc. RAMMSTEIN‘s long-awaited retrospective release, “Made In Germany 1995 – 2011″, was made available on December 13 through Universal Germany‘s marketing and distribution deal in the U.S. with Vagrant Records. Source: Blabbermouth.net
