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Marilyn Manson is an alternative metal /
alternative rock band based in Hollywood, California. Frequently termed "shock
rock", the group's sound contains influences from heavy metal, industrial rock,
and glam. Formed in 1989 (see 1989 in music) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as
Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, the band's uniquely theatrical performances
gathered a local cult following that has, over fifteen years, developed into a
worldwide fanbase.
Marilyn Manson's reputation has likewise grown,
with the band now considered one of modern music's most widely-known and most
controversial; this has been due, in large part, to eponymous lead singer
Marilyn Manson born Brian Warner and his frequent clashes with religious and
political figures. Until 1996, the name of each band member was created by
combining the first name of a female pop culture icon and the last name of a
mass murderer or a serial killer; the members of the band dress in outlandish
makeup and costumes, and, like their major influences KISS and Alice Cooper,
have engaged in sometimes shocking behavior both onstage and off; the group's
lyrics are rife with anti-religious sentiment and with references to sex, drugs,
and violence. Marilyn Manson's music and performances have frequently been
called offensive and obscene, and, more than a few times, protests and petitions
have led to the group's being banned from performing.
As this controversy began to wane, so did the
band's mainstream popularity. Despite this, its many devoted fans have made
Marilyn Manson a consistently high-profile group: three of the band's albums
have been awarded platinum certification and three have been awarded gold, and
the band has seen three of its releases debut in the top ten, including two
number-one albums. In June of 2003, MTV referred to Marilyn Manson as "the only
true artist today".
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Musical
style
Marilyn Manson has come to be known for altering
both its image and its musical trappings frequently; the group's sound
incorporating, at various stages, elements of spoken-word poetry, glam rock, and
more recently cabaret. Lead singer Manson was fond of Black Sabbath and KISS
as a young music fan, but every member of the band has brought his own unique
style and set of influences to the band's sonic palette. Attempting to blend the
typical heavy metal sound of heavily distorted power chords and kick-drum-heavy
percussion with industrial metal's emphasis on electronic musical instruments,
Marilyn Manson's alternative metal is also marked by tendencies toward
unconventional recording techniques and musical experimentation.
Influences
Initially, after being introduced to Big Black by a
fellow Miami clubgoer, Manson had the desire to form a rock band that used a
drum machine an uncommon technique outside of dance music at the time. The
earliest incarnations of Marilyn Manson used this setup, and produced
experimental, drum-heavy compositions similar to Steve Albini's work with Big
Black; later, with the addition of a live drummer, the band's composing process,
recording techniques, and live performances were by necessity altered. Guitarist
Daisy Berkowitz and bassist Gidget Gein, who came from punk rock backgrounds,
brought the musicianship and songwriting style of the Jim Carroll Band (whose
"People Who Died" was an early favorite cover for Marilyn Manson) and the
showmanship of The New York Dolls to the mixture. The result was something that
Nothing Records would initially compare to Jane's Addiction, but which, after
the band spent some time at Nothing, would also gather sonic elements from other
bands on that label's roster, like Nine Inch Nails and Prick.
Late influences have come from the glam rock of
David Bowie, whose chameleon-like ability to shift from one style to another,
replete with a new look and musical philosophy, was a characteristic which would
also be frequently ascribed to Marilyn Manson by the music press. The hard rock
background of John 5 amplified this aspect of the band's sound in live
performance; Tim Skold, a former guitarist, bassist, and vocalist in KMFDM,
later blended in that band's so-called "ultra-heavy beat" of industrial drums
and guitars.
Composition and songwriting
All of the band's lyrics are written by Manson,
whose songwriting style is characterized by a tendency toward misanthropy as
well as by sharp, inventive wordplay. He frequently makes use of puns and double
entendres in his writing for instance, a song on the Holy Wood album, which
references the shootings at Columbine High School, is titled "Target Audience";
the album also makes frequent allusions to assassination, and the song "The Fall
of Adam" refers to "Abraham Lincoln Town Cars". These witticisms often take the
form of neologisms, frequently delivered several at a time in rapid-fire
fashion: the title song from Mechanical Animals includes the lines "We were
neurophobic and perfect / the day that we lost our souls . . . You were my
mechanical bride / my phenobarbiedoll / A manniqueen of depression / with the
face of a dead star".
Music is primarily composed by the other band
members, who at present are Tim Skold, on bass guitar, electric guitar, and
programming; and Madonna Wayne Gacy, on keyboards, synthesizers, and electronic
drums. Until their respective departures from the band, Daisy Berkowitz and
Twiggy Ramirez were the chief contributors to the compositions, with one or both
receiving "music by" credits on every Marilyn Manson album prior to The Golden
Age of Grotesque. According to the albums' credits, every permanent member of
the band has had input, at some point, in its songwriting process.
Marilyn Manson has also become extremely well-known
for recording cover versions of songs by other artists; the band's two most
successful singles have been a brooding punk-metal version of Eurythmics' "Sweet
Dreams (Are Made of This)", and a heavily synthesized, nearly nu metal "Tainted
Love" (as popularized by Soft Cell, though originally performed by Gloria
Jones). Notable covers the band has recorded have been by Depeche Mode
("Personal Jesus"), The Doors ("Five to One"), David Bowie ("Golden Years"), and
several other artists.
History
The
Spooky Kids and the early years (19891992)
In 1989, Brian Warner was a college student working
toward a journalism degree, and gaining experience in the field by writing music
articles for a South Florida lifestyle magazine, 25th Parallel. It was in this
capacity that he was able to meet several of the musicians to whom his own band
would later be compared, including My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult and Trent
Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. He met Scott Putesky shortly afterward and, after
showing him some lyrics and poems he had written, proposed that they form a band
together. Warner, guitarist Putesky, and bassist Brian Tutunick recorded their
first demo tape as Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids in 1990, taking on the stage
names of Marilyn Manson, Daisy Berkowitz, and Olivia Newton Bundy, respectively.
They were soon joined by Stephen Bier, who called himself Madonna Wayne Gacy;
Bundy was replaced by Gidget Gein, born Brad Stewart. In 1991, drummer Fred
Streithorst joined the band, with the stage name Sara Lee Lucas.
The stage names used by each member were
representative of a concept the band considered central: the dichotomy of good
and evil, and the existence of both, together, in every whole. "Marilyn Monroe
had a dark side", explained Manson in his autobiography, "just as Charles Manson
has a good, intelligent side". Images of both Monroe and Manson, as well as of
others equally famous and notorious, were common in the band's early promotional
materials.
The Spooky Kids' popularity in the area grew
quickly, largely because of radio DJ Scott David of WYNX-FM, an early fan who
eagerly played songs from the band's demo tapes on the air; and because of the
band's highly visual concerts, which drew from performance art and used many
shock techniques. It was not uncommon to see band members' female friends
onstage, partially nude, tied up, crucified, or caged; Manson, Berkowitz, and
Gein variously performed in women's clothing or bizarre costumes; and, for lack
of a professional pyrotechnician, they would occasionally set their own stage
props on fire. The band would dramatically contrast these grotesque theatrics
with elements drawn from the culture of the members' youth in the 1970s and
1980s: characters from that era's children's television made regular, often
somewhat altered, appearances on Marilyn Manson flyers and newsletters, and were
frequently sampled in the music. They continued to perform and release cassettes
shortening their name to Marilyn Manson in 1992 until the summer of 1993,
when the band drew the attention of Trent Reznor, who at the time had just
founded his own record label, Nothing Records.
Nothing
Records and the first albums (19931996)
Reznor offered Marilyn Manson a contract with his
new label and the opportunity to support Nine Inch Nails on their upcoming
headlining tour. The band accepted both offers, and recording sessions for its
national debut, Portrait of an American Family, began in July, 1993. Working
with producer Roli Mosimann at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, the band
recorded a selection of new songs along with material from their Spooky Kids
repertoire and, by the end of Autumn 1993, had completed the first version of
their debut, titled The Manson Family Album. It was not, however, well-received.
The abrasive sonic "rawness" that Mosimann's production had brought to such
groups as the Swans had failed to materialize on The Manson Family Album; Reznor
and the band found it flat and lifeless, and poorly representative of Marilyn
Manson's dynamic performances. At the same time, the band was having
difficulties with bassist Gidget Gein, who had begun to lose control of his
addiction to heroin.
In January 1994, Reznor agreed to rework the
production on Marilyn Manson's album, taking them and their tapes to The Record
Plant in Los Angeles, California. Gein, who had been hospitalized after an
overdose, was not invited. After seven weeks of mixing, remixing, and
rerecording, the album now titled Portrait of an American Family was ready
to be presented to Interscope Records. Even as the first single, "Get Your
Gunn", was beginning to receive radio airplay, Gein received a letter declaring
his services "no longer needed" by Marilyn Manson; he was replaced by Twiggy
Ramirez, formerly known as Jeordie White, of Miami death metal band
Amboog-A-Lard. Ramirez debuted as the band's new bass player on the first date
of a fourteen-week national tour opening for Nine Inch Nails. It was during this
tour that Manson had occasion to meet with Church of Satan founder Dr. Anton
LaVey. After a cordial meeting, LaVey honored Manson with the title of
"Reverend" meaning, in the Church of Satan, a person who is revered by the
church, and not necessarily one who dedicates his life to preaching the religion
to others, as with a priest or minister.
Marilyn Manson began 1995 with its first headlining
tour, a two-month outing with Monster Voodoo Machine as support; this would be
drummer Sara Lee Lucas's last tour with the band. Tension between Lucas and
Manson had apparently grown as the tour wore on and, on the final night of the
tour, Manson secretly decided to end the show with a flourish: during a
performance of the then-current single, "Lunchbox", he doused Lucas's drum kit
in butane and set it ablaze with Lucas still attempting to play on behind it.
Lucas quit the band immediately. Less than two weeks after his replacement,
Ginger Fish, joined the group, Marilyn Manson was touring again, this time on a
bill with Danzig and Korn. That tour ended in summer 1995, after which the band
relocated to the new home of Nothing Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana to begin
work on the third single from Portrait of an American Family, "Dope Hat".
Accompanied by a music video which featured Manson in the role of Willy Wonka in
a shock-horror version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the proposed
single for "Dope Hat" eventually developed into an hour-long EP, Smells Like
Children. The EP's fifteen tracks of covers, remixes, and bizarre sonic
experiments also included the band's version of the Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams
(Are Made of This)", which would prove to be Marilyn Manson's first legitimate
hit: the video was placed in heavy rotation on MTV (in stark contrast with the
"Dope Hat" video, which MTV had banished to late-night airplay only a few months
before) and the mainstream music press was suddenly clamoring to cover the
group. A five-month headlining tour followed, from September through February,
during which the band began to debut new material like "Irresponsible Hate
Anthem", "Minute of Decay", and "Smells Like Children". Rumors of a new album
circulated widely during this time, and were confirmed when the band returned to
Nothing's New Orleans studio in early 1996 to perform what Manson termed "a
musical ritual designed to bring about the Apocalypse".
Marilyn Manson's second proper album, Antichrist
Superstar, was released on October 8, 1996. It was recorded at Nothing Studios
with Trent Reznor himself acting as executive producer; the process of making
the album was reportedly a long and difficult one, highlighted by experiments
allegedly involving sleep deprivation and near-constant drug use in an effort to
create an environment suited to the album's moody and occasionally violent
content. During this time, antagonism between band members was high, and
eventually the departure of guitarist and founding member Daisy Berkowitz would
be the result of this hostility. With Berkowitz out of the band, Twiggy Ramirez
performed lead guitar for much of the recording of Antichrist Superstar, and the
group placed an ad seeking a new guitarist for its upcoming tour; Michael
Linton, of Chicago band Life Sex and Death (LSD), auditioned for and was given
the position. Breaking with the six-year tradition of icon / killer naming
structures, the newest member was dubbed Zim Zum a name derived from Kabbalah,
one of the major sources of inspiration for the album.
The album's first single, "The Beautiful People",
made a fairly major impact on the alternative rock charts, and created enough
anticipation for Antichrist Superstar that the album debuted at number three on
the album charts. The year-and-a-half long Dead to the World Tour in support of
the album followed; it was the band's longest and widest yet, and included
Marilyn Manson's live debut in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and South
America. In the United States, however, the band was receiving more attention
than ever before, and not all of it was positive.
Protests, Mechanical Animals, Columbine, and Holy Wood (19972001)
As the tour was getting underway, the band found
itself the target of congressional hearings, led by Senator Joseph Lieberman, to
determine the effects, if any, of violent lyrics on young listeners. Lieberman
would later go on to refer to Marilyn Manson as "perhaps the sickest group ever
promoted by a mainstream record company". In addition, nearly every performance
on the tour was picketed by religious organizations, pleading with fans not to
see the musician who once said "I think every time people listen to this new
album maybe God will be destroyed in their heads. . .".
On November 10, even as all this was taking place,
the band released a remix / live EP, Remix and Repent, featuring new versions of
Antichrist Superstar's three singles, "The Beautiful People", "Tourniquet", and
"Man that You Fear", alongside songs recorded live on the U.S. leg of the Dead
to the World Tour. As the year ended, Manson made the announcement of the
upcoming publication of his first book, the autobiographical Long Hard Road out
of Hell; the book was released in February 1998, along with another live
document of the world tour, a longform video entitled Dead to the World. The
release of the follow-up to Antichrist Superstar was, according to the band,
also immiment, accompanied by early rumors of the involvement of Billy Corgan
and The Dust Brothers with the as-yet-untitled album.
On September 15, 1998, Marilyn Manson released
Mechanical Animals, an album strongly influenced by David Bowie. Interscope's
promotion of the album was massive, including an enormous billboard of singer
Manson as an androgynous extraterrestrial over Times Square, and repeated
appearances on MTV and other networks to promote the album and the single "The
Dope Show"; propelled by the success of Antichrist Superstar and by this press
push, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. The
band had recast itself in a new image for this album; setting aside the
bleakness of the previous record, Marilyn Manson was now a glam rock band,
borrowing its visual presentation largely from Bowie, and from Roxy Music and
its contemporaries. By this time, the band had permanently relocated to Los
Angeles, and Zim Zum had been replaced by glam-influenced guitarist John Lowery,
who joined the band as John 5. After a brief promotional tour, the band set out
on the Rock Is Dead world tour with Hole and Monster Magnet as support. The
tour, however, would be a problematic one: on March 1, 1999, the three bands
played the first show in Spokane, WA; by March 14, Hole had left the tour and
Manson had broken his ankle, forcing postponements of some shows. Less than
three weeks after the tour was resumed, two students at Columbine High School in
Littleton, CO murdered thirteen people; early media reports declared them fans
of "violent" music and video games. On April 28, out of respect for the victims,
Marilyn Manson canceled the rest of the Rock Is Dead tour, and would not appear
in Denver until the 2001 Ozzfest.
The rest of 1999 and much of 2000 was a period of
relative silence for Marilyn Manson. The band spent over a year quietly writing
and recording in a studio in Death Valley, with only the single "Astonishing
Panorama of the Endtimes" an outtake from Antichrist Superstar appearing
during that time. On November 14, 2000, Holy Wood (in the Shadow of the Valley
of Death) was released. Returning to the darker, more visceral sound of
Antichrist Superstar, much of the album's content was written in response to the
Columbine massacre. Despite much critical acclaim, Holy Wood was Marilyn
Manson's most poorly-selling album. Described by the band as the third part of a
trilogy begun with Antichrist Superstar and continued in Mechanical Animals, its
overarching theme is an exploration of the relationship between death and fame
in American culture, and its lyrics and artwork contain many references to John
F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald, John Lennon and Mark David Chapman, and even
Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth. The Guns, God, and Government world tour
expanded upon the exploration of America's fascination with violence, and with
the tour's logo a rifle and handguns arranged to resemble the Christian cross
Manson made no attempt to conceal what he saw as the source of that
fascination.
On May 16, 2001, it was announced on the Marilyn
Manson website that Manson planned to quote the Bible at his next concert, to
"balance out" his violent lyrics, "so we can examine the virtues of wonderful
Christian stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice. Now
that seems like entertainment to me". On June 21, 2001, Manson did indeed read
from the Bible onstage in Denver, Colorado, presenting such passages as
Leviticus 20:9 ("For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall
surely be put to death") and Psalm 137:9 ("Happy shall he be, that taketh and
dasheth thy little ones against the stones") as evidence the band's lyrics were,
at least, no more violent than the Bible itself.
The
Golden Age and beyond (2002)
With the triptych of the previous three albums now
complete, Marilyn Manson was free to begin a fresh project. Finding inspiration
in the decadent Swing era of the 1930s (see music in the 1930s), the band
recorded The Golden Age of Grotesque in 2002 and the album was released on May
13, 2003. Eschewing the lyrical depth and volume of symbolism and hidden meaning
of Holy Wood, the new album was relatively straightforward; in an extended
metaphor, Manson compares his own often-criticized music to the entartete Kunst
banned by the Nazi regime. New member Tim Skold, replacing Twiggy Ramirez, added
a new dimension to the band's sound; he brought with him from KMFDM that band's
use of heavy industrial beats, for better or worse The Golden Age of Grotesque
was frequently impugned as derivative of KMFDM and lacking the originality that
Marilyn Manson had become known for. The album still managed a number one debut
on the album charts, selling over 118,000 copies in the US its first week of
release; however, it quickly fell down and eventually off the chart.
Another world tour, the Grotesk Burlesk, followed,
which furthered the album's Weimar Republic-inspired theme by adding elements of
German Kabarett to the group's performances. Elaborate artwork by Gottfried
Helnwein appeared in the band's stage dressing, and the members began appearing
both on-stage and off- in designer suits and with fashion superstars. It was
clear that in this stage of Marilyn Manson's evolution, the band was celebrating
its "Marilyn" aspect over its "Manson".
Lest We Forget: the Best of Marilyn Manson was
released on September 28, 2004. It was referred to by the singer as his
"farewell" album; however, he has insisted that it will not be the final Marilyn
Manson album. It was supported by a series of "greatest hits" performances, the
Against All Gods tour. After the release of the single "Personal Jesus", the
band made a number of promotional appearances; at one of these, the Comet awards
show in Germany, drummer Ginger Fish fell from his drum riser, fracturing his
skull and wrist. Former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna has replaced him;
since his recovery from the accident Fish has been recording and performing with
a new band, Martyr Plot. No official announcement has been made regarding Fish's
current position in Marilyn Manson. John 5 has also been replaced; Mark Chaussee
of Danzig took over lead guitar on the Against All Gods tour. Lest We Forget was
certified Gold in 2005.
It has been speculated that Manson's "farewell
album" comment may be an indication that the membership of Marilyn Manson may no
longer be permanent, and that the musicians who record the albums and play live
may, in the future, rotate, as has been the case with Nine Inch Nails and KMFDM.
This theory may be borne out with the release of Marilyn Manson's sixth album,
which was recorded by the core trio of Manson, Gacy, and Skold, accompanied by
"an assortment of other musicians", and is planned for release by mid-2006.
Controversy and media response
In December 1996, a press conference was called by
William J. Bennett, Senator Joseph Lieberman, and activist C. DeLores Tucker,
aimed at MCA, the owner of Interscope Records. Calling several albums released
by the label including Antichrist Superstar "profane", "violent", "filth",
and "crap", the group questioned MCA president Edgar Bronfman's ability to head
the label competently while profiting from such material. That November 6, U.S.
Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and Restructuring held
a public hearing on the effect of violent rock and rap lyrics on youths.
Supporters of the band claim it was merely another salvo in Senator Lieberman's
declared war on the band. The hearing, chaired by Representative Sam Brownback,
featured the testimony of Lieberman and Tucker, and of Raymond Kuntz, of
Burlington, North Dakota, who blamed his son's suicide on Antichrist Superstar,
which Lieberman denounced as "vile, hateful, nihilistic and damaging".
In addition, the band's performances have come
under fire the Dead to the World Tour, in particular, was followed by
protesters at nearly every North American venue it visited. The band's March 10,
1997 performance in Columbia, South Carolina was cancelled "in response to
growing public pressure by religious, civic and political leaders who criticized
the group's image". The owner of Calgary's Max Bell Centre had Marilyn Manson's
July 25 show cancelled, citing "immorality" and the band's "use of animals on
stage." Another concert in Portland was cancelled a few days later due to
Manson's reputation, and the venue's inability to get insurance for the show.
Protestors outside of a concert in Greenboro, North Carolina, included Senator
Mark McDaniel.
The New Jersey date of Ozzfest '97, to be held at
Giants Stadium, was cancelled by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority,
who cited Marilyn Manson's performance as its reason; the event was only held
after Ozzy Osbourne himself successfully sued the state, which compelled the
authorities to allow the concert. Legislation was introduced and passed in South
Carolina and Utah allowing state-operated venues to ban groups like Marilyn
Manson from performing and, in at least one instance, in Florida, local schools
have gone so far as to threaten expulsion for students in attendance of Marilyn
Manson concerts.
Following the Columbine High School massacre, there
were accusations that killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were influenced by
Marilyn Manson's music. When later evidence was presented that both Harris and
Klebold were not fans of the band, many were led to criticize the media as using
the band as a scapegoat instead of analyzing the underlying societal problems
surrounding the incident. In the controversial documentary Bowling for
Columbine, Michael Moore interviewed Manson about the tragedy. When asked what
he would say to the two if he had a chance to talk to them before the killings,
Manson replied "I wouldn't say a single word to them; I would listen to what
they have to say, and that's what no one did".
Marilyn
Manson on the Internet
Beginning in 1998, Manson frequently interacted
with his listeners on the band's official website, initially posting text
messages and eventually short films of himself addressing the audience and of
the band in the studio. His participation in this has gradually declined; from
the release of The Golden Age of Grotesque through late 2005, there has been
very little activity on the site. The Marilyn Manson BBS was opened up after
Mechanical Animals and was a very active forum in subjects other than the band,
including art, politics, news and current events. There was much debate on the
meanings and interpretations of various lyrics, diagrams, or pictures featured
in the band's album cover art, particularly the symbolism of Holy Wood. Manson
would occasionally interject on discussions along these lines. For reasons
unknown, the BBS was removed, then reintroduced a few months later, and removed
again. The user base sharply declined and its uniqueness vanished as many
classic members never returned.
Manson also released companion websites spawned
from his concept albums. Mechanical Animals was companioned by Comawhite.com, an
interactive online maze which led users to various drug and rose themed
graphics, and links to hidden sections of the main Marilyn Manson website. Holy
Wood was companioned with the website Celebritarian.com, which featured a
provoking questionnaire and a diagram of a human soul growing in size as a child
progresses to adulthood. An additional website, ThisAsValentinesDay.com,
featured a headline announcing John F. Kennedy's death.
On October 1, 2005, Celebritarian.com became active
again; initially, the page featured only a stylized depiction of the Cross of
Lorraine and a link to marilynmanson.com. Although the HTML link for the image
does in fact point to Marilyn Manson's offical website, the administrative
contact for the domain is registered to "Ann Hill" with a Yahoo! email address.
It is unclear if this new activity is legitimate.
Personnel
Current
members
Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner) vocals
Madonna Wayne Gacy (Stephen Bier, Jr.) keyboards
and electronic drums
Tim Skold (Thim Skφld) guitar and bass guitar
Ginger Fish (Kenny Wilson) live drums
Former
members
Zsa Zsa Speck (Perry Pandrea) keyboards 1990-1991
Olivia Newton Bundy (Brian Tutunick) bass 1991
Gidget Gein (Brad Stewart) bass 1990-1993
Sara Lee Lucas (Fred Streithorst) drums 1990-1995
Daisy Berkowitz (Scott Putesky) guitars and
programming 1990-1996
Zim Zum (Michael Linton) guitar 1996-1998
Twiggy Ramirez (Jeordie White) bass and guitar
1993-2002
John 5 (John Lowery) guitar 1998-2004
Chris Vrenna live drums 2004-2005
Mark Chaussee live guitar 2004-2005
Most, if not all, members of the band have
contributed performances (either live or in-studio) on instruments other than
their primary ones. For instance, Gacy has played theremin and calliope, Manson
has played pan flute and harpsichord, and Berkowitz has been credited with bass
guitar, drum machines, and vocals.
Discography
Albums
and EPs
Year Album US UK Additional information
1994 Portrait of an American Family - - Debut
studio album. Gold certified.
1995 Smells Like Children EP 31 - Covers and
remixes from Portrait of an American Family. Platinum certified.
1996 Antichrist Superstar 3 73 Second studio album.
Platinum certified.
1997 Remix and Repent EP 102 163 Live recordings
and remixes from Antichrist Superstar.
1998 Mechanical Animals 1 8 Third studio album.
Platinum certified.
1999 The Last Tour on Earth 82 61 First live album.
Recordings from Rock Is Dead tour plus a new studio track.
2000 Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of
Death) 13 23 Fourth studio album. Gold certified.
2003 The Golden Age of Grotesque 1 4 Fifth studio
album. First album since leaving Nothing Records.
2004 Lest We Forget 9 4 "Best Of" compilation. Gold
certified.
Top 40
singles
Year Song US Mainstream Rock US Modern Rock US
Dance UK Singles Album
1995 "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" 31 26 - 135
Smells Like Children EP
1996 "The Beautiful People" 29 26 - 18 Antichrist
Superstar
1997 "Tourniquet" 30 - - 28 Antichrist Superstar
1998 "The Dope Show" 12 15 - 12 Mechanical Animals
1999 "Rock Is Dead" 28 30 - 23 Mechanical Animals
1999 "I Don't Like the Drugs (but the Drugs Like
Me)" 25 36 - - Mechanical Animals
2000 "Disposable Teens" 22 24 - 12 Holy Wood (in
the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
2001 "The Fight Song" - - - 24 Holy Wood
2001 "The Nobodies" - - - 34 Holy Wood
2002 "Tainted Love" 30 33 - 5 Not Another Teen
Movie soundtrack
2003 "mOBSCENE" 18 26 - 13 The Golden Age of
Grotesque
2003 "This Is the New Shit" - - - 29 The Golden Age
of Grotesque
2004 "Personal Jesus" 20 12 35 13 Lest We Forget
Video
releases
Year Title Additional information
1998 Dead to the World VHS documentary filmed live
and backstage during the Dead to the World Tour
1999 God Is in the T.V. VHS compilation of music
videos ("Get Your Gunn" through "Coma White") and live and backstage footage
from the Rock Is Dead tour
2003 Guns, God, and Government DVD / VHS
documentary of the Guns, God and Government world tour
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