Album Rating: 4.0

Just watched the ERW video, consider my mind changed.

dude seriously am I just not allowed to post on this thread or what?

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

album is surprisingly good, person is unsurprisingly bad

Album Rating: 3.5

I still prefer The Pale Emperor to this but I'm glad he put out such a solid album, much like Simon I questioned him not keeping Bates around, I'm glad I like this

Manson in his prime was the last real "rock star" anyone old enough remembers his impact good or bad.

Album Rating: 1.0

i actually went back out of curiosity today and listened to holy wood, mechanical animals and antichrist superstar and it makes this album sound even sadder. i have no idea where the praise is coming from for this record. not exactly an avid manson fan but at least he had something worthwhile to say rather than being a brooding, sad despot here. those three records were creative and vivid in their delivery where this is just a hypocritical man moaning idly.



when i see people talk about 'vulnerable' i'm really not hearing it. i just hear boring and shallow. any real self-reflection i take from these lyrics are about the equivalent of someone saying "YEAH I SUCK I'M LITERALLY THE WORST PERSON ON THE PLANET SO FUCKING WHAT" in place of actually exploring themselves in a meaningful and self-reflective way. it's a shitty look.

Wow I had heard that story but I totally forgot that was MM's old band.

I mean he never pretended to be a class act or anything but Jesus christ lmao

It ain't 4+ material in my book, but I am surprised by how good this is

This is such a spectacular album Marilyn Manson is an angel please don't delete this comment zaddy

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"He is a bad person. Why would I fight you?"
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No shade for Daddy Manson, Daddy Lacey or Daddy Gira allowed

Album Rating: 4.0

I still don't get the hate for HUD...

Manson is a _______

Album Rating: 3.7

Heaven Upside Down is a solid record, the first half has some of his best stuff from last decade. It is a bit funny how detached We Are Chaos is from HUD sound-wise.

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah, I think if he'd have gone from tpe to this it would have felt more organic. that's why I think hud is a step backwards, despite how solid it is.

Album Rating: 4.0

Agreed, I feel like this record may be the first where Manson has truly detatched himself from his 90's sound and actually embraced a new direction. Each previous record, even inlcuding records like Eat Me Drink Me, he would experiment, but it seemed like he was dipping one foot into the pool of creativity/a new sound.



This record really has a theatrical and grandiosse scale without being too over the top and seems like Manson isn't holding back any punches with utilizing this new sound. Sure it has some signature Manson elements and it's certainly a Manson record, but it actually sounds like he's comfortable with this new sound rather then trying something new for the sake of doing it. I think all the textures and layers on each song shows the attention to detail that's been put into this.