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03-12 A. Cooper/M. Manson joint tour
09-28 New Marilyn Manson video
09-22 Manson Gets Letter From Manson
08-21 New Marilyn Manson Music Video
04-04 Marilyn Manson New Music Video
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Marilyn Manson is an alternative Industrial Metal band based in Los Angeles, California. Frequently termed "shock
rock",thegroup's sound contains influences from heavy metal, industrial rock, and glam. Formed in 1989 in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida asMarilynManson & the Spooky Kids, the band's uniquely theatrical performances gathered a local cult following that has,
overfifteen years,developedinto a worldwide fanbase.Marilyn Manson's reputation has likewise grown, with the band now
consideredone of modern music's most widely-known and most controversial; this has been due, in large part, to e ...read more
Marilyn Manson is an alternative Industrial Metal band based in Los Angeles, California. Frequently termed "shock
rock",thegroup's sound contains influences from heavy metal, industrial rock, and glam. Formed in 1989 in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida asMarilynManson & the Spooky Kids, the band's uniquely theatrical performances gathered a local cult following that has,
overfifteen years,developedinto a worldwide fanbase.Marilyn Manson's reputation has likewise grown, with the band now
consideredone of modern music's most widely-known and most controversial; this has been due, in large part, to eponymous
lead singerMarilyn Mansonborn Brian Warner and his frequent clashes with religious and political figures. The name of each band
memberwas originally created bycombining the first name of a female pop culture icon and the last name of a mass murderer or
a serialkiller. The members of the band dressinoutlandish makeup and costumes, and have engaged in intentionally shocking
behaviorboth onstage and off. Their lyrics often receivecriticismfor their anti-religious sentiment and withreferences to sex,
drugs, andviolence � Marilyn Manson's music and performances have frequently been called offensive and obscene, and,more
than a fewtimes, protests and petitions have led to the group's being banned from performing.As this controversy began to
wane, sodidtheband's mainstream popularity. Despite this, its many devoted fans havemade Marilyn Manson a consistently high.
profile group:three of the band's albums have been awarded platinum certification and three havebeen awarded gold, and the
band has seenthree of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums. In June 2003, JonWiederhorn of
MTV.com referredto Marilyn Manson as "the only true artist today" « hide |
Similar Bands: Nine Inch Nails, The Spooky Kids, KMFDM, Godhead, Rammstein
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