MARILYN MANSON was acting his age in 2015 with the goth hard rock album "The Pale Emperor". His DAVID BOWIE worship had reached an apex. His idol has since passed. Even more recently, the pop cultural icon from whom he borrowed half of his name, Charles Manson, has also died. Maniacal world leaders are allowing ...
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Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 will be joined by Ace Frehley (KISS) during his April 6 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. As previously reported, also scheduled to appear at the show are Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), ...
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Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 will be joined by Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) for a performance of the MÖTLEY CRÜE classic "Shout At The Devil" on April 6 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. John 5 revealed the ...
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NEW YEARS DAY kicks off 2018 with a brand-new EP, a killer tour alongside IN THIS MOMENT, all while continuing work on its much-anticipated new full-length album for a tentative fall release. "Diary Of A Creep" is set for a January 26 release via RED/Century Media and kicks off with the brand-new, hard-hitting track "Disgust ...
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KORN drummer Ray Luzier was recently interviewed for the "Working Drummer" podcast. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Speaking about how he landed the gig as the drummer for David Lee Roth's (VAN HALEN) solo band in 1997, Ray said: "It's one of those things: one thing leads to ...
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Marilyn Manson has voiced his concern about how the ongoing #MeToo movement could "turn the whole world's attention from the artistic element of Hollywood," saying that he believes some of the allegations will "ruin a lot of people's lives" unnecessarily. During a recent interview with U.K.'s Channel 4 News, the shock rocker was asked about ...
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Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 will release a concert album, "It's Alive!", on January 25. The first live album released by John 5 and his solo band THE CREATURES — which includes Ian Ross on bass and Rodger Carter on drums — is also the first LP released by John ...
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By now, the story of teenage metal trio UNLOCKING THE TRUTH (who walked away from a seven-figure deal with Sony) is well known. After years of media excitement, late-night TV appearances, and breakout sets at Coachella and Bonnaroo, the band's debut album, "Chaos", was finally released independently last year. The Brooklyn, New York-based band is ...
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Musician and director Rob Zombie has narrated "Charles Manson: His Final Words", a new documentary which will air this Sunday, December 3 on the Reelz channel. The documentary focuses on the Manson family murders told from Manson's perspective using never-before-seen case files, pictures and exclusive interviews with Manson himself from inside California State Prison. "Charles ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian says that he was "very sad" to hear the news of Charles Manson's death, explaining that the cult leader and murder-rampage mastermind's "interviews and music were a big influence" on him as an artist. One of the most notorious murderers of the 20th century, Charles Manson died on ...
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KISS frontman Paul Stanley has accused Marilyn Manson of trying to get publicity by connecting himself to the death of Charles Manson. Earlier today, Marilyn Manson tweeted a link to a YouTube clip of his previously recorded cover version of the mass murderer's 1970 track "Sick City". The shock rocker took his stage surname from ...
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Marilyn Manson's NSFW (not-safe-for-work) music video for the song "KILL4ME" can be seen below. The clip once again features an appearance by the shock rocker's close friend, actor and fellow musician Johnny Depp. "KILL4ME" is taken from Manson's latest album, "Heaven Upside Down", which was released on October 6. On the disc, he reunites with ...
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A video wrap-up of this year's Knotfest, which was held on November 5 in Devore, California, can be seen below. This was the second year Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest has merged with SLIPKNOT's Knotfest for a two-day heavy metal juggernaut dubbed Ozzfest Meets Knotfest. In 2016, the two festivals combined, with SLIPKNOT headlining one night and ...
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Marilyn Manson says that he pretended to shoot into the audience with a dummy assault weapon during his performance at this past weekend's Ozzfest Meets Knotfest as "an act of theater in an attempt to make a statement." Last night's show at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernadino marked Manson's first performance after he ...
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MARILYN MANSON has recruited Juan Alderete (THE MARS VOLTA) as the band's new bassist following the recent departure of Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez). Alderete, who gained recognition in the '80s as a member of RACER X, made his live debut with Manson on November 5 at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest in Devore, California. Manson fired ...
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Diane Webb of YesterdazeNews conducted an interview with former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 prior to his October 28 show at Tony V's Garage in Everett, Washington. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the response to his latest solo album, ...
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Marilyn Manson bassist Jeordie White, who performs under the name Twiggy Ramirez, has responded to accusations of rape leveled at him by his former girlfriend, Jessicka Addams of the riot grrrl band JACK OFF JILL. In an October 20 Facebook post, Addams detailed the physical and psychological abuse that White allegedly put her ...
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Marilyn Manson has fired his longtime bassist Jeordie White, who performs under the name Twiggy Ramirez. The news comes less than a week after White was publicly accused of rape by his former girlfriend, Jessicka Addams of the riot grrrl band JACK OFF JILL. Jeordie has yet to respond to Addams's October 20 Facebook post ...
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MARILYN MANSON co-founder and original guitarist Scott Putesky, a.k.a. Daisy Berkowitz, has passed away after a long battle with stage-four colon cancer. The 49-year-old musician found out he had cancer when he underwent a colonoscopy in August 2013 after nearly six years of mysterious abdomen pains, some of which were severe enough to land him ...
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Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 is featured in the latest episode of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's new original video series, "My Favorite Riff With Nikki Sixx". In the episode, which can be viewed below, John 5 talks about the show "Hee Haw" inspiring him to pick up the guitar ...
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Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 has released his cover version of the METALLICA classic "Enter Sandman". The song is now available for streaming on Spotify and in the YouTube clip below. John 5's latest studio album, "Season Of The Witch", was released in March. His solo band THE CREATURES includes ...
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The official video for POWERMAN 5000's new song "Cult Leader" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "New Wave", which will be released on October 27 via Pavement Entertainment. "Cult Leader" pumps up the propaganda with the ultimate theme song for the Follow Me Age. The song also makes ...
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Marilyn Manson spoke to Yahoo! Music about the injury he suffered last month after a stage prop fell on him while he was playing in New York City. "I only recently watched the video of it," the shock rocker said. "I can see how it could look terrifying. It was terrifying for me, ...
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Coming off the success of the band's recent tour with RISE AGAINST, PIERCE THE VEIL has debuted the video for its new single, "Today I Saw The Whole World". Directed by Dan Fusselman (NECK DEEP, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, AUGUST BURNS RED), the clip complements the track's high-energy dynamic with a fiery compilation of live performances by ...
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MARILYN MANSON and FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES have canceled their appearances at this year's edition of the Aftershock festival. The organizers have since announced that BUTCHER BABIES and PALAYE ROYALE have been added to the two-day event, which is scheduled to take place October 21-22 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Manson's Aftershock cancelation ...
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Marilyn Manson's NSFW music video for the song "SAY10" can be seen below. The clip features an appearance by the shock rocker's close friend, actor and fellow musician Johnny Depp. Manson stated about the video: "After the the balloons have all shriveled up and are swallowed in the puddles of puke and idealism, don't look ...
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Marilyn Manson has canceled nine shows of his "Heaven Upside Down" tour following an incident Saturday night when he was injured after a stage prop fell on him while he was playing in New York City. "Marilyn Manson is being forced to cancel several of his October dates on his forthcoming U.S. tour," the singer's ...
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Marilyn Manson "will be back in action soon" following an incident Saturday night when he was injured after a stage prop fell on him while he was playing in New York City. The accident happened about forty-five minutes into Manson's set at Hammerstein Ballroom as tried to climb the prop — consisting of two enormous ...
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Marilyn Manson was injured Saturday night when a stage prop fell on him while he was playing in New York City. The incident happened about forty-five minutes into Manson's set at Hammerstein Ballroom as he was performing a cover of EURYTHMICS' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" . Manson made his way toward the back ...
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Dave Grohl spoke to U.K.'s Planet Rock about how PANTERA was partly the inspiration for FOO FIGHTERS' "open-door policy" while making the latter band's new album, "Concrete And Gold", at Hollywood, California's EastWest Studios — where they drafted in pop singers Justin Timberlake and Shawn Stockman (BOYZ II MEN) to guest on the ...
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