Marilyn Manson announced on his Instagram page today (February 17, 2026) the return of Tim Skold to the band following last months departure of Tyler Bates. He did this with two photos of him and Skold together, captioning one with the anticipated announcement: "We are the things of shapes to come. MM + TS." According to the dictionary, "If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in the future things will be like this." Tim Skold likewise posted the photo on his Instagram page, after wiping out everything else, including those who he follows, choosing to follow only Marilyn Manson. This indicates that he is all in on his return to the band. Skold was a pivotal member of the band from 2002 to 2008, serving as producer, bassist, and guitarist. He was the primary collaborator on the albums The Golden Age of Grotesque and Eat Me, Drink Me . Tim Skold has been one of Marilyn Manson's mos...
- Marilyn Manson in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard Trial For the past six weeks the name Marilyn Manson has been used by Amber Heard's team on an almost daily basis to associate Johnny Depp with a figure who is not only controversial and despised by many in conventional society, but to show that Johnny is guilty by association and had a partner in crime, being influenced and encouraged in his alleged violence and drug use by Manson. However, on May 20th Marilyn Manson was brought up in a positive way, in regards to the evidence he provided that counters the claims of Amber Heard regarding the abuse she allegedly suffered on Thanksgiving in 2015. Marilyn Manson and his assistant Paula Baby (see her account in video below) attended Thanksgiving Dinner with Johnny and Amber in 2015, and he submitted as evidence videos and photos to Johnny's team which contradicts Amber's account. Testimony from attorney Adam Waldman, who has worked on and off on Depp’s legal team since Octob...