Marilyn Manson has officially released "Front Toward Enemy" across global streaming platforms. The track serves as the second single from his upcoming album, One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 , due August 14 via Nuclear Blast Records. For casual listeners, it's a welcome return to the aggressive industrial metal that defined Manson's mid-'90s peak. For longtime fans, however, today's release feels like long-awaited vindication. To understand why, you have to go back to late 2024. When Manson ended his four-year public silence with One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1 , he also released the highly limited "Raise the Red Flag" maxi-CD. Hidden on that disc was an exclusive B-side titled in all caps: "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY." For more than a year, the song became something of a holy grail among collectors. Many fans believed it was simply too abrasive to fit the dark, introspective atmosphere of Chapter 1 , and speculation grew that it...
It's been four long months since my last news update. Much of the delay has had to do with it being a slow news summer, but mainly it's been a very busy summer for me work wise - I barely even got one day off this summer. It's a bit difficult to go back and go over every little news story that has to do with Marilyn Manson from these past four months, so I will concentrate this time on updating everyone on only some of the major and noteworthy stories since my last update. I'll begin with each accuser with whom a lawsuit is or was involved with Manson, to see what they have been up to, and then cover a few other matters of interest. Evan Rachel Wood Since her primary custody of her son was taken away back in May, Evan has been pretty quiet on social media, mainly focusing on doing more concerts this year with her band Evan + Zane, including an upcoming Halloween tour with four dates in October. With the writers and actors strike in Hollywood, she has leveraged herself o...