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...
On February 13, 2024, Lindsay Warner shared 6 new beautiful photographs on her Instagram page, along with one separate photo in her Instastories, the latter of which was shared by Marilyn Manson in his stories, along with the above photo captioned "Forever Valentine".
Valentine's Day is a significant theme in the work of Manson that we have seen a number of times, going back to his song "Valentine's Day" from Holy Wood. Besides also seeing it featured in some of his log-term past relationships, February 14th has also been a day when Manson has sometimes released some sort of new material. To add to this, it has been said that three songs from the Triptych were recorded on Valentine's Day ("Irresponsible Hate Anthem" - 1996, "I Want to Disappear" - 1998, and "Born Again" - 2000) to signify the beginning of Manson's revolution, which has been commemorated (repeated?) ever since.
Most interesting among these photos is what appears to be an indiscernible angel-like figure immersed in the shadow of moonlight, whose wings form the shape of a heart. Angels are turning out to be a theme in this new era, if we recall also the use of the "Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel at Manson's last birthday party. That angel was depicted in a somewhat vulnerable position ready for vengeance, but this one seems to indicate it is more focused and aware of its purpose as a new day dawns, despite being alone. We are still being given glimpses through shadows of what is coming. But it is significant to recall that Manson has also referred to angels a number of times in his work, usually as a reference to himself, such as in his song "Angel with the Scabbed Wings" from Antichrist Superstar, or even his lyric "Sometimes I dream I'm an exterminating angel" from "Unkillable Monster" on The High End of Low.
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