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The Intro of Marilyn Manson's Summer 2024 Tour

One of the things I always love about seeing Marilyn Manson live is to hear the songs he chooses to introduce his performance and then see what kind of Intro will precede his stage appearance. In the past, the setup for his stage show would take such a long time, that along with other songs entire albums were played, the most memorable being when the entire album of Pink Floyd's The Wall (80 minutes) was played and the crowd sang along to it, or when Iggy Pop's The Idiot (40 minutes) played from start to finish. When I attended a live performance in New Jersey on August 5th 2024, the wait time between sets wasn't that long, but I do recall hearing some songs play before Manson performed, though I was also a bit distracted and not paying as much attention as I should have. However, I can tell you the one song that was played right before the Intro, and I believe it has been played at every show this leg of the tour, though I'm not sure. I looked around for a video that

The Intro of Marilyn Manson's Summer 2024 Tour

One of the things I always love about seeing Marilyn Manson live is to hear the songs he chooses to introduce his performance and then see what kind of Intro will precede his stage appearance. In the past, the setup for his stage show would take such a long time, that along with other songs entire albums were played, the most memorable being when the entire album of Pink Floyd's The Wall (80 minutes) was played and the crowd sang along to it, or when Iggy Pop's The Idiot (40 minutes) played from start to finish. When I attended a live performance in New Jersey on August 5th 2024, the wait time between sets wasn't that long, but I do recall hearing some songs play before Manson performed, though I was also a bit distracted and not paying as much attention as I should have. However, I can tell you the one song that was played right before the Intro, and I believe it has been played at every show this leg of the tour, though I'm not sure. I looked around for a video that

Marilyn Manson's Motion to Strike Opposed by Bianca Allaine Kyne

As previously reported , Marilyn Manson's attorney Howard King submitted on August 23rd a Motion to Strike 37 references to sexual assault of a minor from Bianca Allaine Kyne's Second Amended Complaint, and asked the court for her to submit a Third Amended Complaint. On September 11th, Bianca's attorney Patrick Stoneking filed an opposition to Manson's Motion to Strike, stating that though the majority of the motions are inconsequential and Bianca has agreed to strike the majority of the references related to sexual assault of a minor, there are still a few references they are opposed to removing because it has bearing on her alleged assault when she was an adult in 1999. The first reference that Bianca refuses to have removed is related to what she believes was part of the grooming process that led to her being assaulted as an adult. And the second reference is related to behavior exhibited by Manson when Bianca was a minor that displayed a power dynamic which he later

A Lyrical Analysis of Marilyn Manson's "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY"

"FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" was the third track released by Marilyn Manson on August 16th 2024 exclusively on the Raise the Red Flag maxi-CD single, which had a limited release of 3,000 copies that sold out in under 12 hours. Though the two previous singles were released accompanied by music videos, this third exclusive release was only the song as the third track on the singles album. Musically it is perhaps the bands heaviest song since the 90's, especially Antichrist Superstar , and it even has certain sounds familiar to us from that album, such as "Little Horn" and "1996", though I would also include the single "Astonishing Panorama of the End Times". For those who have wanted a song that brings them back to that era, while at the same time holding up to the standards of a current and innovative sound, then this is the song you have been waiting for. Song Lyrics   When I originally wrote this analysis, there was no official release of the lyric

Marilyn Manson Announces He Will Perform at Machaca Rock Fest 2024

It was announced today that Marilyn Manson is scheduled to perform at Machaca Rock Fest in Guadalupe, Nuevo León, in northern Mexico on November 30th. This will be his first festival show since 2019. His performance will be after a suprise band not yet announced, Houbastank and Simple Plan and before the headliner Limp Bizkit. News of Marilyn Manson's appearance at Machaca Rock Fest leaked last week, and you could see on social media the great excitement of fans of Marilyn Manson in Mexico that he will be performing at Machaca Rock Fest. A little bit of a sour note on top of this great news. Fred Durst and Marilyn Manson are long time friends, but one cannot overlook the fact that there is some awkwardness in the atmosphere as well. It has become well known that Limp Bizkit just ended their tour with Manson accuser Corey Feldman, with Fred Durst even directing one of his music videos for that tour. But an even bigger issue is that Limp Bizkit's guitarist is former Marilyn Manso

The Three-Part Docuseries "Marilyn Manson: Unmasked" Will Reportedly Have a Limited Release in September 2024

Less than a year ago, in October 2023, it was officially announced that a three-part docuseries on Marilyn Manson was in production and due to be released in 2024. This docuseries is produced by Lightbox, co-financed by Channel 4 and FIFTH SEASON, and produced in partnership with Rolling Stone Films, with FIFTH SEASON also handling worldwide distribution rights. The last we heard was that it was shown to potential buyers in London in February 2024, with no news who the buyers were, if any. Last week we were finally given word of what looks like to be a slow roll out of the docuseries worldwide. So far we have been informed by online sources that it will begin to be released on the following dates for the following platforms: September 6 - Paramount+ Canada (available only to residents of Canada who subscribe) September 27 - TVNZ+ (available only to residents of New Zealand who subscribe) September 29 - Yle Areena (available to residents of Finland)    As far as we know, in Septembe

Marilyn Manson Addresses Those Who Tried To Cancel Him

As an introduction to his performance of "Disposable Teens" at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada on September 1st 2024, Marilyn Manson, speaking to his fans in the audience, addressed the attempt at his cancelation, saying: "How dare anybody try to take you away from me . How dare anybody try to take me away from you , cause I'm not FUCKING DISPOSABLE!" In saying this, Manson is telling the audience that even though there was an attempt to have him canceled, it was also an attempt at canceling all those who who support him and have been his fans. To say "how dare" is a response of offense and anger. When something is "disposable" it is intended to be used once, or until no longer useful, and then thrown away, which goes well with what cancelation really is. So in saying with emphasis he is not disposable he is telling his audience that he is back with a vengeance and uncancelable. It should also be highlighted that the music video fro

Marilyn Manson Files An Appeal In His Lawsuit Against Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore

A 92-page request for an appeal was submitted on August 27th by Marilyn Manson's attorneys to reverse the court decision granting Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore their motions to strike and denying Manson's requests to submit the evidence backing up his claims. Below is a summary timeline of events that led to this appeal being filed: On April 28, 2022, Evan sought to strike the claims arising from the fake FBI letter, her role in causing people to make false accusations, and defamatory statements Gore made about the film "Groupie." With the motion, Evan submitted a declaration in which she said that she “did not fabricate or forge the FBI letter,” and “never pressured anyone to make false accusations.” On May 24, 2022, Illma moved to strike just the latter two. Notably, Illma did not move to strike the fake FBI letter claim and did not submit her own declaration, or the declaration of any percipient witness. No one disputed that the FBI letter was, in fact, fake. Nor

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