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Ashley Walters Case Against Marilyn Manson Revived Under New California Law, Previous Dismissal Reversed

As has been previously reported in the ongoing saga of the Ashley Walters case against Marilyn Manson, on December 16th 2025, a summary judgment was granted to Marilyn Manson which brought the case to an end through a dismissal. Immediately after the summary judgment, Ashley Walters promised to appeal the ruling, so on January 7th 2026 she filed a Motion for Reconsideration, where she invoked the new California law known as AB 250 which went into effect after the dismissal on January 1st 2026, which gives a two-year revival window for otherwise time-barred claims of sexual assault. On January 26th 2026, Judge Steve Cochran reversed his previous ruling to dismiss the case and granted a revival of the case to Ashley Walters based on the new law. "I do think the statute revives the claim. You’re [heading toward trial] all over again,” said the Judge according to Rolling Stone . From the date of this ruling in favor of Walters, she now has 15 days to file an amended complaint. During ...

Marilyn Manson Releases Third Single and Music Video With Details of the Upcoming Album

 
On Friday, September 27th, Marilyn Manson not only released the third new single and music video of his upcoming album, but also released certain details about the album itself and opened it up for pre-orders in various formats through his label Nuclear Blast Records.

The upcoming 12th album of Marilyn Manson is titled One Assassination Under God: Chapter 1 and is scheduled for release worldwide on November 22nd. The Tracklist is as follows:

1 One Assassination Under God (05:28)
2 No Funeral Without Applause (04:07)
3 Nod If You Understand (04:05)
4 As Sick As The Secrets Within (05:36)
5 Sacrilegious (03:36)
6 Death Is Not A Costume (04:53)
7 Meet Me In Purgatory (04:37)
8 Raise The Red Flag (04:50)
9 Sacrifice Of The Mass (06:16)

The cover for the new album is a painting done by Marilyn Manson. Total running time of the nine songs is approximately 43 minutes. This is Chapter 1 of the album, therefore a Chapter 2 is expected, though it has not been announced.


 
The third new single is called "Sacrilegious" and it is accompanied by a music video directed by Bill Yukich, who also directed the previous two music videos from singles off the new album. Below are the other credits for the music video provided by Bill Yukich on Instagram:

Producers: @billyukich & @mrsenttodestroy
EP: @zepure.yukich
Production Design: @johnrichouxdesign
Score: @tylerbatesofficial
DP: @wabizabi
Editor: @billyukich
Wardrobe: @enfantsrichesdeprimes, @konieczkacostumes, @czarek_kostrzewskisfx
Stylist: @marilynmanson, @dawnritz
Make Up: @marilynmanson, @angiealaska
Art Director: @notdevinparker
Leadman: @salamanduh_
Set Dresser: @_tlatour
SteadiCam: @william.christensen.88
1st AC: @dustinlloydmiller
2nd AC: @marla_kendoza
DIT: @dizzy7_3_3
Audio Playback: @maddy.yukich
Grip: @360grip, @beastieboyness, #chrismontgomery, #loganpistello
Electric: @nbkhuu, #victoriachenoweth, #dannyfranco
PA: @maddy.yukich, @f1shb_ait, @alecsmedina, @dizzy7_3_3, @themaddoxhenry

New T-shirts and Hoodies also became available through the Nuclear Blast and Marilyn Manson official stores.

Through the Nuclear Blast website you could purchase a Boxset (LP, CD, Cassette, 4 Painting Prints), a CD Long Box w/ Button and Sticker, a Red LP, a Tan with Black Bone and Red Splatter LP, a CD Jewel Case, and/or a Solid Red Cassette. (HERE

Through Marilyn Manson's official store you could buy another exclusive variant of the LP, but it is currently sold out.  (HERE)

An Amazon exclusive LP, Black Ghostly, includes a poster. (HERE)

A Target exclusive LP, Red, Black & White Splatter, and an exclusive CD with an O-Card depicting a photo of Manson taken by Joseph Cultice is also available. (HERE


All together, there are eight variants of the LP you could purchase.

As of Saturday, September 28th, the exclusive LP, Black Ghostly, is the #2 best seller on Amazon for CDs and Vinyls after Taylor Swift's album, and the Marilyn Manson CD is #4. Marilyn Manson is the #1 top seller for New Releases.

Within 24 hours of release, the music video for "Sacrilegious" had approximately 450,000 views on YouTube.
 
Both the Boxset and the Tan with Black Bone and Red Splatter LP offered by Nuclear Blast sold out within 8 hours of release.

The fact that Amazon and Target have agreed to offer exclusive releases is a major step in the complete uncanceling of Marilyn Manson.

All links for purchases and streaming and videos can be found here.

 
* Update: 9/29/24

Best Buy has now joined Amazon and Target to offer an exclusive Red with Black Smikoe vinyl. (HERE)

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