New Single Released and New Album Announced June 12th 2026 marks a day of exciting new releases and new announcements for Marilyn Manson ahead of his upcoming summer tour. When the clock struck midnight, the first single off the new album was released titled "Exit Wound", and along with this we were informed not only about the titles of the nine new tracks off the upcoming new album, which is a direct follow up to the previous album and simply titled One Assassination Under God - Chapter 2 , but also August 14th as the release date for the new album. In the morning hours, we also received a message from Marilyn Manson himself on social media together with the release of his new music video for "Exit Wound". Pre-orders for the new album also began along with new merch went on sale. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marilyn Manson (@marilynmanson) The Scar Left After the Spectacle: Reflections on Marilyn Manson's New Single...
It is my intention to explore the Marilyn Manson album One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1 in its entirety, one track and music video at a time. There are two things I want to establish before I begin: 1. I believe the album takes place in the Holy Wood "universe", which Manson described as an "alternate dystopia of Hollywood where everything is taken to the extreme," and which was first explored in Antichrist Superstar , Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood - the so-called Tryptich - and continued to pop up on other albums. 2. I also believe that the album is a metaphor which can be applied to Manson's life, but not only. This also aligns it with what the Tryptich essentially is as well. My thoughts for the interpretation of the album will probably evolve over time, especially since this is only the first half of the story, as Manson mentioned in a statement, and we will have a much clearer picture of the entire story when Chapter 2 is released some time in ...