There is a point in One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 where the language of survival finally becomes the language of retaliation. “The Arsonist” is that point. The song is not simply about having survived an attempt to destroy you. It is about what happens afterward, when the person who has been burned decides that the fire did not finish him and that the scars it left behind have become part of his strength. Manson himself described the song as the moment when the narrative of the two chapters “crystallizes into a battle stance,” and, referring to the painting he created for it, said that the “burned scar tissue” had formed into armor. That description gets very close to the heart of the song. The fire has not disappeared. It has changed him. The title is important because Manson does not call the song The Survivor or The Victim . He calls it "The Arsonist." An arsonist deliberately starts a fire, and this changes the entire perspective of the song. The speaker is no...
After one week from its release on November 22nd, the first week chart results are in for Marilyn Manson's "One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1". Though most of Manson's previous albums have landed in the top ten overall albums, that Manson now did well on the charts especially in genre specific ones should be seen as a positive when you consider there has been very little promotion for this album with his recent signing under a new label. Moreover most music publications that have had negative stories about Manson for the past few years chose to ignore the release altogether, choosing to focus on his scandals over the past few weeks rather than his music. It also was released at the same time as other more major releases in recent weeks, including the fact that six classic Christmas albums took higher spots showing many people are focused on getting in the holiday spirit.
On the Billboard 200 for top albums, it landed overall at #32.
Marilyn Manson is currently #30 in the Billboard Artist 100. At his peak, Manson has been #5 on this list.
"One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1" is #5 when it comes to the Billboard Top Album Sales for New Releases. For Top Vinyl Sales the album is #6. For Top Independent Album Sales and Top Rock Albums, it is also at #6.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at #36 for top albums, while it hit #2 in the top UK Rock and Metal Album charts. It also opened at #6 on the Official Album Sales ranking and #8 on the Official Physical Albums list.
In Germany and Sweden the album landed at #4 for top albums.
On the Billboard 200 for top albums, it landed overall at #32.
Marilyn Manson is currently #30 in the Billboard Artist 100. At his peak, Manson has been #5 on this list.
"One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1" is #5 when it comes to the Billboard Top Album Sales for New Releases. For Top Vinyl Sales the album is #6. For Top Independent Album Sales and Top Rock Albums, it is also at #6.
In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at #36 for top albums, while it hit #2 in the top UK Rock and Metal Album charts. It also opened at #6 on the Official Album Sales ranking and #8 on the Official Physical Albums list.
In Germany and Sweden the album landed at #4 for top albums.
In Italy the album landed at #18 for top albums, while for France it was #25 for top albums.
In Australia the album landed at #44 for top albums, and it was #66 for top Dutch albums.