Throughout One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 , Marilyn Manson constructs a dark journey through death, violence, accusation, isolation, mortality, and the search for something beyond him. “Don’t Answer the Door” speaks of a voice being a guiding light in the darkness, while “None of the Suns” speaks of running away from the daylight and being “in the black.” By the time we arrive at “Lucifer’s Teardrop,” the journey has reached a different point. The darkness is still present, but the speaker is finally prepared to stand before what shines. “Lucifer’s Teardrop” is therefore less a departure from everything that came before it than a turning point within it. The fallen angel at the center of the song has been cast out, wounded, and changed by what happened to him, but he is no longer simply defined by the fall. He is “finding my way home.” That movement becomes especially important when considered alongside Manson’s own explanation of the song. He said that its title was inspired...
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.