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...
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It was announced that 102.9 THE HOG and Manyo Motors will present HOG Fest - Shock and Awe 2025 with Five Finger Death Punch headlining and Marilyn Manson and The Funeral Portrait as guests. This will take place on Thursday, July 17th at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After spending a considerable amount of time on the road together this past summer, the three bands will reunite, though as far as we know it will be for one show only.
After spending a considerable amount of time on the road together this past summer, the three bands will reunite, though as far as we know it will be for one show only.
PRESALE – Thursday, December 5th | 10AM – 10PM | USE CODE: OAUG1
ON SALE – Friday, December 6th | 10AM
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ON SALE – Friday, December 6th | 10AM
BUY TICKETS HERE
