A Different Kind of Comeback At first glance, Henri Alexander Lévy's music video for Marilyn Manson's "Front Toward Enemy" appears surprisingly restrained. Considering the title and the confrontational tone of the song, one might reasonably expect a visual statement built around warfare, retaliation, or public vindication. Instead, the music video repeatedly turns away from those expectations. It lingers on a child dressed in military attire, a motionless body on an examination table, shelves of psychology books, childhood trophies, playground equipment, and a cabinet filled with carefully arranged artifacts. None of these images directly illustrates the lyrics, yet none of them feels arbitrary. By the time the music video ends, it becomes clear that Lévy is asking the viewer to consider something more complicated than revenge. That immediately distinguishes the video from the song itself. Borrowing its title from the M18A1 Claymore mine, whose front face bears th...
The lineup for Rock Fest 2025 was announced on Friday January 17th, and Marilyn Manson will be among the 80+ bands performing over a three day period at the Upper Midwest's biggest hard rock and metal festival.
Marilyn Manson is scheduled to open for the headliner Five Finger Death Punch on the second day of the festival, Friday July 18th.
Other headliners at the Cadott, Wisconsin fest include Rob Zombie, Knocked Loose, Slaughter to Prevail, In This Moment, Bad Omens, Three Days Grace, Ja Rule and Poppy.
Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and Marilyn Manson all performed on the Rock Fest bill in 2019 as well, and was among Manson's last performances before the pandemic and the allegations brought against him.
This year’s festival will take place July 17th through 19th, with three-day passes available via the festival’s official website.
Marilyn Manson is scheduled to open for the headliner Five Finger Death Punch on the second day of the festival, Friday July 18th.
Other headliners at the Cadott, Wisconsin fest include Rob Zombie, Knocked Loose, Slaughter to Prevail, In This Moment, Bad Omens, Three Days Grace, Ja Rule and Poppy.
Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and Marilyn Manson all performed on the Rock Fest bill in 2019 as well, and was among Manson's last performances before the pandemic and the allegations brought against him.
This year’s festival will take place July 17th through 19th, with three-day passes available via the festival’s official website.
