In a recent podcast interview about narcissistic abuse, Evan Rachel Wood said that Marilyn Manson described in his autobiography how the Brian Warner part of him was dead and whatever he had become was now his true self. Her purpose was to show that Manson completely abandoned his humanity and truly came to embody a disassociated narcissistic monster. But is this what his autobiography actually said or even implied? No, of course not. He says something along those lines, but she completely twists it to make a point that fits her narrative rather than the actual facts. What Manson actually describes in his autobiography is that he went through a personal apocalypse. He writes: "When I first conceived of Antichrist Superstar , I set out to create an apocalypse. But I didn’t realize it was going to be a personal one. As a child, I had been a weakling, a worm, a follower, a small shadow trying to find a place in an infinite world of light. In the end, in order to find that place...
Between the release of his album One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1 last year and his cover of "In the Air Tonight" this past April, Marilyn Manson has rejuvenated his career with hits in charts around the world. His latest collaboration with Falling in Reverse titled "God Is A Weapon", which was released as a digital download and music video directed by Jensen Noen on May 20, 2025, has continued his streak of hit releases.
The song debuted at number 67 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and at number 70 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. The following week, the song peaked at 58 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and at number 61 on the UK Singles Sales Chart, which resulted in the song debuting at number 32 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.
The song was also successful in the United States, debuting at number 24 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales, number 11 on Hot Hard Rock Songs, number 47 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and number 38 on Mainstream Rock. It also debuted at number 1 for Hard Rock Digital Song Sales and remained at number 1 in its second week.
The song debuted at number 67 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart and at number 70 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. The following week, the song peaked at 58 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, and at number 61 on the UK Singles Sales Chart, which resulted in the song debuting at number 32 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.
The song was also successful in the United States, debuting at number 24 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales, number 11 on Hot Hard Rock Songs, number 47 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and number 38 on Mainstream Rock. It also debuted at number 1 for Hard Rock Digital Song Sales and remained at number 1 in its second week.
Two weeks after the release of the music video, it is number 40 for top music videos on YouTube with 6.4 million views. Originally Epitaph Records did not say the music video featured Marilyn Manson, which caught everyone by surprise with the collaboration, but now the title of the video states that it features Marilyn Manson.
Despite critical acclaim for the song "God Is A Weapon", Ronnie Radke has noted on social media that despite this song being the biggest hit of his career, he has received more criticism for the song than he has ever received, despite being a controversial figure in the music industry. In a video on May 21st, he praised his true fans: "I have the best fanbase, and I’ll give you reasons why: They’re not a bunch of punk ass, pussy ass bitches that whine and cry over who bands tour with and who bands work with." He described the social media users who were critical as being "fucking crazy, fucking delusional, online all the time." Then on May 31st he wrote:
Despite critical acclaim for the song "God Is A Weapon", Ronnie Radke has noted on social media that despite this song being the biggest hit of his career, he has received more criticism for the song than he has ever received, despite being a controversial figure in the music industry. In a video on May 21st, he praised his true fans: "I have the best fanbase, and I’ll give you reasons why: They’re not a bunch of punk ass, pussy ass bitches that whine and cry over who bands tour with and who bands work with." He described the social media users who were critical as being "fucking crazy, fucking delusional, online all the time." Then on May 31st he wrote:
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As I mentioned also in a previous post, "God Is A Weapon" sparked dozens of reaction videos from fans of Falling in Reverse who had no idea Marilyn Manson was involved until they saw him and heard his voice in the video. This has now inspired a number of these same people to now go back into Marilyn Manson's catalogue and listen to his music and see his videos for the first time and give their reactions.