On July 31st, Marilyn Manson and his wife Lindsay Warner were among 110 invited guests of Ozzy Osbourne's nearest and dearest to attend his private funeral at his 250-acre estate near Gerrards Cross. Guests were sent a simple black invitation with a picture of a cross that read: “In loving memory of Ozzy Osbourne.” They were transported from The Crowne Plaza and The Bull in Gerrards Cross to the house at 2pm, with the service starting at 3pm. Pictures of Ozzy were dotted throughout the house and a photograph of him was given to everyone who attended to take home with them. A huge floral tribute was seen at the mansion that spelled out “Ozzy fucking Osbourne.” Fans left tributes at the gate of the estate. The ceremony comes just one day after Osbourne’s family and friends came together in Birmingham, England, for a funeral procession. At the private funeral on Thursday, a slew of famous musicians paid tribute to the heavy metal icon, including Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmat...
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.