Marilyn Manson has officially released "Front Toward Enemy" across global streaming platforms. The track serves as the second single from his upcoming album, One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2 , due August 14 via Nuclear Blast Records. For casual listeners, it's a welcome return to the aggressive industrial metal that defined Manson's mid-'90s peak. For longtime fans, however, today's release feels like long-awaited vindication. To understand why, you have to go back to late 2024. When Manson ended his four-year public silence with One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1 , he also released the highly limited "Raise the Red Flag" maxi-CD. Hidden on that disc was an exclusive B-side titled in all caps: "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY." For more than a year, the song became something of a holy grail among collectors. Many fans believed it was simply too abrasive to fit the dark, introspective atmosphere of Chapter 1 , and speculation grew that it...
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.