Marilyn Manson announced on his Instagram page today (February 17, 2026) the return of Tim Skold to the band following last months departure of Tyler Bates. He did this with two photos of him and Skold together, captioning one with the anticipated announcement: "We are the things of shapes to come. MM + TS." According to the dictionary, "If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in the future things will be like this." Tim Skold likewise posted the photo on his Instagram page, after wiping out everything else, including those who he follows, choosing to follow only Marilyn Manson. This indicates that he is all in on his return to the band. Skold was a pivotal member of the band from 2002 to 2008, serving as producer, bassist, and guitarist. He was the primary collaborator on the albums The Golden Age of Grotesque and Eat Me, Drink Me . Tim Skold has been one of Marilyn Manson's mos...
Reba Meyers Reveals in New Interview That the Actual Story of Marilyn Manson Is More Interesting Than the Controversy
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review published an interview with Pittsburgh native Reba Meyers on September 17th 2025, ahead of Marilyn Manson's show in The Steel City on September 20th.
In this interview Reba dives deeper than ever before about what its like being not only the newest but also the youngest current member of Marilyn Manson.
She even talks about the Manson controversies that have been the focus of people's attention for the past five years, but instead of focusing on the controversies, she says the actual story is much more interesting and deserves to be more noticed:
"The actual story of what’s happening is more interesting than the controversy by far. We have a lot more to teach people about with that. It’s like the real story is not even being noticed by most people, which is sad."
For Reba, the actual story is a story of redemption:
"But for me it’s about redemption, and I’ve seen that with the crowd, and the more important part to me is how people are receiving it, and I can see that it’s empowering people to be better, which that’s incredible. It’s rare."
You can read the full interview here.
In this interview Reba dives deeper than ever before about what its like being not only the newest but also the youngest current member of Marilyn Manson.
She even talks about the Manson controversies that have been the focus of people's attention for the past five years, but instead of focusing on the controversies, she says the actual story is much more interesting and deserves to be more noticed:
"The actual story of what’s happening is more interesting than the controversy by far. We have a lot more to teach people about with that. It’s like the real story is not even being noticed by most people, which is sad."
For Reba, the actual story is a story of redemption:
"But for me it’s about redemption, and I’ve seen that with the crowd, and the more important part to me is how people are receiving it, and I can see that it’s empowering people to be better, which that’s incredible. It’s rare."
You can read the full interview here.