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EXIT WOUND: Marilyn Manson and the Godforsaken One

(When "Exit Wound" was released as a single, before Chapter 2 was released and prior to Manson releasing the artwork and commentary that accompany the song, I wrote my initial thoughts about it, titled " The Scar Left After the Spectacle: Marilyn Manson Releases New Single and Announces New Album ." Without repeating too much of what was written there, the following was written in light of the new information provided with the release of the whole album.) An exit wound is the mark left by something that has passed through the body. It is evidence of an injury, but also of movement: something entered, passed through, and left its mark behind. In Marilyn Manson's “Exit Wound,” the image takes on a much larger meaning. The speaker does not merely describe himself as someone who has been wounded. He identifies himself with the wound itself: “You shot the world I am the exit wound.” It is a strange identification. The speaker is not simply the victim of an attack; he...

Marilyn Manson's Cover of "In The Air Tonight" Featured in New Dodge Commercial


On February 5th 2026, Dodge released a new commercial on their YouTube channel for their Next-Gen Dodge Charger Scat Pack, the "World's Fastest AWD Muscle Car," choosing as a soundtrack for their Misfit campaign Marilyn Manson's cover of the Phil Collins song "In The Air Tonight." 

 
Previously the Manson's cover song “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” was used in a 2006 Fiat Grande Punto commercial.