Since Marilyn Manson returned to the stage in the summer of 2024 with the One Assassination Under God tour, pulsating illuminated upside-down double crosses have been a consistent part of the stage design. The double cross itself is nothing new in Manson's work. It has been part of his imagery for many years and became particularly prominent again after the Heaven Upside Down era. What is new since 2024 is the way the symbol has been incorporated into the lighting of the performance. Rather than functioning simply as a static emblem, the crosses now pulsate and change as part of the stage itself, becoming one of the most noticeable elements of every concert. Manson's return to the stage has also involved bringing back many features and images from earlier periods of his career, which has naturally given the performances a nostalgic quality for longtime fans. What interests me for this analysis, however, is what has actually been added during this new period that has not be...
The Accusations In a recent interview with Consequence Sound on August 15, 2022, child actor and now musician Corey Feldman made some heavy accusations against Marilyn Manson. He believes Marilyn Manson personally sabotaged his 2017 Heavenly Tour by infiltrating it with spies. “The Heavenly Tour was definitely the exact opposite of that,” Corey Feldman told Consequence . “It was the Hellish Tour. But that was due to infiltration. We had people that were sent in that were spies that were not there to be musicians but were there to cause mayhem.” Watch below the segment of the interview where he discusses this infiltration and sabotage: However, this is not the first time he has made this accusation. This accusation first came to light on Perez Hilton's website on January 11, 2018, when Corey Feldman was named in a sexual battery case issued by a former bandmate of Corey's, and the former child star's legal defense claimed he was framed. He claimed that the female accuser...