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Mechanical Animals is the third studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on September 15, 1998, by Interscope Records. The album marked a major shift from the industrial metal and alternative metal styles of the band's earlier efforts, into an experimentation with 1970s glam rock [1] [2] [3] with industrial rock [4 ...
- 1997–1998
- September 15, 1998
- One of Marilyn Manson's biggest inspiration for Mechanical Animals was moving to Hollywood. After Antichrist Superstarcame out, Marilyn Manson and his then–creative partner, bassist and guitarist Twiggy Ramirez, moved to Hollywood, where they marveled at the surreal parade that marched by their apartment.
- With Mechanical Animals, Manson wanted to prove that Trent Reznor hadn't puppet-mastered his vision and success. When Manson started getting recognized, Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor took the young rocker under his wing, signed him to his label Nothing Records and produced Antichrist Superstar.
- The band wrote a lot of songs for the album. Manson may have been coming off the success of Antichrist Superstar, but they never suffered writers block and were never at a loss for words or melodies.
- Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan encouraged Manson to pursue the creative left turn he took with Mechanical Animals. Before Manson chose Beinhorn and Beavan to co-produce Mechanical Animals, he had initially worked on some tracks with the Dust Brothers, and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan visited the studio to check in on their progress.
Jul 9, 2018 · At some fuzzy point, Marilyn Manson’s Mechanical Animals came into my treehouse of horror. I don’t know when this happened, but presumably it was in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre, when Manson was at his most infamous thanks to right wing goons who deemed him responsible for the event.
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“Mechanical Animals” delves into the themes of societal conformity and the struggle to maintain one’s individuality in a world that often seems superficial and artificial. Marilyn Manson, known for his provocative and thought-provoking lyrics, uses this song as a platform to critique the society around him.
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Sep 15, 2019 · ‘Mechanical Animals’: How Marilyn Manson Unleashed A New Beast. Marilyn Manson’s ‘Mechanical Animals’ album established him as an artist willing to risk his reputation in order to follow his...
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Sep 15, 2020 · With his Mechanical Animals album, which arrived on Sept. 15, 1998, Manson began to assert himself as a creative force to be reckoned with by evolving to a sound we hadn't previously heard from...
Sep 4, 1998 · Mechanical Animals, Manson’s attempt to transform shock into mainstream rock, suggests that he might. The album, co-produced by Michael Beinhorn, has a radio-ready clarity reminiscent of his ...
