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"Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" is the fifth track from the 2009 release The High End of Low. The song's title was revealed on December 20, 2008 as "Armagoddamnmotherfuckinggeddon", in the month's issue of Revolver. In a MySpace blog entry by Sean Beavan on March 10, 2009, the song's title was alternatively spelled "Arma-God Damn-Mother Fuckin'-Geddon", leaving the official title unclear until the track listing for The High End of Low was revealed on April 16, 2009. The single entered airplay on April 13, 2009. Curiously, when Marilyn Manson first revealed the title of the song in Revolver's December 2008 issue, he confessed that the song had "no chance on God's earth of getting on the radio." On April 16, 2009, Marilyn Manson's official German website announced a CD single would be released in that region on May 15, 2009.

Music details

On March 11, 2009, The Heirophant user MindRelapse commented on the song, saying '"Arma-God Damn-Mother Fucking-Geddon" is as insane as it sounds; the heaviest Manson song since "1996" (at least from the select few I've heard).'

A blog by Metal Hammer describes "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" as having "Heavy basslines, a stomping back-beat and a very traditionally Manson glam-chorus are the order of the day. It's this glam rock tinge that really shines through on the track, nodding to his penchant for decadent 70's rock but with an old school Manson industrial shade. Similar to the more Rock Is Dead side of Manson's work (albeit with a sound that is more sinister than was evident on Mechanical Animals), it doesn't echo the darkness of Manson's earlier work but it is of a higher quality than anything he has put out in a long, long while. It's great to hear Manson being genuinely defiant again, throwing caution to the wind with the couplet "fuck the goddamn TV and the radio/fuck making hits, I'm taking credit for the death toll". He may not be as dangerous as he once appeared but it is good to hear Mazza using one of those many middle fingers he was born with once again."^[1]

Appearances

Albums

• The High End of Low

Singles

• "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon"

Versions

• "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" — Appears on The High End of Low and the "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" single.

Music video

On the set of the "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" music video.

On April 3, Polydor Records alluded to the previously unconfirmed music video for "Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon", saying it will be available no earlier than April 17. On April 6, behind-the-scenes video clips of the song's music video surfaced, which show that the video will somewhat parody the visual themes of Antichrist Superstar. In one scene, Manson stands at a podium similar to the one used during live performances of "Antichrist Superstar", however rather than the podium bearing the era's shock logo, a slightly different logo containing a dollar symbol appears instead. Several of these logos are also hung from the backdrop behind Manson. Another scene involves Manson standing on the hood of a police cruiser singing, while he is crowded by bystanders holding picket signs.

Lyrics

The following represents the lyrics as they are heard in the song's demo version:

    Death to ladies first, then the gentlemen
    All sorts of taxes, facelifts, abortion, nervous breakdance
    Satanic girls gone wild, truly fucking suicidal
    
    First you try to fuck it, then you try to eat it
    If it hasn't learned your name, you better kill it before they see it
    First you try to fuck it, then you try to eat it
    If it hasn't learned your name, you better kill it before they see it
    
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    (Fuck, eat, kill, now do it again)
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    (Fuck, eat, kill, et cetera)
    First you try to fuck it, then you try to eat it
    If it hasn't learned your name, you better kill it before they see it
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    
    I've got a blackened soul, morals in a hole, wish I was so dead
    Now the TV set's a sharp and cold depression
    Pointless intervention, illegal separation, 
    call my dealer or my lawyer? I've got a situation
    
    First you try to fuck it, then you try to eat it
    If it hasn't learned your name, you better kill it before they see it
    First you try to fuck it, then you try to eat it
    If it hasn't learned your name, you better kill it before they see it
    
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    (Fuck, eat, kill, now do it again)
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    (Fuck, eat, kill, et cetera)
    On the news, or is it the noose? The same results may vary
    Side effects all vary
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    
    Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    (Fuck, eat, kill, now do it again)
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon
    (Fuck, eat, kill, et cetera)
    Fuck the goddamn TV and the radio
    And fuck making hits, I'm taking credit for the death toll
    It's arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon

References

1. ↑ Marilyn Manson New Tracks Previewed. Metal Hammer. March 27, 2009.

External links

• Clips recorded on the set of the "arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon" music video on MansonWiki's YouTube channel

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