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{{Album 
| Name        = WE ARE CHAOS
| Type        = studio
| Artist      = [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| Cover       = WE-ARE-CHAOS.png
| Released    = September 11, 2020 (<yearsold y="2020" m="09" d="11"/> years ago) (announced: July 28, 2020)
| Recorded    = October 2018 - April 2020
| Genre       = gothic rock, alternative rock, glam rock, country rock, industrial metal
| Length      = 42:27
| Label       = [[Loma Vista]]
| Producer    = Marilyn Manson, [[Shooter Jennings]]
| Reviews     = 
| Last album  = ''[[Heaven Upside Down]]''<br />(2017)
| This album  = '''''WE ARE CHAOS'''''<br />(2020) 
| Next album  = 
| Discogs     = https://www.discogs.com/Marilyn-Manson-We-Are-Chaos/master/1798988
}}

'''''WE ARE CHAOS''''' is the eleventh Marilyn Manson studio album. On April 29, 2020 Manson revealed he has finished the record.<ref>''[https://www.nme.com/news/music/marilyn-manson-says-hes-finished-his-masterpiece-of-a-new-album-2656329 Marilyn Manson says he’s finished his “masterpiece” of a new album]'', NME, April 29, 2020</ref> On September 1, 2020 the album had leaked onto the internet, despite Manson's plea to avoid leaks.

== Background information ==
* In March 2019, Marilyn Manson in Instagram, where he said he was working on a new album:

{{cquote|On my way to @[[Shooter Jennings|shooterjennings]] to finish my new album. (Photo by [[Lindsay Usich]])|source=[https://www.instagram.com/p/BvE0GUjgTP7/]}}

* In July 2019, Marilyn Manson was interviewed by Loudwire, where described a little about the new music he was writing:

{{cquote|"It's kind of like hitting the reset button," says Manson of making the album. ”Hitting it a couple times, like when you're drunkenly trying to change channels with the remote control, and your patience runs out. Which is a good metaphor for my life." He laughingly adds, "Another one would be that, if I was born a gun, the problem that I have in life — or the plus side — is that I don't know how to put the safety on. Which would be the best way to describe my current state of mind, in general. “I tried to paint it with words, and Shooter with sounds, so you can see and hear all of your longing, your passion and despair. That's sort of a dramatic explanation of it. [Laughs] But it is full of drama. I wouldn't compare it to any of my other records, but you hear a bit of everything — it's like I've focused everything into one spot, finally.”|source= https://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-new-album-full-of-drama-study-chamber-of-horrors/]}}

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
|rev1       = ''NME''
|rev1Score  = {{Rating|5}} [https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/marilyn-manson-we-are-chaos-2749238 link]
|rev2       = ''Kerrang!''
|rev2Score  = {{Rating|4}} [https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-marilyn-manson-we-are-chaos/ link]
|rev3       = ''The Independent''
|rev3Score  = {{Rating|3}} [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/marilyn-manson-review-we-are-chaos-stream-lyrics-devil-trump-b421093.html link]
|rev4       = ''AllMusic''
|rev4Score  = {{Rating|4}} [https://www.allmusic.com/album/we-are-chaos-mw0003408704 link]
}}

== Tracklist ==
# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24

== Releases ==
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# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
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# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
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{{Version
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|Barcode      =
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# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[WE ARE KHAOS (Remix)]]" - unknown
}}

{{Version
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|Packing      =
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|Barcode      =
|Catalog      =
|Length       = 42:27
|Tracklist    =
# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
}}

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# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
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{{Version
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|Extra        = Limited Edition Clear + Silver Glitter Cassette Tape
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|Packing      =
|Date         = September 11, 2020
|Barcode      =
|Catalog      =
|Length       = 42:27
|Tracklist    =
# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
}}

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|Length       = 51:53
|Tracklist    =
# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
# "WE ARE CHAOS (Acoustic)" - 4:05
# "BROKEN NEEDLE (Acoustic)" - 5:21
}}

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|Date         = September 11, 2020
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# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
# "WE ARE CHAOS (Acoustic)" - 4:05
# "BROKEN NEEDLE (Acoustic)" - 5:21
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|Extra        = Exclusive Marbled Grey LP
|Front        = MM_WeAreChaos_LP_2_grande.jpg
|Back         =
|Format       = Vinyl
|Packing      =
|Date         = September 11, 2020
|Barcode      =
|Catalog      =
|Length       = 42:27 + unknown
|Tracklist    =
# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (Acoustic)]]" - unknown
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE (Acoustic)]]" - unknown
}}

{{Version
|Country      =
|Extra        = Never-Ending Astral Vampire picture disc
|Front        = Astralvampire.png
|Back         =
|Format       = LP
|Packing      =
|Date         = September 11, 2020
|Barcode      =
|Catalog      =
|Length       = 42:27
|Tracklist    =
# "[[RED BLACK AND BLUE]]" - 5:03
# "[[WE ARE CHAOS (song)|WE ARE CHAOS]]" - 4:00
# "[[DON'T CHASE THE DEAD]]" - 4:17
# "[[PAINT YOU WITH MY LOVE]]" - 4:29
# "[[HALF-WAY & ONE STEP FORWARD]]" - 3:16
# "[[INFINITE DARKNESS]]" - 4:15
# "[[PERFUME]]" - 3:33
# "[[KEEP MY HEAD TOGETHER]]" - 3:49
# "[[SOLVE COAGULA]]" - 4:22
# "[[BROKEN NEEDLE]]" - 5:24
}}

== PREPARE ==
On July 28, 2020 an announcement video, called "PREPARE", was published at the official Marilyn Manson channel at YouTube:

{{Videos
| BDfvHtTUUqg = "PREPARE"
}}

== Marilyn Manson's statement on the album ==
    WHEN SHOOTER AND I DECIDED TO START MAKING THIS ALBUM ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO,
    WE WERE BOTH DOING TOURS SO WE HAD TO WORK AROUND OUR SCHEDULES. SHOOTER
    AND I HAD A SHARED LOVE FOR BOWIE'S ERA WITH BRIAN ENO. AND I WASN'T AFRAID
    TO TRY NEW THINGS WITH HIM WRITING THE MUSIC. HE ALSO HELPED ME TO BE
    UNAFRAID TO TRY OLD THINGS. AS A PRODUCER, HE REALLY PUSHED ME TO BE BOTH
    NEW AND STILL TRUE TO WHAT THE CORE OF MARILYN MANSON IS. HIS PERSPECTIVE
    ADDED THE TRANS-DIMENSIONAL ELEMENT THAT I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING TO TAP INTO.
    
    WHEN I LISTEN TO WE ARE CHAOS NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY OR AS IF
    THE WORLD REPEATED ITSELF, AS IT ALWAYS DOES, MAKING THE TITLE TRACK AND
    THE STORIES SEEM AS IF WE WROTE THEM TODAY.
    
    THIS WAS RECORDED TO ITS COMPLETION WITHOUT ANYONE HEARING IT UNTIL IT WAS
    FINISHED. THERE IS MOST DEFINITELY A SIDE A AND SIDE B IN THE TRADITIONAL
    SENSE. BUT JUST LIKE AN LP, IT IS A FLAT CIRCLE AND IT'S UP TO THE LISTENER
    TO PUT THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE INTO THE PICTURE OF SONGS.
    
    THIS CONCEPT ALBUM IS THE MIRROR SHOOTER AND I BUILT FOR THE LISTENER- IT'S
    THE ONE WE WON'T STARE INTO. THERE ARE SO MANY ROOMS, CLOSETS, SAFES AND
    DRAWERS. BUT IN THE SOUL OR YOUR MUSEUM OF MEMORIES, THE WORST ARE ALWAYS
    THE MIRRORS. SHARDS AND SLIVERS OF GHOSTS HAUNTED MY HANDS WHEN I WROTE MOST
    OF THESE LYRICS.
    
    I EXPLORE IDEAS ON THE ALBUM, SUCH AS PERFUME. SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL, THE
    SCENT CAN BE REMEMBERED FOREVER. BUT IT IS ALSO FLAMMABLE ENOUGH TO BURN DOWN
    A HOUSE. IT'S THE FRAGILE BALANCE OF POWER AND THE ONES WHO HOLD THE MATCH
    OR SMELL THE LOVELIEST. THE PAINTING I DID SPECIFICALLY TO ACCOMPANY THE
    MUSIC...THOSE ARE MY REFLECTIONS.
    
    MAKING THIS RECORD, I HAD TO THINK TO MYSELF: 'TAME YOUR CRAZY, STITCH YOUR
    SUIT. AND TRY TO PRETEND THAT YOU ARE NOT AN ANIMAL' BUT I KNEW THAT MANKIND
    IS THE WORST OF THEM ALL. MAKING MERCY IS LIKE MAKING MURDER. TEARS ARE THE
    HUMAN BODY'S LARGEST EXPORT.
    
    - MARILYN MANSON

== Album credits ==
:''This section is transcribed from [https://img.discogs.com/xGxlx_DcCL2Yw7RFYzqBrQ1WDJ8=/fit-in/600x536/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-15902697-1599896750-5876.jpeg.jpg a low-res scan] at Discogs and may contain typos.''
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<center>
<small>
PRODUCED BY [[Shooter Jennings|SHOOTER JENNINGS]] & [[Marilyn Manson|MARILYN MANSON]]<br/>
<br/>
Recorded in the Coil, Hollywood, CA<br/>
Additional recording at Station House Studios, Echo Park, CA,<br/>
and Dave's Room, North Hollywood, CA<br/>
Mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent<br/>
Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound<br/>
Acoustic Mastering by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic Sound<br/>
<br/>
Original Artwork: Marilyn Manson<br/>
Cover Painting: [[Infinite Darkness]]<br/>
<nowiki>***</nowiki><ref name="illegible">(illegible)</ref>{{Confirm}}, Painting: [[Never-Ending Astral Vampire|Never-ending Astral Vampire]]<br/>
Layout Design: Christopher Leckie<br/>
<br/>
All songs written and performed by Marilyn Manson & Shooter Jennings<br/>
<br/>
with<br/>
[[Juan Alderete]]: bass<br/>
Jamie Douglass: drums<br/>
Ted Russel Kamp: bass<br/>
[[Brandon Pertzborn]]: drums<br/>
Aubrey Richmond: fiddle<br/>
John Schreffler: guitar, pedal steel guitar<br/>
[[Paul Wiley]]: guitar<br/>
Mark Rains: recording engineer<br/>
David Spreng: recording engineer,<br/>additional instrumentation, second layer additional mix<br/>
OHi<ref name="illegible"/>{{Confirm}}: mix programming<br/>
Steve Olmon: session assistant<br/>
<br/>
Special thanks to Hugh Milstein and everyone at Digital Fusion<br/>
<br/>
Management: [[Tony Ciulla]] at Ciulla Management<br/>
Booking Agent: CAA<br/>
<nowiki>***</nowiki><ref name="illegible"/>{{Confirm}} at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP<br/>
<br/>
<nowiki>***</nowiki><ref name="illegible"/>{{Confirm}} Golgotha (BMI) admin by Figs***<ref name="illegible"/>{{Confirm}} D Music (BMI)<br/>
<nowiki>***</nowiki><ref name="illegible"/>{{Confirm}} Music Publishing / Empire of Darkness (BMI)<br/>
<br/>
[https://marilynmanson.com/ marilynmanson.com]<br/>
marilynmansonart.com<ref>Dead link</ref><br/>
[https://www.lomavistarecordings.com/ lovavistarecordings.com]<br/>
</small>
</center>

== Cover gallery ==
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== References ==
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{{Discography}}

[[Category:Studio albums]]
[[Category:WE ARE CHAOS era]]