Devour
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| Song by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Album | The High End of Low | |
| Released | May 25, 2009 | |
| Recorded | March 2008–January 2009 in Los Angeles and Hollywood, California | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Writer | Marilyn Manson | |
| Producer | Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna, Twiggy Ramirez, Sean Beavan | |
"Devour" is a track from the 2009 release The High End of Low. Former roommate of vocalist Marilyn Manson, Rudy Coby, explains that the song was written after an event where, "my room [was] covered in real blood—none of it my own—and I was driven to an emergency room for the first time in my life." "Devour" was described by Coby as the first song written for the album, "but certainly not the last casualty suffered in its creation."
Music details
A blog by Metal Hammer describes "Devour" as "a classic Manson-esque 'noise' track – super 8 running a loop or something. This [is] followed by a dulcet clean guitar strum up the neck, which sounds surprisingly gentle and serene – very un-Manson – more like the post-hardcore sounds if Isis or Russian Circles. When his voice joins the bass and guitars, it's back to the great old troubled tortured alien of Mechanical Animals – far superior and more earnest than the last album (what was it called again?). The refrain, "I will love you, if you let me" rings out before the heavy guitars and rocking drums hit the mix proper – but only after 3 minutes and only for 40 seconds. The track reaches its crescendo with the repeated phrase "I can't sleep, until I devour you" screamed over and over. This is the best Manson has been since New Shit from The Golden Age Of Grotesque."[1]
Appearances
Albums
Versions
- "Devour" — Appears on The High End of Low
References
- ↑ Marilyn Manson 'High End Of Low' Album Track-By-Track. Metal Hammer. April 7, 2009.
