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'''''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''''' is the fourth full-length album by rock band [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. It was released on November 13, 2000 by [[Interscope Records]]. It is a concept album, and the third and final album of a [[Triptych|trilogy]] along with ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' and ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''. It spawned three singles ("[[Disposable Teens]]", "[[The Fight Song]]" and "[[The Nobodies]]") and a [[Holy Wood (novel)|novel]] which remains currently unreleased.
 
'''''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)''''' is the fourth full-length album by rock band [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. It was released on November 13, 2000 by [[Interscope Records]]. It is a concept album, and the third and final album of a [[Triptych|trilogy]] along with ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' and ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''. It spawned three singles ("[[Disposable Teens]]", "[[The Fight Song]]" and "[[The Nobodies]]") and a [[Holy Wood (novel)|novel]] which remains currently unreleased.
  
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''Holy Wood'' was Marilyn Manson's first album since the Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999) and the ensuing moral panic, for which the musician and the band served as an easy scapegoat, being held culpable by various media outlets, religious figures, pundits and politicians who made sensationalist allegations that his music and imagery enabled the mindset of killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold<ref>{{cite web|last=Long |first=April |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/marilyn-manson/3456 |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) album review |publisher=NME Magazine |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref> despite reports to the contrary<ref>http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/04/separating_myth_from_fact_on.html</ref>; that the two even despised his music<ref>{{cite web|last=Cullen |first=Dave |url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/23/columbine/index.html |title=Inside the Columbine High investigation |publisher=[[Salon]] |date=1999-09-23 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>. Consequently, much of the album's content addresses the issue and launches several complex counterattacks investigating the even more harmful roles that the values and culture of Conservative Christian America, parents and mass media play in the exaltation and acceptance of wholesale violence into the "mainstream" in contrast to music, movies or video games<ref>{{cite web|last=Long |first=April |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/marilyn-manson/3456 |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) album review |publisher=NME Magazine |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>. The record explores this by underlining American society's common obsession with firearms, religion and fame; specifically fame gained through publicly displayed and/or media-romanticized deaths (televised or print) throughout popular culture history resulting in the attainment of "martyrdom" within the public consciousness of said people. He specifically makes allusions and references to (implicitly or explicitly) President John F. Kennedy, John Lennon and Jesus Christ to this effect. Manson labels this disturbing facet of America with the tagline ''Guns, God and Government''<ref>{{cite web|last=Quelland |first=Sarah |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.14.00/cover/manson-0050.html |title=Into the Mind of Marilyn  |publisher=Metroactive Music |date=2000-12-14 |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref>.   
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''Holy Wood'' was Marilyn Manson's first album since the Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999) and the ensuing moral panic, for which the musician and the band served as an easy scapegoat, being held culpable by various media outlets, religious figures, pundits and politicians who made sensationalist allegations that his music and imagery enabled the mindset of killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold<ref>{{cite web|last=Long |first=April |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/marilyn-manson/3456 |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) album review |publisher=NME Magazine |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref> despite reports to the contrary<ref>http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/04/separating_myth_from_fact_on.html</ref>; that the two even despised his music<ref>{{cite web|last=Cullen |first=Dave |url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/09/23/columbine/index.html |title=Inside the Columbine High investigation |publisher=[[Salon]] |date=1999-09-23 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>. Consequently, much of the album's content addresses the issue and launches several complex counterattacks investigating the even more harmful roles that the values and culture of Conservative Christian America, parents and mass media play in the glorification and acceptance of wholesale violence into the "mainstream" in contrast to music, movies or video games<ref>{{cite web|last=Long |first=April |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/marilyn-manson/3456 |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) album review |publisher=NME Magazine |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>. The record further underlines American society's common obsession with firearms, religion and fame; specifically fame gained through publicly displayed and/or media-romanticized deaths (televised or print) throughout popular culture history resulting in the attainment of "martyrdom" within the public consciousness of said people. He specifically makes allusions and references to (implicitly or explicitly) President John F. Kennedy, John Lennon and Jesus Christ to this effect. Manson labels this disturbing facet of America with the tagline ''Guns, God and Government''<ref>{{cite web|last=Quelland |first=Sarah |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.14.00/cover/manson-0050.html |title=Into the Mind of Marilyn  |publisher=Metroactive Music |date=2000-12-14 |accessdate=2010-08-10}}</ref>.   
  
 
The album's conception and gestation was marked by the singer's three month seclusion at his then home in the Hollywood Hills following the Columbine tragedy, vacillating on whether or not to continue making music before making his decision to answer his detractors. This was then followed by a year of recording and refining the album<ref>{{cite web|last=Long |first=April |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/marilyn-manson/3456 |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) album review |publisher=NME Magazine |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>. The singer has claimed that "over 200 songs" had been written during this album's production though only 19 made it into the final product. "[[Diamonds & Pollen]]" remains the only outtake to be released from the ''Holy Wood'' sessions, though low quality snippets of "[[Jack Eats Dinner]]" and "[[Compass and the Ruler]]" were released in a podcast by the band.
 
The album's conception and gestation was marked by the singer's three month seclusion at his then home in the Hollywood Hills following the Columbine tragedy, vacillating on whether or not to continue making music before making his decision to answer his detractors. This was then followed by a year of recording and refining the album<ref>{{cite web|last=Long |first=April |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/marilyn-manson/3456 |title=Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) album review |publisher=NME Magazine |date=2000-11-10 |accessdate=2010-08-15}}</ref>. The singer has claimed that "over 200 songs" had been written during this album's production though only 19 made it into the final product. "[[Diamonds & Pollen]]" remains the only outtake to be released from the ''Holy Wood'' sessions, though low quality snippets of "[[Jack Eats Dinner]]" and "[[Compass and the Ruler]]" were released in a podcast by the band.

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This article is about the album. For other uses, see In the Shadow of the Valley of Death and Holy Wood (novel).
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) cover
Studio album by Marilyn Manson
Released November 13, 2000
Recorded 1999–2000 at the Mansion in Death Valley, California
Genre Alternative metal, heavy metal, industrial metal
Length 68:19
Label Nothing, Interscope
Producer Marilyn Manson, Dave Sardy
Professional reviews
Analysis and Interpretations

The Third And Final Beast (Nachtkabarett)
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Marilyn Manson chronology
The Last Tour on Earth
(1999)		 Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
(2000)		 The Golden Age of Grotesque
(2003)

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) is the fourth full-length album by rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on November 13, 2000 by Interscope Records. It is a concept album, and the third and final album of a trilogy along with Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals. It spawned three singles ("Disposable Teens", "The Fight Song" and "The Nobodies") and a novel which remains currently unreleased.

Holy Wood was Marilyn Manson's first album since the Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999) and the ensuing moral panic, for which the musician and the band served as an easy scapegoat, being held culpable by various media outlets, religious figures, pundits and politicians who made sensationalist allegations that his music and imagery enabled the mindset of killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold[1] despite reports to the contrary[2]; that the two even despised his music[3]. Consequently, much of the album's content addresses the issue and launches several complex counterattacks investigating the even more harmful roles that the values and culture of Conservative Christian America, parents and mass media play in the glorification and acceptance of wholesale violence into the "mainstream" in contrast to music, movies or video games[4]. The record further underlines American society's common obsession with firearms, religion and fame; specifically fame gained through publicly displayed and/or media-romanticized deaths (televised or print) throughout popular culture history resulting in the attainment of "martyrdom" within the public consciousness of said people. He specifically makes allusions and references to (implicitly or explicitly) President John F. Kennedy, John Lennon and Jesus Christ to this effect. Manson labels this disturbing facet of America with the tagline Guns, God and Government[5].

The album's conception and gestation was marked by the singer's three month seclusion at his then home in the Hollywood Hills following the Columbine tragedy, vacillating on whether or not to continue making music before making his decision to answer his detractors. This was then followed by a year of recording and refining the album[6]. The singer has claimed that "over 200 songs" had been written during this album's production though only 19 made it into the final product. "Diamonds & Pollen" remains the only outtake to be released from the Holy Wood sessions, though low quality snippets of "Jack Eats Dinner" and "Compass and the Ruler" were released in a podcast by the band.

Additionally, as with Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals, the album was released with a cardboard sleeve featuring alternate artwork due to some retailers refusing to stock the album with the original artwork portraying Manson in a crucified pose with a missing jaw. Manson described the move as "censorship" and stated that "those offended by my album cover have successfully proven my point."[7]

Concept

for a complete overview of the Trilogy see Triptych.

Within Marilyn Manson's album triptych, Holy Wood is considered a prequel to Mechanical Animals and Antichrist Superstar despite the two latter albums preceding Holy Wood in release date. The main character in the over-arching storyline is 'Adam Kadmon', who was previously metaphorically portrayed by Manson as the androgynous alien/rockstar 'Omēga' in Mechanical Animals and 'The Worm / Antichrist Superstar' in Antichrist Superstar. It is worth noting that each of the concept albums are linked together abstractly in a fourth larger storyline encompassing all three albums. However, Adam Kadmon does not becomes Omēga and Omēga does not become the Worm/Disintegrator/Antichrist as each album is meant to possess its own individual storyline. While Manson intended his trilogy to be a single body of work, the storylines of each albums do not follow one another sequentially. They are three individual works that are connected only thematically to form the fourth larger encompassing story. Essentially, the triptych is the story of three different individuals with little to no connection to each other, which, when taken together, tells a much larger story about the human condition in modern-day America.

A major literary device utilized on the album is the song cycle structure also seen in Antichrist Superstar. Here, there are four which form the framework of the storyline: A: In the Shadow, D: The Androgyne, A: Of Red Earth and M: The Fallen.

Holy Wood follows the story of an abstract character named "Adam Kadmon" as he threads his way through the apocalyptic "Valley of Death", which is a dwelling for society's outcasts. The anti-hero finds his will to power, rises up and leads a revolt against "Holy Wood" (or, "the Valley of the Dolls"), a satirical version of traditional Hollywood who oppress the Valley of Death, and ruled by the corrupt President White and his daughter Coma White [8]. In the story, his revolution is a success, and Holy Wood is eradicated, resulting in the disenfranchised becoming the mainstream and the status quo. This newfound power and glory proceeds to erode them of their original guiding principles, turning them into the same superficial, back-stabbing and sycophantic monsters as the previous denizens of Holy Wood. For this reason, Adam Kadmon is disillusioned and at the end of the last song is heard playing Russian roulette with a revolver. His fate after the fifth cock of the pistol is deliberately left unknown.

The tragic and ill-fated character Coma White (from Mechanical Animals) is paralleled on this album by "Coma Black", which Adam has a quasi-romantic interest for.

As is par for the course with Manson, the album is teeming with subtle and not-so subtle historical allegories to examine and prove its contentions. As such, it alludes to several social, political and cultural icons, such as John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, as well as others who endured infamous, violent deaths and assumed "martyr" status in American socio-political and socio-religious culture. This is in part a response to the sentiment that the Columbine massacre was an attempt by two disaffected and disillusioned teenagers at "15 minutes of fame". Manson illustrates the irony that the media's vulture-like behavior and coverage turned the incident into a ratings frenzy, giving Klebold and Harris exactly what they wanted. According to him, the media views tragic death as a form of entertainment for public consumption.

Explaining this point in the song "Lamb of God", Manson sings:

"If you die when there's no one watching,
Then your ratings drop and you're forgotten.
But if they kill you on the TV,
You're a martyr and a lamb of God."

The Nobodies attempts to explain the probable mindset of the teenaged killers:

"We are the nobodies, wanna be somebodies.
When we're dead, they'll know just who we are."

Further criticism by Manson on the public's response to the killings (found within the song) include the stanza:

"Some children died the other day;
We fed machines and then we prayed.
Puked up and down in morbid faith;
You should have seen the ratings that day."

Throughout the album Manson also attacks what he sees as the three core preoccupations of conservative American society: "Guns, God and the Government".

In "The Love Song", he criticizes parents by comparing children to bullets, mothers to a gun and fathers to the arm that pulls the trigger.

After the shootings, the media widely reported that listening to Manson's music drove the boys to kill, though in fact they didn't appear to be fans of the band. An interview with him about the Columbine shootings was featured in the Michael Moore documentary Bowling for Columbine. When asked what he would say to the boys if he had the chance to talk to them, Manson replied, "I wouldn't say a single word to them; I'd listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did."

Reception

After debuting at number 13 on the Billboard, it free-fell off the charts in the weeks that followed. It was also meant to be accompanied by a book and a movie of the same name which further delves into the concept album's backstory. While the book is known to be finished for years, the movie has yet to start production; neither has been released to date. The commercial failure of this album can be attributed to waning interest in Manson's "shock rock" tactics, to which the public had become habituated at this point. However, the album was receive very well by most critics, earning a 4.5/5 star rating from Allmusic.

Track listing

A: In the Shadow

1. "GodEatGod" – 2:34
2. "The Love Song" – 3:16
3. "The Fight Song" – 2:55
4. "Disposable Teens" – 3:01

D: The Androgyne

5. "Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)" – 4:18
6. ""President Dead"" – 3:13
7. "In the Shadow of the Valley of Death" – 4:09
8. "Cruci-Fiction in Space"' – 4:56
9. "A Place in the Dirt" – 3:37

A: Of Red Earth

10. "The Nobodies" – 3:35
11. "The Death Song" – 3:30
12. "Lamb of God" – 4:39
13. "Born Again" – 3:20
14. "Burning Flag" – 3:21

M: The Fallen

15. "Coma Black: a) Eden Eye, b) The Apple of Discord" – 5:58
16. "Valentine's Day" – 3:31
17. "The Fall of Adam" – 2:34
18. "King Kill 33°" – 2:18
19. "Count to Six and Die (The Vacuum of Infinite Space Encompassing)" – 3:24

Bonus tracks

20. "The Nobodies" (Acoustic Version) (Bonus track on UK and Japanese versions) – 3:33
21. "Mechanical Animals" (live) (Bonus track on Japanese version) - 4:41

B-sides

Autopsy

A short film known as Autopsy could be viewed by running a "START.exe" program included in the disk (in the same way one would run a similar program to listen to the hidden track "Untitled" on the previous album Mechanical Animals. While the video, in which a dead Manson has a fetus removed from his skull during autopsy, was originally hosted on the Insterscope website it is no longer there and can only be viewed as an easter egg on the Lest We Forget (The Best of) bonus DVD.

Album credits

ALL LYRICS BY M. MANSON ·· 1. (music: MANSON) keyboards and bass · synth: Manson · Vocals: Manson · Guitars: John5 · Lead guitar: T. Ramirez · Ambience: M.W. Gacy · Synth: Bon Harris · Noise rhythm guitar: Dave Sardy ·· 2. (music: RAMIREZ., 5) Vocals and ouro-lead guitar: Manson · Guitar and Bass: T. Ramirez · Guitars: John5 · Keyboards and samples: M.W. Gacy · Live drums and siren loop: Ginger Fish · Synth and drum programming: Bon Harris ·· 3. (music: 5) Vocals: Manson · Bass and additional guitar: T. Ramirez · Rhythm and lead guitar: John5 · Keyboards and loops: M.W. Gacy · Live drums: Ginger Fish ·· 4. (music: 5, RAMIREZ) Vocals: Manson · Bass: T. Ramirez · Guitar and synth guitar: John5 · Synth and electronic percussion: Bon Harris · Live drums: Ginger Fish · Keyboards: M.W. Gacy · Pills: D. Sardy ·· 5. (music: RAMIREZ, 5) Vocals and Optigan: Manson · Bass and additional lead guitar: T. Ramirez · All guitars: John5 · Loop and live drums: Ginger Fish · Synth and loops: M.W. Gacy · Drum programming and synth: Bon Harris ·· 6. (music: RAMIREZ., 5, GACY) Vocals, syncussion, and mellotron: Manson · Rhythm Guitar and bass: T. Ramirez · Lead and rhythm guitar: John5 · Loop and live drums: Ginger Fish · Keyboards: M.W. Gacy · Backing Vocals: Alex Suttle ·· 7. (music: RAMIREZ., 5) Vocals and distorted flute: Manson · All Keyboards: M.W. Gacy · All guitars: John5 · Death Loop and live drums: Ginger Fish · Bass: T. Ramirez ·· 8. (music: RAMIREZ., 5, GACY) Vocals and piano: Manson · Rhythm guitar, bass: T. Ramirez · Rhythm and lead guitar: John5 · Live drums: Ginger Fish · Keyboards, loops and ambiences: M.W. Gacy · Insect hi-hat: Bon Harris ·· 9. (music: 5) Vocals and Ambience: Manson · Synth bass and keyboards: M.W,. Gacy · Live drums and loop: Ginger Fish · Bass: T. Ramirez · Acoustic, electric and slide guitars: John5 · Synths, sleigh bells and manipulation: Bon Harris ·· 10. (music: 5, MANSON) electric harpsichord: Manson · Guitars: John5 · Bass: T. Ramirez · Keyboards and ambiences: M.W. Gacy · Drum machine and live kit: Ginger Fish · Vocals: Manson ·· 11. (music: 5, MANSON) Vocals: Manson · guitars: John 5 · Bass: T.Ramirez · Synth bass and electronics: Bon Harris · Loop and live drums: Ginger Fish · Children's choir and canned laughter of dead people unsure of why they are laughing: M.W. Gacy ·· 12. (music: RAMIREZ.) Vocals, piano and pianette: Manson · Bass, lead and Leslie guitar, keys and drum loop: T. Ramirez · Acoustic, rhythm and lead guitar: John5 · Live drums: Ginger Fish · Ambience: M.W. Gacy · Synths: Bon Harris ·· 13. (music: RAMIREZ., 5) Vocals and synth bass: Manson · Bass and verse guitar: T. Ramirez · Guitar and lead guitar: John5 · Keyboards: M.W. Gacy · Drum Programming: Ginger Fish and Bon Harris · Bass and other synths: Bon Harris · Additional loops: Danny Saber · Recorded live February 14, 1997 ·· 14. (music: RAMIREZ., 5) Vocals: Manson Guitar and bass: T. Ramirez · Guitar: John5 · Live drums: Ginger Fish · Organic drum programming: Bon Harris and D. Sardy · Synth and destructive manipulation: Bon Harris · Keyboards: M.W. Gacy ·· 15. a)(music: MANSON, 5, RAMIREZ.) Vocals and clean rhythm guitar: Manson · Bass, warped rhythm guitars and add. lead: T. Ramirez · Phase, lead and rhythm guitar: John5 · Loops and live drums: Ginger Fish · Synths, ambience and keyboards: M.W. Gacy · b)(music: MANSON) Vocals and clean guitar: Manson · Rhythm Guitar: John5 · Bass and lead guitar: T. Ramirez · Loop: Ginger Fish ·· 16. (music: RAMIREZ., MANSON) Vocals and piano: Manson · Bass and noise lead guitars: T. Ramirez · Loop and live drums: Ginger Fish · Lead and rhythm guitars: John5 · Keyboards and mellotron: M.W. Gacy · Synthesizers: Bon Harris ·· 17. (music: RAMIREZ., 5) Vocals: Manson · Acoustic, rhythm and synth guitar: John 5 · Bass and rhythm guitar: T. Ramirez · Live drums: Ginger Fish ·· 18. (music: RAMIREZ) Vocals: Manson · Bass: T. Ramirez · Guitars and synth guitars: John5 · Keyboards and Synth: M.W. Gacy · Live drums: Ginger Fish ·· 19. (music: 5) Vocals: Manson · Synth strings and Ambiences: M.W. Gacy · Piano: Bon Harris ····· Celebritarian™ used by permission

···ALL TRACKS ©2000 EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, SONGS OF GOLGOTHA MUSIC (BMI), BLOOD HEAVY MUSIC (BMI) & DCLXVI MUSIC (BMI). ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED WORLDWIDE BY EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. · MANSON: ALL TRACKS, SONGS OF GOLGOTHA MUSIC · RAMIREZ: ALL TRACKS, BLOOD HEAVY MUSIC, EXCEPT 1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15b, 19 · JOHN 5: ALL TRACKS, GTR. HACK MUSIC / CHRYSALIS MUSIC ASCAP, EXCEPT 1, 12, 15b, 16, 18 · GACY: TRACKS 6 & 8 DCLXVI MUSIC ©2000 NOTHING/INTERSCOPE RECORDS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN CANADA.

HOLY WOOD CONCEIVED AND ARRANGED BY MARILYN MANSON
PRODUCED BY MARILYN MANSON & D. SARDY · MIXED BY D. SARDY
ENGINEERED BY GRED FIDELMAN · ALL PRO-TOOLS: GREG FIDELMAN · EDITING, PROGRAMMING & PRE-PRODUCTION BY BON HARRIS · ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING BY PAUL NORTHFIELD · RECORDED @ THE MANSION · ADDITIONAL RECORDING @ HOLLY STUDIOS, SUNSET SOUND FACTORY AND WESTLAKE AUDIO · MIXED @ LARRABEE EAST
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS: NICK RASKULINECZ, JOE ZOOK, KEVIN GUARNIERI AND STEVE MACAULEY · MASTERING: MARCUSSION · MANAGEMMENT: TONY CIULLA/CIULLA MANAGAMENT · BUSINESS MGT: JAY SENDYK · LEGAL: JEFFREY TAYLOR LIGHT · AGENT: RICK ROSKIN, CAA · EU AGENT: EMMA BANKS (HELTER SKELTER) · ART DIRECTION: P.R. BROWN AND MARILYN MANSON · PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN: P.R. BROWN @ BAU-DA DESIGN LAB [LA]. · MAKE UP: MARILYN MANSON & RALLIS KAHN
CLOTHING: DEBORAH @ T'AINT · OFFICIAL WEBSITE: MARILYNMANSON.COM
INFO: 7336 SANTA MONICA BLVD., #730, LOS ANGELES, CA 90046

Cover gallery

  • Front cover
  • Censored Album Cover
  • Back cover
  • Disc
  • Tray Insert
  • Booklet 1
  • Booklet 2
  • Booklet 3
  • Booklet 4
  • Booklet 5
  • Booklet 6
  • Booklet 7

Charting positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2000 Billboard 200 13
2000 Top Internet Albums 10

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Disposable Teens" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
2000 "Disposable Teens" Modern Rock Tracks 31

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom November 13, 2000 Interscope Records Compact disc 4908292
Australia November 14, 2000 Interscope Records Compact disc —
North America November 14, 2000 Interscope Records Compact disc 490790
Japan December 5, 2000 Interscope Records Compact disc —

Trivia

  • The front cover of the demo Big Black Bus features the band's first use of the term "Holy Wood", where the words "HOLYWOOD PROD." can be seen on the side of the school bus. The term was later used in a July 28, 1999 post by Manson on MarilynManson.net's message board, which opened with the line "Hello from the depths of Holy Wood..."[9]
  • The term "Holy Wood" was once used in a poem by Aleister Crowley, to whom Marilyn Manson frequently references. It is also used as a mockery of Hollywood, as per the imagery in the album's cover art.
  • There are three different covers for this album: The standard cover depicting Manson as The Hanged Man, the censored UK cover depicting "stains" on its cover, and a alternate sleeve release depicting a jawless Manson on the front, and the aforementioned "stains" on the back.
  • The album's working title was simply "In the Shadow of the Valley of Death".
  • To promote the album in Italy, a promotional CD-ROM called Holy Manson was released to the country in 2001.

Personnel

  • Marilyn Manson - arranger, vocals, producer, art direction, concept
  • Paul Northfield - engineer
  • Dave Sardy - guitar (rhythm), producer
  • Twiggy Ramirez - bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
  • D. Sardy - producer, mixing
  • Bon Harris - synthesizer, programming, editing, electronic percussion
  • P. R. Brown - art direction, design, photography
  • Greg Fidelman - engineer
  • Ginger Fish - drums
  • Nick Raskulinecz - assistant engineer
  • Joe Zook - assistant engineer
  • M.W. Gacy - keyboards
  • John 5 - guitar (acoustic), guitar
  • Kevin Guarnieri - assistant engineer

See also

Marilyn Manson discography
Studio albums Portrait of an American Family • Antichrist Superstar • Mechanical Animals • Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) • The Golden Age of Grotesque • Eat Me, Drink Me • The High End of Low • Born Villain • The Pale Emperor • Heaven Upside Down • WE ARE CHAOS • Twelfth studio album
EPs Smells Like Children • Remix & Repent • The Nobodies: 2005 Against All Gods Mix • Hot Topic download card • Slo-Mo-Tion Remix EP
Demos The Raw Boned Psalms • The Beaver Meat Cleaver Beat • Big Black Bus • Grist-o-Line • Lunchbox • After School Special • Thrift • Live as Hell • The Family Jams • Refrigerator • The Manson Family Album
Compilations The Last Tour on Earth • Lunch Boxes & Choklit Cows • Lest We Forget – The Best Of • iTunes Essentials: Marilyn Manson • Second remasters compilation • Lost & Found


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