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"This Diet Coke is not good for that," he explains "I'm sure you'll mention it. Very British of you." | "This Diet Coke is not good for that," he explains "I'm sure you'll mention it. Very British of you." | ||
− | Even Satanists seek artistic approval, though, and NME can feel Manson's curious gaze behind those shades as a studio hand blasts out seven tracks from his forthcoming '[[Holy Wood | + | Even Satanists seek artistic approval, though, and NME can feel Manson's curious gaze behind those shades as a studio hand blasts out seven tracks from his forthcoming '[[Holy Wood|Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death]])' album. Here's what we tell him when the playback's finished: it's harder, angrier, louder, dirtier than '98's 'Mechanical Animals'. And much better too. It's brutal rock'n'roll that steam-rollers the opposition (yo, wassup, Korn and Limp Bizkit) like a tank division. This, he likes. |
"We live in good times. It's a time for chaos, a time for revolution. A time for rock'n'roll to come back. And that's what I want to do with this record. Making the last record was partly to go against the grain because everything was heavy. Korn, Limp Bizkit: it was all about being the heaviest. I wanted to make a melodic record. This record is designed to remind people - without wishing to sound old - exactly how heavy music should be made. It's not hard to be heavy, you just turn the guitar up really loud. There's no science to it.I wanted to make a heavy record that changes your mind, that makes you think about more than just... 'Nookie', | "We live in good times. It's a time for chaos, a time for revolution. A time for rock'n'roll to come back. And that's what I want to do with this record. Making the last record was partly to go against the grain because everything was heavy. Korn, Limp Bizkit: it was all about being the heaviest. I wanted to make a melodic record. This record is designed to remind people - without wishing to sound old - exactly how heavy music should be made. It's not hard to be heavy, you just turn the guitar up really loud. There's no science to it.I wanted to make a heavy record that changes your mind, that makes you think about more than just... 'Nookie', |