Marilyn Manson eras
Marilyn Manson Eras are lengths of time represented by an album released by the band. Eras consist of all things related to a specific style or theme throughout this time frame including photos, music, Manson's style, etc., released in that particular era.
Marilyn Manson Eras 1989-2010
Eat Me, Drink Me Era (2007-2008)
Beginning in late 2006, the Eat Me, Drink Me era was the after effect of Manson's failing marriage to Dita Von Teese, depression, and the events afterwards. The album dabbled with themes of vampirism, love, relationships, death, sex, and cannibalism. The album was widely considered more or less to be a solo effort by Manson and Skold. It was during this time that Manson began dating actress Evan Rachel Wood, who would inspire many of the songs of the album and also appear in the music video for "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)". The era made multiple allusions to the Lewis Carroll novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita. It would also be during this time that Manson would begin work on his yet to be released film, based loosely on the life of Lewis Carroll, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll. The era is notable for the personal nature of the album, which at this point, was the first of its kind for the band.
The High End of Low Era (2009-2010)
Beginning in 2008, The High End of Low era began with the return of Twiggy Ramirez to the band and followed the crumbling relationship Manson had with actress Evan Rachel Wood, and his ensuing identity issues. The album dealt with the themes of politics, love, death, pain, film, rebirth, and self-realization. The track listing of the album is arranged in order the songs were recorded, making the album a journal of sorts, chronicling the personal life of the struggling front man.
It was during this era that Manson had dropped his label of sixteen years, Interscope Records, and became engaged to Evan Rachel Wood, despite prior relationship problems.
