Editing The Marilyn Manson Wiki:News Archive/2008


==2008==
===December 2008===
* On December 4, 2008, Marilyn Manson <span class="plainlinks"> [http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/12/05/isani-griffith-marilyn-manson-new-couple was seen at the Art Basel art exhibition] in Miami Beach, Florida with [[Isani Griffith]].

===November 2008===
* On November 7, 2008, [[Evan Rachel Wood]] made <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20239151,00.html a public statement]</span> to ''People'' clarifying false reports regarding the breakup of Marilyn Manson and herself.

===October 2008===
* On October 24, 2008, a trailer released for the upcoming film ''Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' featured "[[If I Was Your Vampire]]".
* On October 23, 2008, Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood ended their nearly two-year relationship. 
* On October 19, 2008, Marilyn Manson and [[Twiggy Ramirez]] announced at the 2008 Scream Awards' after party that the band's upcoming album will "sound much like ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''" and that the recording sessions are "pretty much done".
* On October 9, 2008, former Marilyn Manson bassist Bradley Stewart, better known as [[Gidget Gein]], was found dead from a drug overdose in his Burbank home, at the age of 39. 
* On October 3, 2008, The Hierophant reported that Marilyn Manson will be hosting a Halloween party at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California on October 31, 2008.

===September 2008===
* On September 23, 2008, [[Wes Borland]] announced in <span class="plainlinks">[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=36794676&blogID=435543287 a MySpace blog]</span> that Marilyn Manson will be making a performance on [[2008/10/05 Los Angeles, CA|October 5, 2008]]. In a later comment of the same page blog, Borland himself confirmed the band is currently interested in performing only one-off shows, and that he will be the band's live guitarist during these one-offs.

* On September 3, 2008, <span class=" plainlinks">[http://www.maniatv.com/shows/all-access/playlists/new-episodes/videos/chris-vrenna-carrie-borzillo-vrenna-interview-s02e04-082608 a video]</span> of Marilyn Manson keyboardist [[Chris Vrenna]] was posted on maniaTV, in which Vrenna speaks briefly of the band's upcoming seventh studio album.

* On September 3, 2008, <span class=" plainlinks">[http://www.marilynmanson.fr/ MarilynManson.fr]</span> posted an exclusive interview conducted with [[Sean Beavan]], best known for his production work on Marilyn Manson's ''Antichrist Superstar'', ''[[Mechanical Animals]]'' and ''[[Eat Me, Drink Me]]'' studio albums.

===August 2008===
* On August 25, 2008, live guitarist Wes Borland was featured in an interview with Headbanger's Blog, discussing his new collaboration with Marilyn Manson.
* On August 14, 2008, Marilyn Manson <span class=" plainlinks">[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=102859 revealed]</span> at the ETP festival in Korea, that Wes Borland, perhaps best known as the former guitarist of Limp Bizkit, had joined Marilyn Manson as the band's live guitarist.

===July 2008===
* On July 24, 2008, Marilyn Manson's official website announced [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]]'s new online art store, <span class=" plainlinks">[http://www.marilynmansonartworkonline.com/ MarilynMansonArtworkOnline]</span>, where authentic paintings can be purchased as well as lithographs, limited edition prints and, in the future, drawings and posters.
* On July 12, 2008, a trailer released for the upcoming film ''Max Payne'' featured "[[If I Was Your Vampire]]".
* On July 10, 2008, Marilyn Manson confirmed through the band's official website their performance at the ETP festival in [[2008/08/15 Seoul, Korea|Seoul, Korea]].

===June 2008===
* On June 7, 2008, it was announced that Marilyn Manson would feature in the "Finger in Fame" exhibition by <span class=" plainlinks">[http://www.drkrm.com/ Drkrm]</span>, showcasing the fine art music photography of Travis Shinn. Other artists featured among the exhibition include Ozzy Osbourne, [[Korn]], System of a Down and the Misfits.

===May 2008===
* On May 23, 2008, an interview with Manson conducted by ''Kerrang!'' revealed that the band's upcoming album is planned for a release during winter 2008.

===March 2008===
* On March 23, 2008, a new banner was uploaded to the band's official MySpace profile. The banner shows a spectral analysis of an audio track, possibly on a computer screen, implying the band is indeed in the studio recording their upcoming album. In addition to this, the track "[[The Fall of Adam]]" was added to the site's music player, possibly implying that the [[Celebritarian Corporation|Celebritarian]] theme might play a role in the new album.

* On March 16, 2008, a fan started a petition to release ''[[Dead to the World]]'', currently only available in VHS format, on DVD. When enough signatures are collected the petition will be sent to [[Interscope Records]]. The petition can be signed <span class=" plainlinks">[http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/deadtotheworld/index.html here]</span>.

* On March 15, 2008, [[Goon Moon]]'s official MySpace profile stated in a news blog that "[[Twiggy Ramirez|Jeordie]] is working on a new Marilyn Manson album."

* On January 15, 2008, an interview with [[Marilyn Manson]] was posted on <span class="plainlinks" style="white-space: 
nowrap">[http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/15/music/20080115092443&sec=music The Star Online]</span>, in which Manson speaks again about his departure with [[Tim Skold]] and the return of bassist Twiggy Ramirez. In the article it is mentioned that Manson and his girlfriend [[Evan Rachel Wood]] got married, but it is assumed by many this is just a mistake by the interviewer. 

===January 2008===
* On January 14, 2008, Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez were interviewed by an American radio show Loveline. The interview can be found <span class="plainlinks" style="white-space: nowrap">[http://www.lovelineshow.com/site/rd?satype=2&said=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lovelineshow.com%2Fdownloadsecurity%3Furl%3DaHR0cDovL2ZldGNoLm5veHNvbHV0aW9ucy5jb20vbG92ZWxpbmUvbXAzL2xvdmVsaW5lXzIwMDgwMTE0X2xvdy5tcDMqKnwxMjAwNDQ5MzIwNTE1Kip8.mp3 here]</span>.
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[[Image:MansonAndRamirez2008.jpg|100px|Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez reunited.]]
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* On January 11, 2008, a new interview with Marilyn Manson entitled "<span class="plainlinks" style="white-space: nowrap">[[Interview:2008/01/12 Everyone Will Suffer Now|Everyone Will Suffer Now]]</span>" was conducted by [[the Heirophant]]. The 11-page interview (with a second part to follow) reveals details about the reunion with Twiggy Ramirez, the incorporation of old songs such as "[[Little Horn]]" and "[[Apple of Sodom]]" into the setlist and the creation of a new album.

* On January 9, 2008, it was announced that former bassist Twiggy Ramirez has returned ''(picture at right)'' to play onstage with [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], replacing [[Tim Skold]] in the line-up for the [[Rape of the World Tour: Winter North American Leg|Winter North American]] leg of the [[Rape of the World]] tour. Ramirez will be playing bass guitar, while current bass player [[Rob Holliday]] will take over the guitar from Skold. Allegedly Skold and Manson have split up as friends, but are not ruling out any future collaborations. 

* On January 5, 2008, Marilyn Manson turned 39 years old.

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