Manson usually based his albums around a concept and this album is no exceptions. According to a press release, “Marilyn Manson takes his inspirations from the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, the grotesque of Vaudeville to the extreme height of cabaret decadence and so-called  ‘degenerate’ art in Weimar Berlin just before its destruction.”

Manson says, "This album is about expression. The imagination and personality of  the individual cannot be trapped by small minds or defined by any one person. The  genius of art finds sanctuary among children and madmen to survive. That, is who we are."

Marilyn takes that further visually with the album’s artwork. According to the press release “Marilyn Manson has collaborated with renown artist Gottfried Helnwein for the  album's controversial artwork which is part of a greater series that will be  exhibited in museums all across the world.” 

Fans looking for more information on the artwork angle and museum exhibits are advised to visit http://www.marilynmanson.com and http://www.helnwein.com for more information. 

The first single from the album will be “mOBSCENE” and another track from the disc, “This Is The New Shit” is set to be included on “The Matrix Reloaded” soundtrack. 

Manson gave European fans an intimate preview of the new material with small venue 
performances called “Grotesque Burlesque”. He plans to bring the “Grotesque Burlesque” to the U.S. for his homeland fans in the near future. 

Those who don’t score tickets to the “Grotesque Burlesque”, will still be able to catch Manson on this summer’s Ozzfest. 

Here is a small sneak peak at the album artwork, the first video and also the tracklisting.

Album Art

mOBSCENE video

"The Golden Age of Grotesque" tracklisting: 

1. Intro
2. This Is The New Shit
3. mOBSCENE
4. Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag
5. Use Your Fist And Not Your Mouth
6. The Golden Age Of Grotesque
7. (s)AINT
8. Ka-Boom Ka-Boom
9. Slutgarden
10. Spade
11. Para-noir
12. The Bright Young Things
13. Better Of Two Evils
14. Vodevil
15. Obsequy (The Death Of Art)

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