Holy Wood

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Album: Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Godeatgod Album Version	More Info...	2:34
2)	The Love Song Album Version	More Info...	3:17
3)	The Fight Song Album Version	More Info...	2:56
4)	Disposable Teens Album Version	More Info...	3:02
5)	Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis) Album Version	More Info...	4:18
6)	"President Dead" Album Version	More Info...	3:13
7)	In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death Album Version	More Info...	4:10
8)	Cruci-fiction In Space Album Version	More Info...	4:56
9)	A Place In The Dirt Album Version	More Info...	3:37
10)	The Nobodies Album Version	More Info...	3:35
11)	The Death Song Album Version	More Info...	3:30
12)	Lamb Of God Album Version	More Info...	4:40
13)	Born Again Album Version	More Info...	3:21
14)	Burning Flag Album Version	More Info...	3:21
15)	Coma Black Album Version	More Info...	5:59
16)	Valentine's Day Album Version	More Info...	3:32
17)	The Fall Of Adam Album Version	More Info...	2:34
18)	King Kill 33 Album Version	More Info...	2:18
19)	Count To Six And Die (The Vacuum Of Infinite Space Encompassing) Album Version	More Info...	3:23

Album: Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Godeatgod Album Version	More Info...	2:34
2)	The Love Song Album Version	More Info...	3:17
3)	The Fight Song Album Version	More Info...	2:56
4)	Disposable Teens Album Version	More Info...	3:02
5)	Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis) Album Version	More Info...	4:18
6)	"President Dead" Album Version	More Info...	3:13
7)	In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death Album Version	More Info...	4:10
8)	Cruci-fiction In Space Album Version	More Info...	4:56
9)	A Place In The Dirt Album Version	More Info...	3:37
10)	The Nobodies Album Version	More Info...	3:35
11)	The Death Song Album Version	More Info...	3:30
12)	Lamb Of God Album Version	More Info...	4:40
13)	Born Again Album Version	More Info...	3:21
14)	Burning Flag Album Version	More Info...	3:21
15)	Coma Black Album Version	More Info...	5:59
16)	Valentine's Day Album Version	More Info...	3:32
17)	The Fall Of Adam Album Version	More Info...	2:34
18)	King Kill 33 Album Version	More Info...	2:18
19)	Count To Six And Die (The Vacuum Of Infinite Space Encompassing) Album Version	More Info...	3:23

Performer Notes

Marilyn Manson: Marilyn Manson (vocals, guitar, flute, piano, pianette, electric harpsichord, Mellotron, keyboards, synthesized bass, syncussion); John 5 (acoustic, electric, slide & synthesized guitars); Twiggy Ramirez (guitar, keyboards, bass); M.W. Gacy (Mellotron, keyboards, synthesizer, synthesized bass, samples); Ginger Fish (drums, loops).
Additional personnel: Dave Sardy (guitar, programming); Bon Harris (piano, synthesizer, bass, hi-hat cymbal, programming, electronics); Danny Saber (loops).
Personnel: Marilyn Manson (vocals, keyboards); John 5 (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Twiggy Ramirez (guitar, keyboards); Bon Harris (synthesizer, electronic percussion, programming); Madonna Wayne Gacy (drums).
Audio Mixer: Dave Sardy.
Recording information: Holly Studios; The Mansion.
Editor: Bon Harris.
Photographer: P.R. Brown.
Arranger: Marilyn Manson.
From the outset, as the slowly churning guitar riffs of "Godeatgod" pound their way into your ear, it's clear that Marilyn Manson plans to make few deviations from its previously established industrial rock ways on HOLY WOOD. This is an admirable display of canniness on the band's part, as the fruits of playing to their strengths are apparent throughout the album.
The ironically titled "The Love Song" features a savagely pounding chorus and screamed expletives, while "The Fight Song" makes no attempt to hide its self-referential qualities, which concern being "a big rock star, celebrated victim of your fame." Despite its ominous title, "In the Shadow of the Valley of Death" offers some momentary solace amid HOLY WOOD's sonic maelstrom, by way of a melodic, softly sung refrain (along the way, it also happens to rescue the classic fuzz bass sound from the dustbin of '60s psychedelia). The closing track "Count to Six (The Vacuum of Infinite Space Encompassing)" drops the metallic guitars and thrashing drums in favor of gothic-sounding keyboards and creepily intoned vocals, making for a low-key but nevertheless unsettling brew that's equally reminiscent of Bauhaus and Manson mentor Trent Reznor.

Professional Reviews

Q (12/00, p.128) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Brutal gothrock...deadly and addictive....suggesting a shock-rock protagonist who finally has something to say."

CMJ (11/13/00, p.4) - "...It's Manson's answer to his adversaries, sonically uniting the garish glam rock of MECHANICAL ANIMALS with the industrial dissonance and controlled chaos of the band's earlier work..."

Melody Maker (11/14/00, p.50) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Compelling....A pouting, teeth-baring, stranger-snogging tart of an album, a glorious, blistering cacophony, an explosive death-glam rampage. Marilyn is to T.Rex what jungle is to techno..."

NME (Magazine) (12/30/00, p.79) - Ranked #34 in NME's "Top 50 Albums Of The Year".

NME (Magazine) (11/11/00, p.32) - 8 out of 10 - "...Melds the glam-frocked space-rock of MECHANICAL ANIMALS with the industrial crunch of ANTICHRIST, he has hit upon something thrilling....brilliantly executed..."

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