Marilyn Manson - Mechanical Animals [Music Video]

“Mechanical Animals“ is the third track on the 1998 release Mechanical Animals. It was partially inspired by a North Dakota boy who killed himself. His father found him dead with Manson’s Antichrist Superstar on repeat in his CD player. The father blamed Manson for his son’s suicide and called Antichrist Superstar the “hand grenade“ that led to the tragedy. The song is a concrete example of Manson’s consistency with wordplay. Mechanical Animals is the third studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on September 15, 1998, by Interscope Records. The album marked a major shift from the industrial metal and alternative metal styles of the band’s earlier efforts, into an experimentation with 1970s glam rock with industrial rock and electronic rock styles. As their first release following the success of their breakthrough album, 1996’s Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals’ themes primarily deals with the trappings of fame and drug abuse