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=== Marilyn Manson (Mechanical Animals era) ===
After the success of ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'', [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] entered the studio with much mainstream attention to record their third full-length album, ''[[Mechanical Animals]]''.  Unlike their first two albums, ''Mechanical Animals'' would not be shepherded by [[Trent Reznor]], who had shifted his focus back to [[Nine Inch Nails]].  Instead, the band enlisted [[Michael Beinhorn]] as principal producer, co-producing the record with [[Marilyn Manson]], with [[Sean Beavan]] providing additional production duties.  During this time, the band would also relocate from Fort Lauderdate, Florida, to Los Angeles, California, where recording commenced on the album.

Inspired heavily by [[David Bowie]]'s ''[[Diamond Dogs]]'' album, ''Mechanical Animals'' shifted away from the [[industrial metal|industrial rock]] style of the band's earlier work, instead emulating a 1970s [[glam rock]] sound, epitomized by artists of that decade such as [[David Bowie|Bowie]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]].  Conceptually, the album delved into Manson's own struggles with fame and alienation.  Manson described the album as being about "someone who feels like they're in a place where they're not accepted or don't belong. It's more from that perspective. It's much more vulnerable music that I'm making on this new album. Both sonically and lyrically, it's about the depression of alienation, rather than the aggressiveness of it.  It's about the emptiness."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/3456/19980303/index.jhtml |title=Marilyn Manson Endorses Net Censorship |work=VH1 |date=1998-03-03 |access-date=2011-06-02}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  The album was a [[rock opera]] and [[concept album]], continuing an overarching story concept, which began with ''Antichrist Superstar'', while the events of ''Mechanical Animals'' precede it.

''Mechanical Animals'' was released on September 14, 1998 on Nothing / [[Interscope Records]]. The cover art depicted an androgynous [[Marilyn Manson|Manson]], naked with breasts, six fingers and airbrushed genitalia, which stirred up more controversy for the band.  One month before the album's release, the three largest retailers in the United States at the time&mdash;[[Kmart (United States)|K-Mart]], [[Wal-Mart]] and [[Target Corporation|Target]]&mdash;refused to stock the album, citing the cover artwork and its [[Parental Advisory|Parental Advisory sticker]].  In spite of this, the album debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with first-week sales of 223,000 units,<ref name="MMshowshedope">{{cite magazine |last=Boehlert |first=Eric |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/marilyn-manson-shows-hes-dope-19980924 |title=Marilyn Manson Shows He's Dope |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 24, 1998 |access-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> making it the first Marilyn Manson album to top the charts.  The album was led by the single "[[The Dope Show]]", which received heavy video and radio airplay and would go on to become the band's most commercially successful song.  The music video was inspired by [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]]'s film ''[[The Holy Mountain (1973 film)|The Holy Mountain]]'', as well as the [[David Bowie]] starring film ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)|The Man Who Fell to Earth]].''

The band launched a series of tours to promote the album, the first being the [[Mechanical Animals Tour]].  Prior to the tour, guitarist Zim Zum opted to part ways with the band, leaving under amicable terms in order to pursue outside projects.  He was replaced by Nothing Records label-mate John Lowery, who was fresh off his run with [[Rob Halford]]'s [[2wo]] project.  After joining Marilyn Manson, Lowery assumed the stage name of [[John 5 (guitarist)|John 5]].  The U.S. leg of the tour featured Nothing Records label-mates [[12 Rounds (band)|12 Rounds]] performing as openers.  The band then announced a co-headlining tour with [[Hole (band)|Hole]], called the [[Beautiful Monsters Tour]].  The tour would be ill-fated, however, due to conflicts between Manson and Hole singer [[Courtney Love]].  This led to Hole departing the tour after just nine dates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430069/courtney-talks-about-holemanson-tour.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194429/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430069/courtney-talks-about-holemanson-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=Courtney Talks About Hole/Manson Tour |work=MTV News |date=1999-01-07 |access-date=2011-03-07}}</ref>  Manson subsequently enlisted [[Jack Off Jill]] and [[Nashville Pussy]] to take over select opening slots.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430051/manson-resumes-tour-without-hole-taps-nashville-pussy-and-jack-off-jill-for-upcoming-dates/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502105232/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430051/manson-resumes-tour-without-hole-taps-nashville-pussy-and-jack-off-jill-for-upcoming-dates/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2015 |title=Manson Resumes Tour Without Hole, Taps Nashville Pussy And Jack Off Jill For Upcoming Dates |author=MTV News Staff |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=March 22, 1999 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> [[Monster Magnet]], who were already opening for Manson, assumed Hole's place on the tour's playbill, with the tour being renamed the [[Rock Is Dead Tour]].  The final four dates of the tour were canceled out of respect for the victims of the [[Columbine High School massacre]], which brought Manson arguably the greatest controversy of his career, as the media mistakenly accused him of influencing the shooters.<ref name="Manson cancels rest of US tour">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/331363.stm |title=Manson cancels rest of US tour |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=April 29, 1999 |access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref>

The second single from the album, "[[I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)]]", was another video and radio hit for the band.  The third single, "[[Rock Is Dead (Marilyn Manson song)|Rock Is Dead]]", was featured in the [[The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture|accompanying soundtrack]] of the film ''[[The Matrix]]'', with the song being played during the film's end credits.  The final single from the album was "[[Coma White]]."

While ''Mechanical Animals'' did garner critical acclaim, it was initially met with disappointment by longtime fans, who disliked the more mainstream sound, as well as the band's departure in style from their darker, more aggressive material.  In time though, some fans adopted a warmer disposition to the material.  In the wake of the album, tensions also mounted between Marilyn Manson and Trent Reznor, with both sides increasingly criticizing one other in the press.  Reznor described Manson as willing to cross anyone in order to succeed,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-says-marilyn-manson-has-become-a-dopey-clown-20090602 |title=Trent Reznor Says Marilyn Manson Has "Become A Dopey Clown" |author=Kreps, Daniel |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> while Manson accused Reznor of destroying masters and mixes to many of the band's early, Reznor-produced songs.  The two sides appeared to reconcile for a short time after ''Mechanical Animals'', when Manson appeared in Nine Inch Nails' [[Starfuckers, Inc.]] music video and made a surprise appearance at Nine Inch Nails' concert on May 9, 2000 at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City, performing with the band during "Starfuckers, Inc.," followed by a performance of "The Beautiful People."  The reconciliation was short-lived, however, with both sides resuming their verbal barbs at one another through the press and their websites.  In more recent years, however, tensions seem to have subsided between the two.  In 2011, Reznor described Manson as "a talented person," adding "we've had our problems, but I wear suits ... I'm an adult now."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://antiquiet.com/music/2011/01/trent-reznor-new-york-times-interview/| title = Trent Reznor Opens The Floodgates | author = Scoczynski, Fernando| work = Antiquiet| date = January 7, 2011| access-date = April 12, 2017}}</ref>  The following year, Manson expressed similar feelings, adding, "I don't have any bad feelings towards him (Reznor).  I really don't.  He helped put me out into the world and I went my way and whatever happened happened.  I don't think there is tension."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://archive.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20120925interview-marilyn-manson-phoenix-trent-reznor-zombie-more.html| title = Marilyn Manson Talks Twiggy, Trent, Zombie | author = Louvau, Jim| work = AZ Central| date = September 25, 2012| access-date = April 12, 2017}}</ref>

''Mechanical Animals'' was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) on February 25, 1999 and had sold over 1,409,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/68870/chart-watch-extra-swift-joins-an-elite-club |title=Chart Watch Extra: Swift Joins An Elite Club |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=November 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107194009/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/68870/chart-watch-extra-swift-joins-an-elite-club |archive-date=November 7, 2010 |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref>  It remains one of the highest selling albums to date for both the band and Nothing Records.  The album was followed by the home video ''[[God Is in the TV]]'', which chronicled the band's tours in support of the album, as well as compiling all of their music videos to date.  It was released on November 2, 1999 on [[VHS]].  A live album from the tour, ''[[The Last Tour on Earth]]'', followed shortly thereafter on November 16, 1999.  The live album ended with a studio outtake from ''Antichrist Superstar'', entitled "[[Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes]]."  A [[claymation]] music video for the song was released as a single, depicting Manson as part of the [[Celebrity Deathmatch]] television show.