Editing Marilyn Manson (band) (section)

===''Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'' (2000–2001)===
{{Quote box|quote=1999 was a pivotal year&mdash;as was 1969, the year of my birth. The two years share many similarities. [[Woodstock '99]] became an [[Altamont Free Concert|Altamont]] of its own. Columbine became the [[Manson Family#Crimes|Manson murders]] of our generation. Things happened that could've made me want to stop making music. Instead, I decided to come out and really punish everyone for daring to fuck with me. I've got a big fight ahead of me on this one. And I want every bit of it. |source=&mdash;Marilyn Manson<ref name="Ape">{{cite magazine|last1=Kessler |first1=Ted |date=2000-09-09 |title="It's Time For Chaos!" – Marilyn Manson Goes Ape |magazine=[[NME]] |pages=28–31 |publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]] |issn=0028-6362 }}</ref> |salign=center |width=25% |align=left |style=padding:8px;}}
''[[Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)]]'' was released on November 11, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/holy-wood-in-the-shadow-of-the-valley-of-death/marilyn-manson/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) – Metacritic |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316224251/http://www.metacritic.com/music/holy-wood-in-the-shadow-of-the-valley-of-death/marilyn-manson/critic-reviews |archive-date=March 16, 2016}}</ref> Produced by the band's lead singer with [[Dave Sardy]], the album also features programming and pre-production editing by [[Bon Harris]] of [[Nitzer Ebb]].<ref name="Mercurial">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/570158/marilyn-manson-gets-more-mercurial/ |title=Marilyn Manson Gets More Mercurial |author=Vanhorn, Teri |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=December 16, 1999 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610104939/http://www.mtv.com/news/570158/marilyn-manson-gets-more-mercurial/ |archive-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> The band wrote over 100 songs for the album,<ref name="Mercurial" /> which was a return to the darker, more abrasive sound of ''Antichrist Superstar''. Much of its content was written in response to the Columbine massacre,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-08-15/modern-classics-marilyn-manson-holy-wood |title=Modern Classics: Marilyn Manson – Holy Wood – Features |author=Bezer, Terry |work=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |publisher=TeamRock |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602203106/http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-08-15/modern-classics-marilyn-manson-holy-wood |archive-date=June 2, 2016}}</ref> with the album's third single, "[[The Nobodies (song)|The Nobodies]]", directly referring to the shootings.<ref name="Nobodies" /> Described by the band's frontman as the third part of a trilogy which began with ''Antichrist Superstar'' and continued in ''Mechanical Animals'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1431695/manson-to-walk-in-the-valley-of-death-for-next-lp/ |title=Manson To Walk In The "Valley Of Death" For Next LP |author=Basham, David |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=December 16, 1999 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610105000/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431695/manson-to-walk-in-the-valley-of-death-for-next-lp/ |archive-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref> its overarching theme is an exploration of the relationship between death and fame in American culture, and its lyrics and artwork contain many references to [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], [[John Lennon]] and [[Mark David Chapman]], and [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[John Wilkes Booth]].<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Myers, Ben |date=November 18, 2000 |title=Holy Wood |magazine=[[Kerrang!]] |issue=831 |pages=29–36 |publisher=[[Bauer Media Group]] }}</ref> The "[[Guns, God and Government Tour]]" elaborated on ''Holy Wood'''s central theme, and with its logo – a rifle and handguns arranged to resemble the [[Christian cross]] – Manson made no attempt to conceal what he saw as the source of that fascination.<ref name="LATimesWelcome">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-27-ca-57689-story.html |title=Welcome to His Nightmare: Acceptance |author=Segal, David |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=November 27, 2000 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625114204/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/nov/27/entertainment/ca-57689 |archive-date=June 25, 2016}}</ref>

The band also revealed that within their concept album trilogy,<ref name="Goldyn">{{cite web |url=http://www.alternet.org/story/11052/guns%2C_god_and_government%3A_interview_with_marilyn_manson |title=Guns, God and Government: Interview with Marilyn Manson |author=Goldyn, A.R. |work=[[The Reader (newspaper)|The Omaha Reader]] (latterly by AlterNet.org) |publisher=Pioneer Publishing |date=June 18, 2001 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407175949/http://www.alternet.org/story/11052/guns%2C_god_and_government%3A_interview_with_marilyn_manson |archive-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> ''Holy Wood'' serves as prequel to ''Mechanical Animals'' and ''Antichrist Superstar'' despite the latter two preceding ''Holy Wood'' in release date.<ref name="Quelland">{{cite news |url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.14.00/cover/manson-0050.html |title=Into the Mind of Marilyn |author=Quelland, Sarah |newspaper=[[Metro Silicon Valley|Metroactive Music]] |date=December 14, 2000 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102120327/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/12.14.00/cover/manson-0050.html |archive-date=November 2, 2013}}</ref> Each album contains its own distinct storyline, which can be linked together to create a larger overarching storyline encompassing all three.<ref name="Quelland"/> Manson has offered this much in the way of an interpretation: "[''Holy Wood'' is about] wanting to fit into a world that didn't want me, and fighting really hard to get there. [The album's deepest elements] are idealism and the desire to start a revolution. If you begin with ''Holy Wood'', then ''Mechanical Animals'' really talks about how that revolution gets taken away from you and turned into a product, and then ''Antichrist Superstar'' is where you're given a choice to decide if you're going to be controlled by the power that you created or if you want to destroy yourself and then start over. It just becomes a cycle."<ref name="Goldyn" />

The band initially declined to join the [[Ozzfest lineups by year#Ozzfest 2001|2001 lineup]] of [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s [[Ozzfest]], as its June 21 date in [[Denver]] would mark their first appearance in [[Colorado]] since the Columbine massacre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1442018/marilyn-manson-bows-out-of-denver-ozzfest-date/ |title=Marilyn Manson Bows Out Of Denver Ozzfest Date |author=D'Angelo, Joe |work=[[MTV]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] |date=March 22, 2001 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508134705/http://www.mtv.com/news/1442018/marilyn-manson-bows-out-of-denver-ozzfest-date/ |archive-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> After the band announced on their website that they would perform in Denver, they were protested by religious groups. The band planned to "balance out" their "violent lyrics" by quoting biblical texts, "so we can examine the virtues of wonderful Christian stories of disease, murder, adultery, suicide and child sacrifice."<ref name="ColoradoGovernor" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7743 |title=Manson To Lead Bible Studies Class |author=Bychawski, Adam |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[Time Inc. UK]] |date=May 13, 2001 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415014933/http://www.nme.com/news/marilyn-manson/7743 |archive-date=April 15, 2016 }}</ref> The tour was documented by a [[DVD-Video|DVD]] of [[Guns, God and Government|the same name]], which was released on October 29, 2002. In addition to a compilation style concert [songs from multiple individual shows edited together to appear as a single performance], it includes a thirty-minute short film titled "The Death Parade".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005U2JL |title=Marilyn Manson – Guns, God and Government World Tour (2001) |website=Amazon |date=October 29, 2002 |access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref> This was followed by ''Guns, God and Government – Live in LA'' in 2009, which depicts their performance of January 13, 2001, at Los Angeles's [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]] in its entirety.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002OOG6YY |title=Marilyn Manson: Guns, God and Government – Live in L.A. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Blu-ray<nowiki>]</nowiki> (2009) |website=Amazon |date=November 17, 2009 |access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref>

Earlier in 2001, the band released a cover of [[Gloria Jones]]'s "[[Tainted Love#Marilyn Manson version (2001)|Tainted Love]]" on the [[Not Another Teen Movie#Music|soundtrack]] to ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/not-another-teen-movie-mw0000213938 |title=Not Another Teen Movie – Original Soundtrack |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |access-date=November 23, 2017|df=mdy-all|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521050628/http://www.allmusic.com/album/not-another-teen-movie-mw0000213938 |archive-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref> The song became the band's biggest international hit yet, peaking at number one in numerous European territories.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|title=Missing Tracks Mean Fewer U.S. Album Sales |author=Jose Promis |date=September 27, 2003 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |issn=0006-2510 |volume=115 |issue=39 |page=14}}</ref> In 2002, [[Jonathan Davis]] of Korn invited Marilyn Manson to record vocals on a track titled "Redeemer", which was released on his [[Queen of the Damned: Music from the Motion Picture|soundtrack]] to ''[[Queen of the Damned (film)|Queen of the Damned]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6613172/marilyn-manson-korn-jonathan-davis-collaborating-acoustic-2015-reddit-ama |title=Marilyn Manson & Korn's Jonathan Davis Are Collaborating: What's It Gonna Sound Like? |author=Payne, Chris |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]  |date=June 30, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512140359/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6613172/marilyn-manson-korn-jonathan-davis-collaborating-acoustic-2015-reddit-ama |archive-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> Manson also appeared in [[Michael Moore]]'s 2002 documentary, ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]''; his appearance was filmed on the same day as their Denver Ozzfest performance. When Moore asked what Manson would have said to the students at Columbine, he replied, "I wouldn't say a single word to them. I would listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/sad-news/in-the-wake-of-todays-massacre-heres-marilyn-mansons-columbine-essay |title=In The Wake Of Today's Massacre, Here's Marilyn Manson's Columbine Essay |author=Tietelman, Brian |publisher=MetalInsider.net |date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609043941/http://www.metalinsider.net/sad-news/in-the-wake-of-todays-massacre-heres-marilyn-mansons-columbine-essay |archive-date=June 9, 2016}}</ref>