Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com / Warner It was a close race, but Marilyn Manson edged out Deftones in our last Cage Match. Can Manson’s ‘Slo-Mo-Tion’ win again versus today’s heavy hitters? Avenged Sevenfold enter the Cage Match with their track ‘Carry On,’ which is featured in the video game ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II.’ The new song should keep fans satisfied as the band works on a follow-up album to 2010′s ‘Nightmare.’ So will Manson and his single ‘Slo-Mo-Tion’ be on the fast track to another win or will Avenged Sevenfold and their tune ‘Carry On’ gain a serious victory? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite song below! (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Sept. 28, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Marilyn Manson, ‘Slo-Mo-Tion’ Avenged Sevenfold, ‘Carry On’ ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
AFP, Getty Images / Andreas Rentz, Getty Images It’s widely known that Marilyn Manson came up with his stage name by combining the monikers of actress Marilyn Monroe and infamous convicted mass murderer Charles Manson. The two names were chosen by Marilyn Manson because he felt that the pair were the two biggest icons of the 1960s. Apparently, the shock rock icon is pretty infamous himself in the mind of Charles Manson, as a postcard from the prisoner to the rock star has been leaked online. It seems as the name ‘Manson’ has come full circle from one infamous icon to the other. Although Charles Manson seems like a complete mental case, the notorious cult mastermind is one of the most quotable public figures in recent history. Some have even found deep meaning within the ‘ATWA’ philosophy of Charles Manson, which is an ecological mandate that stands for ‘Air, Trees, Water, Animals’ and/or ‘All The Way Alive.’ Whether or not Charles Manson’s handwritten letter to Marilyn Manson contains any sort of wisdom is up to the reader, but either way, it’s an interesting and bizarre read: To Marilyn Manson – It’s taken me a long time to get there from where I could touch M. Manson. Now I got a card to play – you may look into my non-profit, ATWA, and give Manson what you think he’s got coming for Air, Trees, Water, and you. Or I will pay Manson what you think Manson got coming – the music has make Manson into Abraxas Devil, and I’m SURE you would want some of what I got from what I got. It’s a far out balance. Beyond good and bad, right, wrong. What you don’t do is what I will do – what you did a sing-along, and let it roll and said how you saved me a lot of steps – I don’t need, it’s not a need or a want. Couped – coup. Ghost dancers slay together and you’re just in my grave Sunstroker Corona-coronas-coronae – you seen me from under with it all standing on me. That’s 2 dump trucks – doing the same as CMF 000007 Charles Manson As of this posting, there has been no word of Marilyn Manson responding to, or even having read the letter, but if he does, we’ll be sure to let you know. In the meantime, check out this video of Marilyn Manson covering Charles Manson’s song ‘Sick City.’ [Thanks to WGRD.com ] [button href=”http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-born-villain-is-my-comeback/” title=”Check Out Loudwire’s Recent Interview with Marilyn Manson” align=”center”] Charles Manson’s Handwritten Letter to Marilyn Manson MansonDirect.com
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‘Slo-Mo-Tion’ is the second video from Marilyn Manson’s latest album ‘Born Villain,’ and is now available for your viewing pleasure (watch below). Music videos can sometimes be generic, but with Manson you know you’re not going to get the usual band playing in a warehouse clip. As you’d expect, the video for ‘Slo-Mo-Tion’ is dark and artsy, mainly featuring shots of Manson in various costumes and makeup with quick cuts
The Doors were the big honorees at the Sunset Strip Music Festival this year, which opened a few doors for them when it came to performing over the weekend. One advantage they took was the opportunity to join Marilyn Manson onstage during Saturday’s (Aug 18) outdoor bash. Manson had turned up earlier in the week to watch the Doors tribute performances at the House of Blues, and was more than
Today in Daily Reload, the case of Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe takes yet another turn, as a Czech journalist proclaims that the local media has shown bias in portraying the singer as violent and aggressive and he also raises questions about the video footage of the alleged incident that’s circulated online. Also, just when you thought Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson was as good as it could get
For those of you who thought it couldn’t get any better than Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson touring together on the ‘Twins of Evil‘ tour this fall, we bring you news that another hard rock heavyweight is joining the run. Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis is stepping away from his band to explore his EDM alter-ego JDevil as the opening act for the two headliners. Davis says, “I like to think