Antichrist Superstar [PA] - Marilyn Manson

Advantages: Good music, heavy
Disadvantages: may seem too long at times

...got my wings" lyrics. The antichrist is losing his grip on humanity now. 12. Antichrist Superstar. People now realize that he is indeed the antichrist, and his reign is ending. A good riff and thunderous drums drive this song. It features a reprise of Cryptorchid lyrics. "Prick your finger it is done..." This song though seems to be that the antichrist has not yet taken power. I am probably behind in my track descriptions as far as the story goes. ...
...nice, short little number. The antichrist feels as if he is dying in a dying world. Great lyrics too. "There's not much left to love. Too tired today to hate." 15. Reflecting God. An awesome, catchy, hard hitting, heavy as hell song that tells the story of the antichrist going to see if there is a god, but only finds out that both heaven and hell are lies, and that he is god. I take this as meaning that he is his own god and no fake god can tell ... Read review

Advantages: Some good songs
Disadvantages: Can be samey and dull

...spookily good. * Antichrist Superstar * Huge thumping guitar/drums – “hey” shouts do for an intro which is followed on with a huge guitar riff which is pretty good. The song looses the plot a bit at the start of the chorus which is mainly shouting and noise, but regains it for the evil synth led remainder of the chorus. A mixed bag of a song really, doesn’t seem to be entirely sure where it’s going. * 1996 * Was ...
...noise. Dull. Well, Antichrist Superstar was on it’s way to getting four stars there but the rather feeble last third of the album (Called “Cycle III – Disintegrator Rising”) along with the sameyness of some of the album knocks it down to three. Better luck next time Marilyn! ... Read review

Advantages: Everything - a visual and audio feast
Disadvantages: None

When the band's third album hit the shelves, I was ready and waiting. I was taken aback by the £16.99 price tag, being a struggling student, but didn't fail to notice the impressive packaging, so I bought it and rushed home to enjoy Manson's latest work of art. I can sum up the experience quite briefly - I was blown away. In more detail, and after a couple of listenings, the story within the album begins to unfold. From the album back cover, the ...
...end of the life of the anti-christ superstar). The titles give nothing away as to what you can expect to be hearing, but you know that none of them will be about a cute guy or gal you met on your summer holiday. The three main pillars of the Manson family (Marilyn, Twiggy and Madonna) are represented in all their bleak and frighntening glory in the sleeve of the album. It is worth looking into the esoteric / Tetragrammatron references in the lyrics ... Read review

Advantages: Its consistancy and mind blowing lyrics
Disadvantages: A few tracks were a bit of a let down.

...worms! Cycle three-Disintergrator rising. ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR- We are now in the final cycle of the album, and the track from which the album got its name, so obviously there is alot of hype to this track, but do the band produce the goods? I think this song is baisically saying, "Take a look at what you created, the whole nature nuture thing comes into play, but regardless it is made clear that what ever you think they are hear to stay, and your ...
...1996-This follows on perfectly from Antichrist superstar and I feel has a continuation in theme, the band are really driving home the fact that they feel they are what society created and they are here to oppose you.Its not my favourite song on the album by far and I feel it lacks alot of what the rest of the album has bags of, the lyrics are crude in there descriptive nature, which is dissappinting when I feel that it is the lyrics that have really ... Read review

Advantages: A new direction, Interesting ideas raised
Disadvantages: Some songs are very below par, and this album is also slightly overrated

...talks about, basically, the self-proclaimed Antichrist controlling people, and ends with another odd whispery bit. ("Prick your finger it is done, the moon has now eclipsed the sun, the Angel has spread His wings, the time has come for better things.") Although generally one of the most disliked on the album, I believe "1996" to be in the better half due to its catchy guitar riff. The instruments are all played perfectly; the only problem is the ...
...I paid anyway, and has a nice cardboard extra cover thing that makes it more appealing. Finally, a note on the booklet; many of the images are symbolic of some of the issues Manson discusses, such as an antichrist rising, and although they are essentially anti-christian, the colour scheme's nice. ... Read review