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The Pale Emperor is the upcoming ninth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It is expected to be released on January 20, 2015 in the US through Marilyn Manson's own Hell, etc. label, with distribution handled in the US by Loma Vista Recordings, in Canada by Dine Alone Records and internationally by Cooking Vinyl.[1][2] The album will be released in standard, deluxe and limited edition versions on CD and 2×LP vinyl.[3][4] The standard version of the album will comprise ten tracks, while a deluxe edition will include three bonus tracks.[5][6] Another deluxe edition is set to include four acoustic versions as bonus tracks.[7]

Background and recording

The band started production for The Pale Emperor in 2013.[8] In early 2014, Gil Sharone of Stolen Babies revealed he had been working on the new album since November.[9][10] On February 1, Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter stated that he had written a song with Shooter Jennings, for which Manson was to perform vocals. As well as confirming that Jennings was involved in the recording of The Pale Emperor,[11] Sutter stated that the song is to appear in the seventh and final season of Sons of Anarchy, and also confirmed Manson's acting involvement in the show, playing the white supremacist Ron Tully.[12][13] On June 25, Fred Sablan confirmed he had left the band on good terms.[14] On September 3, Manson confirmed that the new album is "prepared for landing", indicating that production for the album had been completed.[15]

Composition and style

In a January 2014 interview with Kerrang! magazine, Manson described the sound of the new album as being "very cinematic", saying that the "redneck in me comes out in my voice" due to the album's inclusion of "old blues" influences, while still containing the "harder elements" of his previous work.[16] In a later interview with The Fader, Manson stated that he no longer "dresses [his] feelings in characters and extended metaphors", saying that he instead "lets melody lead" the album. He elaborated that he is "a man of few words on the record. What I hadn't ever found, till now, is the blues. The blues changed the way that I sang [on the album]. And the music has a melody and a language in and of itself," while lead editor Naomi Zeichner went on to compare the album to the work of Interpol and "the retro biker bar rock that soundtracks Sons of Anarchy."[17]

Release and promotion

Manson premiered "Cupid Carries a Gun" on April 27 when it was used as the opening theme to the television series Salem. The song was composed and produced alongside Tyler Bates, who was also confirmed to act as co-producer for the upcoming album.[18][19] A large portion of album track "Killing Strangers" would later be featured in the Keanu Reeves film John Wick, which was released in cinemas on October 24.[20][21] On October 26, "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge" was premiered on BBC Radio 1's Rock Show by Daniel P. Carter. Immediately following the broadcast, the song was released for free download on the band's official website.[22] The band performed several new songs live for the first time in October and early November, when they played a handful of concerts around southern California.[6][23] The band have announced details of their Hell Not Hallelujah tour, which is scheduled to begin on January 21, 2015.[24][25] On December 5, Manson settled a fifteen year rift with The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, by performing "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge" and "Ava Adore" with the band at the Camden Palace Theatre in London.[26] "Deep Six" was released as a single on December 16,[27][28] while a double A-sided CD single of "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge" and "Deep Six" will be released exclusively at Best Buy on December 23.[29] The band will perform at the Download Festival in the UK on June 14, 2015.[30]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Killing Strangers"5:36
2."Deep Six"5:02
3."Third Day of a Seven Day Binge"4:26
4."The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles"4:57
5."Warship My Wreck"5:57
6."Slave Only Dreams to be King"5:20
7."The Devil Beneath My Feet"4:16
8."Birds of Hell Awaiting"5:05
9."Cupid Carries a Gun"4:59
10."Odds of Even"6:22
Total length:52:00
Deluxe version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
11."Day 3"4:11
12."Fated, Fateful, Fatal"4:41
13."Fall of the House of Death"4:30
Total length:65:22

Personnel

Primary Personnel
Additional Personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Distributor(s) Format Catalog #
Germany[7] January 16, 2015 Hell, etc. Cooking Vinyl
237619
Ireland[31]
Italy[32]
France[33] January 19, 2015
Netherlands[34] 0711297510256
Sweden[35]
United Kingdom[36] B00PCMXQ9I
Canada[37] January 20, 2015 Dine Alone Records
United States[38] Concord Music/Loma Vista B00PEJG1K0
Japan[39] January 21, 2015 Victor Entertainment VICP-65261
Australia[40] January 23, 2015 Cooking Vinyl
New Zealand[41]

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  2. ^ Teitelman, Bram (November 17, 2014). "Marilyn Manson Choosing Hell Not Hallelujah To Tour". MetalInsider. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
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