![]() As part of the deal, the band would retain creative control over its artistic direction, with the band and label sharing profits equally after the label recouped costs associated with marketing, promotion and distribution. In November, it was announced that the band had signed a joint-venture deal with London-based indie label Cooking Vinyl. It's kind of like a little more of a punk rock Mechanical Animals, without sounding too pretentious." Manson attested that its lyrical content would be "more romantic" yet "self-abusive", and described its sonic elements as being "suicide death metal". I mean, everyone always says that, but I think this is our best work so far. Fred Sablan – guitarist for Twiggy's side-project Goon Moon – joined the band in July, and in October Twiggy described the upcoming album as being "almost done", saying: "It's our best record yet. Manson confirmed during his appearance at the 2010 Revolver Golden Gods Awards in April that the band had recorded 13 songs, and also expressed an interest in releasing the record in a different way from previous ones. Two weeks later, Manson confirmed on the band's Myspace profile that "the new album is officially in motion." On January 12, 2010, Chris Vrenna said that the band were "talking and coming up with concepts" for an upcoming studio album. These performances would see each album from Manson's triptych of albums ( Holy Wood, Mechanical Animals and Antichrist Superstar) being played in its entirety over three different nights in the one venue. The band's eponymous vocalist also suggested that a series of special one-off concerts were in development for the near future. That same day, the band confirmed that they had been composing new material while touring in support of their previous studio album, The High End of Low (2009). ![]() ![]() On December 3, 2009, it was announced that Marilyn Manson had parted ways with their long-time record label Interscope. Tour" was interspersed by co-headlining tours with Rob Zombie (" Twins of Evil") and Alice Cooper (" Masters of Madness"). They toured extensively to support the record the " Hey Cruel World. The album was preceded by a surrealist short film, also titled Born Villain. " Slo-Mo-Tion" was issued as its second and final single, although a music video was later released for " Hey, Cruel World.". ![]() The first single, " No Reflection", earned the band their fourth Grammy Award nomination, and went on to become their best-performing single on the US Mainstream Rock Chart since their cover of " Personal Jesus" in 2004. It became the band's seventh top ten studio album on the Billboard 200, and also topped Billboard 's Independent Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. The album received mixed reviews from music critics, with several publications considering it to be a comeback for the band, while others were critical of its heaviness and violent lyrical content. A cover version of Carly Simon's " You're So Vain" featuring Johnny Depp was included as a bonus track on all editions of the record. It is primarily a heavy metal record, and, at the time of its release, contained some of the heaviest material the band had ever recorded. Manson was more involved in the album's composition than he was on preceding releases. The record was co-produced by the band's eponymous vocalist alongside former Nine Inch Nails member Chris Vrenna, who left shortly after its completion to focus on other production work. It was the band's first release since the departure of Ginger Fish, who had been their drummer since 1995, and was their only album to feature Fred Sablan. It was released on Apby Cooking Vinyl and Marilyn Manson's independent record label Hell, etc. Born Villain is the eighth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson.
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