Título: Marilyn Manson (band)
Seção: Mechanical Animals (1998-99)
Background: Marilyn Manson is an American rock band formed by singer Marilyn Manson and guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1989. Originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, they gained a local cult following in South Florida in the early 1990s with their theatrical live performances. In 1993, they were the first act signed to Trent Reznor's Nothing Records label. Until 1996, the name of each member was created by combining the first name of a female sex symbol and the last name of a serial killer, for example Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson.

Conteúdo: The band released the second part of their triptych, Mechanical Animals, on September 15, 1998. Co-produced by the band's lead singer with Sean Beavan and Michael Beinhorn, the album moved away from the industrial rock production of its predecessor and was strongly influenced by 1970s glam rock, particularly David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs. Billy Corgan served as an unofficial consultant to the band during the early development of the album. After playing a few songs for him, Corgan advised them that "This is definitely the right direction" but to "go all the way with it. Don't just hint at it", referring to its inclusion of glam influences. To suit their new musical style, the band also recast itself as a glam rock outfit, setting aside the "rotting-corpse chic" of the previous era in favor of attire more suited to the genre, incorporating leather, platform boots and brightly dyed hair. The band also relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles, while Zim Zum was replaced by guitarist John Lowery of 2wo. who dubbed himself John 5.  Interscope's promotion of the album was massive, with the label erecting enormous billboards of the lead singer as an androgynous extraterrestrial in both Times Square and Sunset Strip. Repeated appearances on MTV and other networks helped propel the album's lead single, "The Dope Show", to number twelve on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, becoming the band's highest-charting single yet. The song's music video was critically acclaimed, winnin

user: what is mechanical animals?

assistant: The band released the second part of their triptych, Mechanical Animals, on September 15, 1998.

user: what kind of music did this album have?

assistant: strongly influenced by 1970s glam rock, particularly David Bowie's 1974 album Diamond Dogs.

user: who producedthe album?

assistant: Co-produced by the band's lead singer with Sean Beavan and Michael Beinhorn,

user: was this album a hit on the charts?

assistant: Interscope's promotion of the album was massive, with the label erecting enormous billboards of the lead singer as an androgynous extraterrestrial

user: did it win any awards?

assistant: The song's music video was critically acclaimed, winning two awards at the 1998 Billboard Music Video Awards as well as the Best Cinematography award at the 1999 MTV VMA's;

user: did they go on tour?

assistant: the band set out on the "Beautiful Monsters Tour" with Hole.

user: who was hole?

assistant: Hole left after taking part in just nine of the scheduled dates.

user: did they have any problems during the tour?

assistant: The tour would be a problematic one, and was marred by frequent on-and-off stage exchanges between Manson and Hole vocalist Courtney Love.