Barry Walters from Rolling Stone supported both assessment by stating that the `` The band truly rocks : Its malevolent groove fleshes out its leader 's usual complaints with an exhilarating swagger that 's the essence of rock & roll ... On Holy Wood , Manson is as ambitious , personal and heavy as he 's ever been , but the album is not , as he has proclaimed , the band 's White Album .
Barry Walters from Rolling Stone commented that `` The band truly rocks : Its malevolent groove fleshes out its leader 's usual complaints with an exhilarating swagger that 's the essence of rock & roll ... On Holy Wood , Manson is as ambitious , personal and heavy as he 's ever been , but the album is not , as he has proclaimed , the band 's White Album .