Marilyn Manson Smells Like Children

Many see the Omega Man as a heavy metal scarecrow striving on gratuitous provocation, but there’s much more depth to his persona. The shock value is only here as a way to make people think, and the music bridges the gap between Bowie-style glam rock and industrial metal (his 1996 classic Antichrist Superstar was produced by Trent Reznor). The many gifted six-stringers that brought their mammoth-sized riffs to Manson include John 5 and Twiggy Ramirez.