Marilyn Manson: Marilyn Manson discography, MarilynManson.com, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, Jack Off Jill, Holy Wood, List of Marilyn Manson band members, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, Fred Sablan, Doppelherz

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Marilyn Manson discography, MarilynManson.com, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, Jack Off Jill, Holy Wood, List of Marilyn Manson band members, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, Fred Sablan, Doppelherz. Excerpt: Marilyn Manson is an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention subsequently developed into a worldwide fanbase. The band's lineup has changed between many of their album releases. The current members of Marilyn Manson are the eponymous lead singer, guitarist Twiggy Ramirez, drummer Chris Vrenna (who previously played keyboards) and bassist Fred Sablan. The name of each band member was originally created by combining the first name of an iconic female sex symbol and the last name of an iconic serial killer (such as Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson), doing so to demonstrate the odd dichotomy of American society as a critical and, simultaneously, laudatory appraisal of the US and its peculiar culture. The members of the band dress in outlandish makeup and costumes, and have engaged in intentionally shocking behavior both onstage and off. Their lyrics often receive criticism for their anti-religious sentiment and their references to sex, violence and drugs. Marilyn Manson's music and performances have frequently been called offensive and obscene, and, on several occasions, protests and petitions have led to the group being banned from performing. As this controversy began to wane, so did the band's mainstream popularity. Despite this, Marilyn Manson has garnered much success: four of the band's albums have been multi-platinum, and 2 more have been gold, and the band has seen five of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums. VH1 has ranked Marilyn Manson as the seventy-eighth best rock band on their 100 Great Artists of Hard Rock. Aggregate site AcclaimedMusic.net lists Marilyn Manson number 723 in their artist rank for greatest of all time. Marilyn Manson has sold over 50 million albums worldwide as of May 2009. A