Antichrist Superstar (written Antichrist Superstar in several places as an allusion to Latin) is Marilyn Manson's second full-length studio release and was released in 1996. The album raised awareness of the band, and led to numerous protests due to the band's perceived anti-Christian stance. It was produced by the band's leader Manson and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Nothing Records was an American record label, specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and John Malm, Jr. ... NOLA redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Industrial rock is a musical genre which is a fusion of post-industrial music and rock music. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nothing Records was an American record label, specializing in industrial rock and electronic music, founded by Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and John Malm, Jr. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Marilyn Manson (born Brian Hugh Warner ) is the lead singer of the band Marilyn Manson. ... Sean Beavan is a record producer/ mixer best known for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nine Inch Nails. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ... Smells Like Children is a 1995 album by shock rock band Marilyn Manson. ... Remix & Repent is a five-track EP from the Industrial Metal band Marilyn Manson. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Marilyn Manson is a rock band based in Los Angeles, California. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... “NIN” redirects here. ... Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ...

The album's title is a combination of the concept of the Antichrist with the title of the famed musical Jesus Christ Superstar. The influence of the latter can also be seen in the song "Angel with the Scabbed Wings", which features a riff strongly reminiscent of a portion of the Jesus Christ Superstar score. Revelation 13:16-18 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast... This article is about the rock opera. ... Angel with the Scabbed Wings is a song on Marilyn Mansons second full-length studio album, Antichrist Superstar. ... This article is about the rock opera. ...

The album is considered a concept album. In a three part storyline, an abused and apathetic person (represented by "The Worm") becomes an influential rock star and finally transforms into the powerful "Disintegrator". In an issue of Kerrang! magazine edited by Manson, he stated that the album was a tribute to - and inspired by - the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Much of the album content is deliberately vague, allowing listeners to draw independent conclusions. In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... For other uses, see Worm (disambiguation). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) (IPA: ) was a 19th-century German philosopher. ...

It has elaborate packaging, consisting of a black cardstock sleeve covering the plastic jewel case with graphics of Manson on both the front and back, the latter of which is flanked by the red Superstar Shock logo and the roman numerals IX, VI, III and VII. The booklet contains pictures of the band, a visual worm-to-angel metamorphosis, symbols related to the Kabbalah, medical diagrams, printed lyrics to each song, and liner notes including traditional thanks and credits as well as a curious entry found under the lyrics to the song "Irresponsible Hate Anthem", stating it was recorded live on February 14, 1997, despite the album being released well before that in October of 1996. The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni wears a late Roman military outfit in this 17th century depiction An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ... A cicada in the process of shedding. ... This article is about traditional Jewish Kabbalah. ...

The album is cyclical, as both opening and closing seconds include the distorted phrase "When you are suffering, know that I have betrayed you." When the album is placed on loop, the pacing between the sentences matches that of the additional distorted recitation found in the preceding hidden track. ^{[citation needed]} A song cycle is a group of songs designed to be performed in sequence as a single entity. ...

Track listing

The album is broken up into three parts, called "cycles" (although all on a single CD). A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ...

All lyrics by Marilyn Manson, aside track 1 (with Ramirez).

Cycle I - The Heirophant

1. Irresponsible Hate Anthem - 4:17 (Berkowitz, Gacy)
2. The Beautiful People - 3:38 (Ramirez)
3. Dried Up, Tied and Dead to the World - 4:15 (Manson, Ramirez)
4. Tourniquet - 4:29 (Berkowitz, Ramirez)

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Cycle II - Inauguration of the Worm

5. Little Horn - 2:43 (Ramirez, Reznor)
6. Cryptorchid - 2:44 (Gacy)
7. Deformography - 4:31 (Ramirez, Reznor)
8. Wormboy - 3:56 (Berkowitz, Ramirez)
9. Mister Superstar - 5:04 (Ramirez)
10. Angel with the Scabbed Wings - 3:52 (Manson, Ramirez, Gacy)
11. Kinderfeld - 4:51 (Ramirez, Gacy)

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Cycle III - Disintegrator Rising

12. Antichrist Superstar - 5:14 (Ramirez, Gacy)
13. 1996 - 4:01 (Ramirez)
14. Minute of Decay - 4:44 (Manson)
15. The Reflecting God - 5:36 (Ramirez, Reznor)
16. Man That You Fear - 6:10 (Ramirez, Manson, Gacy, Berkowitz) Rhodes Piano: Reznor
17. Down in the Park - 5:01 (Japan bonus track)

99. Track 99 - 1:39

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Tracks 17 through 98 are blank (with the exception of track 17{in Japan}); these blank tracks are on average four seconds long. The first and last blank tracks are 9 and 5 seconds long respectively.

Credits

• Marilyn Manson — all voices, guitar, pan flute
• Daisy Berkowitz — lead and rhythm guitar
• Twiggy Ramirez — lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
• Madonna Wayne Gacy — all keyboards, loops, and other original pieces of 16-bit audio information
• Ginger Fish — live drums, programming
• Robin Finck — live (guest guitar), additional keyboards (uncredited again, however Manson confirmed his work on the album)
• Zim Zum — live guitar on the tour for Antichrist Superstar
• Trent Reznor — producer, editing, mixing, Mellotron, guitar, Rhodes piano
• Sean Beavan — producer, engineer, editing, mixing, guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Danny Lohner — guitar
• Chris Vrenna — drums, programming, engineer, editing
• Dave Ogilvie — producer, programming, engineer, editing, mixing
• Brian Pollack — production assistant, assistant engineer
• Tom Baker — mastering
• P.R. Brown — digital illustration, design
• Dean Karr — photography

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Chart positions

Album

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