Eat Me, Drink Me
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| Studio album by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Released | June 5, 2007 (Worldwide; except): June 4, 2007 (France) |
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| Recorded | Los Angeles and Hollywood, California, 2005–2007 | |
| Genre | Alternative metal Industrial metal Synth rock Shock rock |
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| Label | Interscope Records | |
| Producer(s) | Marilyn Manson, Tim Skold | |
| Marilyn Manson chronology | ||
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| Lest We Forget (2004) |
Eat Me, Drink Me (2007) |
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Eat Me, Drink Me is Marilyn Manson's upcoming sixth studio album, scheduled for release on June 5, 2007.[1] Eat Me, Drink Me was recorded in multiple studios in California, by lead vocalist Marilyn Manson, guitarist and bassist Tim Skold, keyboardist Madonna Wayne Gacy, and drummer Ginger Fish, along with "an assortment of other musicians". It was produced by Marilyn Manson and Tim Skold, and mixed by Sean Beavan.[2] It will be released in two versions: a standard and a special collector's edition.[3]
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Background information
About the album
| “ | I feel as if there's more like three albums' worth of material, [because] I don't want to cram a long record into a place that doesn't have the attention span for that. . . I'd like to return to the old-fashioned records that had eight or nine songs [that] were all very important. Not to say that I made records that had filler material. They were all based around a central idea, and the central idea in this one is my pain and its ability to be unashamed to repeat itself. | „ |
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—Marilyn Manson, MTV News[4] |
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| “ | [The songs] are clearly written to seduce somebody. . . I don't want people to think that the record is some kind of exploitation of my personal life. At the same time, it also represents exactly who I am and what I feel. . . I really wanted to be a singer on this album. This is very earnest and uncalculated and raw, in the sense that I know I'm fucked up, and I'm really not ashamed of it. | „ |
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—Marilyn Manson, Rolling Stone[5]. |
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| “ | This is the record I’ve worked all my life to get to. You always have to transform, or you can’t continue as an artist, and this record has been the biggest transformation for me. . . It’s better heard than described. . . On this record I really wanted to sing, and that has to come from a naked, emotional place. It's not a record about me crying, or songs about my woes, but I think this record will probably speak to more people in different ways, because of its total human element. . . If I had to do a record review, I’d say it’s got a cannibal, consumption, obsessive, violent-sex, romance angle, but with an upbeat swing to it. . . The album's title [Eat Me, Drink Me] was also inspired by that story several years back of the German man who put out an ad that he wanted to be eaten, and the man who ate him. Although I can't relate to the relationship those two had, I found the story very compelling in a romantic way. I think a lot of people wouldn’t look at it as romantic, but it was to them in some sick way, and it is to me in some sick way, too. | „ |
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—Marilyn Manson, Revolver[2] |
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The singer also referred to the album as "very guitar-oriented and very melodic",[6], "takes a totally different approach musically"[2] and as featuring "various unconventional forms of percussion".[4] He has also called it a romantic album, whose lyrical content involves "the unfulfilled yearning to be in another time or another place where you feel like you would fit in better".[6]
Current status
In October 2005, the album was being referred to as 'nearly finished'.[4] In a brief Rolling Stone interview nearly a year later, Manson referred to "about half an album's worth of tracks";[7] it is unknown whether previously-recorded material was scrapped, or whether any additional work had been completed on the album since 2005. In mid-October, 2006, the singer again told an interviewer that the album was "almost done now".[8]
At the October 31, 2006, opening of his Los Angeles, California, art gallery, Manson spoke again with Rolling Stone, saying "the process of opening a gallery ended up inspiring me to make a new record. . . we're about two songs away from a finished album that we didn't even have a few months ago. It sounds rather pretentious sometimes, but it's easier for me to just call myself an artist — if I decide to do music or if I decide to do a film, it works. I just want to uphold a level of integrity".[9]
On January 19, 2007, the official Marilyn Manson website formally disclosed the album's title as Eat Me, Drink Me, a title which may be interpreted to hold several meanings, not the least of which are obvious references to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the Eucharist. Manson says the album’s title was also inspired by “that story several years back of the German man who put out an ad that he wanted to be eaten, and the man who ate him. Although I can’t relate to the relationship those two had, I found the story very compelling in a romantic way. I think a lot of people wouldn’t look at it as romantic, but it was to them in some sick way, and it is to me in some sick way, too”.[2] The cannibalism story is that of Armin Meiwes.
On February 26, 2007, MarilynManson.com revealed the opinion of Rolling Stone upon first hearing the album as being:
| “ | Things got really interesting on Saturday when the Smoking Section drove out to the Valley at the behest of Marilyn Manson. The S.S. joined Manson in his rec room where we worked our way down the belly of a bottle of German absinth and were blown away as Manson debuted his new album, Eat Me, Drink Me. The key cut is "If I Was Your Vampire," a six-minute epic with the lyric "The hole is where the heart is." If anyone thought Manson was down for the count, think again. | „ |
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—Austin Scaggs, Rolling Stone[10] |
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On March 8, 2007, The Heirophant reported that the Eat Me, Drink Me's release date had been pushed to June 2007[11]. On March 10, 2007, The Heirophant reported a recent Rolling Stone interview with Manson, where he talks about his experiences the past year and describes some songs from the upcoming album by name [5]. In the May 2007 issue of Revolver Manson gave additional descriptions of the tracks he mentioned in his March 10 interview with Rolling Stone. He also gave his input on the album[2].
On March 27, 2007, Charts in France reported that James Cameron was filming a new music video with Marilyn Manson called "When the Heart Guides the Hand"[12], which will use a special effect in 3D. The Heirophant reported that it is planned to be released on DVD, and on March 28, 2007, The Heirophant also reported that Evan Rachel Wood and the SuicideGirls were to have been involved in the video as well[13].
In the April issue of RockMag, a March 14 listening party from the magazine reported the first seven tracks up to about thirty-three minutes into the album[14]. Worth noting was their report of a track called "I'm Not Your Vampire" which is very similar to "If I Was Your Vampire". The track has even been described on the lines of what Rolling Stone described to be "If I Was Your Vampire".
On April 4, 2007 The Heirophant announced the official track listing for Eat Me, Drink Me, a total of eleven tracks. Worth noting was the difference between the first seven tracks of the official track listing, compared to the first seven tracks described in the April issue of RockMag. This leads to speculation that the RockMag listening party listened to a seven-track sampler of the album and not literally the first seven tracks of the official disc. Rolling Stone later confirmed the track listing[15]. The album is currently set for a June 5, 2007 release, as of April.[1]
Track listing
- "If I Was Your Vampire" – 6:01
- "Putting Holes in Happiness" – 4:35
- "The Red Carpet Grave" – 4:47
- "They Said That Hell's Not Hot" – 4:17
- "Just a Car Crash Away" – 4:55
- "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" – 5:00
- "Evidence"
- "Are You the Rabbit?" – 3:57
- "Mutilation is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery"
- "You and Me and the Devil Makes 3"
- "Eat Me, Drink Me"
Possible inclusions
- "This is Halloween" — A cover featured on The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack re-release in October 2006. It will not be featured on the standard version of Eat Me, Drink Me, but it may see future release on international versions of the album, much like "Tainted Love" (also a cover) was to The Golden Age of Grotesque.
Cover Art
There have been several rumoured album covers posted on Marilyn Manson fansite forums as either jokes or attempts at a 'create your own', however there have been no official releases as of yet.
Personnel
- Marilyn Manson — vocals and percussion
- Madonna Wayne Gacy — keyboards and electronic drums
- Tim Skold – guitars and bass
- Ginger Fish – drums
- It's also been said, though not confirmed by Manson, that a new guitarist has joined the band for this album.
References
- ^ a b Blabbermouth.net. MARILYN MANSON: 'Eat Me, Drink Me' Track Listing Revealed, reported by Blabbermouth.net April 4, 2007. Last accessed April 6, 2007
- ^ a b c d e Dan Epstein. Feeding Frenzy, Revolver, reported by The Heirophant May 2007. Last accessed March 23, 2007
- ^ Universal Music France, reported by The Heirophant April 2, 2007. Last accessed April 3, 2007
- ^ a b c Chris Harris. Marilyn Manson Likens His New Guitar God to a Naked Woman, MTV.com, reported by MTV.com October 28, 2005. Last accessed October 2, 2006.
- ^ a b Marilyn Manson. "Manson's Dark Return" in Rolling Stone, mansonusa.com, reported by The Heirophant March 10, 2007. Last accessed March 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Marilyn Manson. Dramatic New Scenes for Celebritarian Needs, Reported at MansonUSA.com. Last accessed October 3, 2006.
- ^ "The Smoking Section", Rolling Stone № 1010, September 14, 2006 , as reported by MansonUSA.com, last accessed October 2, 2006
- ^ Marilyn Manson. The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D Premiere!, interview with Melodie Gore. Independent Entertainment News, reported at IESB.net October 17, 2006. Last accessed October 21, 2006.
- ^ "Rolling Stone" № 1014, November 30, 2006 , as reported by MarilynManson.com, last accessed December 5, 2006
- ^ John Moreland. "Rolling Stone listens to Eat Me, Drink Me." marilynmanson.com reported by MarilynManson.com[1] Last accessed February 28, 2007.
- ^ Marilyn Manson. Eat Me, Drink Me Set For June Release, mansonusa.com, reported by The Heirophant March 8, 2007. Last accessed March 10, 2007.
- ^ Thierry Cadet. Marilyn Manson tourne avec James Cameron, Charts in France, March 27, 2007.
- ^ herr>D0kter. Marilyn Manson Includes Suicide Girls In New Video, The Heirophant, March 28, 2007.
- ^ titdemon. Tracklisting of EAT ME DRINK ME The Heirophant, March 31, 2007.
- ^ [2] Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily Blog Archive, last retrieved April 6, 2007.
