Our favorite reverend Marilyn Manson continues to celebrate his artistic rebirth with an ex novo creativity and immense charisma on the brand new full length “One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2”.
“Unalive” opens the album with a palpable macabre mood, the fairytale is over as the solid rhythmic section effortlessly builds crucial aggressive blasts while moody guitar leads perfectly match the theatrical vocal performance.
“Don’t Answer The Door” is simply irresistible providing a generous dose of seductive gothic nuances as softer guitar phrases rightfully emphasize emotional depth and grim harmonies.
“All The Vilest Things” relies on the winning combo of wistful synths and hypnotizing acoustic passages flourishing around Manson’s eloquent voice and lyrical charm.
With an arcane sentimental aura “Lucifer’s Teardrop” focuses on shapeshifting vocals and showcases a magnetic alt-rock attitude perfectly blending darkened catchiness and shadowy cinematic arrangements.
On the vengeful track “The Arsonist” poetic metaphors flow free through decadent soundscapes filled with mystifying melodic progressions and tormented vocals while a dystopian industrial flair inevitably generates harsh rhythmic segments with accelerating distortion and increasing spite.
“Enantiomorph” marks a truly immersive grand finale as we hear a fuzzy recording, maybe a warning straight from hellish depths, while the tragic beauty of languid guitars guides you through an unsafe hazy nocturnal atmospheric maze.
Just two years after the first chapter “One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2” feels like the legit result of a longstanding career and also a deeply reflective momentum that allows Marilyn Manson to close a cathartic cycle with renewed strength and sublime inspiration.