'Mechanical Animals' is the third studio album by Marilyn Manson. It was released on 15th September, 1998, by Interscope Records. The album marked a major shift from the post-industrial style of the band's earlier efforts, to a more melodic glam rock sound, with gothic metal and electronic rock styles.
A rock opera and concept album, 'Mechanical Animals' is the second installment in a trilogy which included 'Antichrist Superstar' and 2000's 'Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'. After the release of Holy Wood, Manson said that the overarching story within the trilogy is presented in reverse chronological order; 'Mechanical Animals', therefore, acts as the bridge connecting the two narratives and remains constant whether the trilogy is viewed in reverse or not.
The album has been certified platinum in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. It spawned the singles 'The Dope Show', 'Rock Is Dead', and 'I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)' as well as the promotional single, 'Coma White'. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making it the first Marilyn Manson album to do so.
Enhanced edition featuring the music video for 'Mechanical Animals'.
Tracklisting
1. Great Big White World
2. The Dope Show
3. Mechanical Animals
4. Rock Is Dead
5. Disassociative
6. The Speed of Pain
7. Posthuman
8. I Want to Disappear
9. I Don't Like the Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me)
10. New Model No. 15
11. User Friendly
12. Fundamentally Loathsome
13. The Last Day On Earth
14. Coma White
