Holy Wood: In the Shadow of the Valley of Death by Marilyn Manson (CD, Nov-2000, Nothing Records USA)

Most people agree: Holy Wood is about returning to the roots of the band Marilyn Manson. Holy Wood is a fairly decent blend of what was portrayed in Antichrist Superstar, mixed with the lighter glamour of Mechanical Animals. Holy Wood is not as harsh and dark as Antichrist, but definitely shades darker and quite a bit more serious than Animals.

Once you're past the blasphemous cover art, you'll delve into the core of the album itself, finding the fine-tuned perfection of each song that is typical Manson style. Most every track has something a little different than what you've heard out of the group before, but at the same time, I found that many of the songs lacked the special qualities, such as lyrical content found on both previous albums. Holy Wood just doesn't have the lyrical quality that I find to be the best part about Marilyn Manson.

The most popular songs on this CD are "The Fight Song" and "Disposable Teens", but please take a listen to "Godeatgod" and "Target Audience" which are my personal favorites, likely because of their very serious lyrical content.

Not my favorite Manson album, but any collection would be incomplete without it!

To start I'm big Manson fan. I bought this CD because I had it before and lost it but I tell u that this CD is amazing. It was the CD that I felt Manson held nothing back and gave us all a real look at how he felt about religion aside Antichrist superstar which I felt was Manson solidifying this gimmick. Anyway unless you’re one of those super Nazi Christians this a GREAT buy.

the sound quality is great there are no scratches on it and it plays just fine. the cd was in perfect condition and so was the case.the book was just fine too.

Good CD, and I loved the songs. A Marilyn Manson classic. This CD offers a new sound that is still true Manson, but with added industrial sounds. I decided to get this CD because i wanted to finish my collection. It would make a great addition to anyones collection. i rate the disk with a 8 1/2 out of 10.