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| "Antichrist Superstar" | |
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| Promotional single by Marilyn Manson | |
| from the album Antichrist Superstar | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Genre | Industrial metal |
| Length | 5:14 |
| Label | Nothing |
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"Antichrist Superstar" is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released as the first promotional single from their second studio album of the same name. The song itself is symbolic of the climax of the concept album's story, the point where the abused and wretched victim at the center of the tale takes on the identity of the nihilistic culture war iconoclast Antichrist Superstar, rampaging the world and destroying anything in his path. This image is conveyed by the song's triumphal and ominous tone; the guitar riffs are deliberately reminiscent of horns and trumpets in a totalitarian rally, in which Manson sings, and could be an allusion to how his critics see him as a threat to Christian morality and, therefore, the world.
In concert, Marilyn Manson usually sings the song atop a podium in a stage filled with banners embellished with the album's distinctive "lightning bolt/shock" symbol, much like the Nazi Nuremberg Rallies and sings the song with highly exaggerated body movements and postures meant to mock and parody dictators and televangelists.
Rover's Morning Glory uses this song's intro as the show's intro song and anthem.