Californication: The Pale Emperor
Californication: The Pale Emperor
Manson, released on January 15, 2015. In place of their usual industrial rock style,
the album features a sparser, blues-rock-influenced sound. It was the band's first
album to be co-produced by score composer Tyler Bates, who had met frontman
Marilyn Manson (pictured) through their mutual involvement in the television series
Californication. It was released through the singer's Hell, etc. label to generally
positive reviews, with several publications referring to it as the band's best album in
over a decade. It went on to appear on multiple best-album lists for 2015. It was
also a commercial success, debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 with the
band's highest opening week sales since 2007. The album was dedicated to
Manson's mother, who died of Alzheimer's disease during its production. To promote
the record, the band embarked on The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour, which ran for almost
two years along with two co-headlining tours: The End Times wi