Mechanical Animals (album)

Mechanical Animals is the third studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on September 15, 1998, by Nothing and Interscope Records.

The album marked a major shift from the industrial metal and alternative metal styles of the band's earlier efforts, into an experimentation with 1970s glam rock with industrial rock and electronic rock styles. As their first release following the success of their breakthrough album, 1996's Antichrist Superstar, Mechanical Animals' themes primarily deals with the trappings of fame and drug abuse.

All lyrics by Marilyn Manson

Trivia

• Wall Mart, K-Mart, and Target refused to sell this album because the cover featured Manson’s head on a naked alien’s body with breasts.

Track Listing

1. "Great Big White World"
2. "The Dope Show"
3. "Mechanical Animals (song)"
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"
15. "Untitled" (hidden multimedia track)