Heaven Upside Down is Manson at his most human. If Pale Emperor was a welcome return to form that signaled a new day for the band, its successor is just as satisfying, if not better.
This is a record that should please both the Hot Topic kiddie-creep contingent and Manson’s more seasoned and sophisticated fans sonically. Lyrically, it captures a lot of his oddball charm, too.
We’re unlikely to see the power or the passion of Manson’s classic run again - it’s very difficult to bottle lightning twice - and you shouldn’t come to Heaven Upside Down expecting anything as textured, interesting or frightening as those early releases. That said, the artist known to his mum as Brian Warner seems to have settled after many years of free-fall.
Two years after releasing the surprisingly mature goth-metal offering The Pale Emperor, Marilyn Manson has returned to straight-ahead shock.
Heaven Upside Down finds Manson struggling for meaning.
A surprisingly enjoyable record! I didn't expect to say that a Marilyn Manson project from the 2010s was good but I genuinely have to admit this! Genuinely surprised by the quality of some of the songs in here!
Uuuuuuggggghh. It's just another sloggy, boring, by the numbers, """"shocking"""" record by someone who used to be great at creating dark, dingy and meaningful music. Marilyn Mason seems more then contempt in being what everyone thinks he is: shocking for the sake of shocking. Which is a real shame, because when you go through the mans discography, there are more then a few moments of genuine talent and intellect. But here, it's just a collection of cool ... read more
Kinda underrated imo, this album has a really good flow, no bad songs at all
But also the majority of them are around a 70-80 for me, so there's nothing very remarkable here
And I know it's an unpopular opnion but I think Heaven Upside Down is slightly better than The Pale Emperor, despite TPE having Deep Six, which is an amazing song
After 'The pale emperor' showed great promise for the return of a great Marilyn Manson era he decided to make this, a (for the most part) pretty uninteresting record. There are definitely some good stuff here in terms of hooky melodies and basslines, which is something that I've come to expect from this man. But a lot of the tracks just fall under the term 'mediocre'. Also has some of the worst lyrics that this man has ever written, listen to 'Jesus Crisis' and try to tell me otherwise with a ... read more
1 | Revelation #12 4:42 | 74 |
2 | Tattooed in Reverse 4:24 | 70 |
3 | We Know Where You Fucking Live 4:32 | 68 |
4 | Say10 4:18 | 77 |
5 | Kill4Me 3:59 | 76 |
6 | Saturnalia 7:59 | 81 |
7 | Jesus Crisis 3:59 | 72 |
8 | Blood Honey 4:10 | 75 |
9 | Heaven Upside Down 4:49 | 79 |
10 | Threats of Romance 4:37 | 75 |
#17 | / | Kerrang |
#30 | / | Classic Rock Magazine |
#91 | / | Fopp |