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| Length = | Label = Hell, etc. | Producer = | Last album = ''Born Villain'' (2012) | This album = ''The Pale Emperor'' (2015) | Next album = | Misc = }} ''The Pale Emperor'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on January 15, 2015 through Marilyn Manson's own Hell, etc. label, with distribution handled in the US by Loma Vista Recordings, Canada by Dine Alone Records, Japan by Victor Entertainment and internationally by Cooking Vinyl. The album was released in standard and deluxe editions on CD and 2×LP vinyl, as well as a "Definitive Box" set. The standard version of the album contains ten tracks, while the deluxe edition includes three acoustic versions as bonus tracks. Produced by Manson and newcomer Tyler Bates, who met through their mutual involvement in the TV series ''Californication'', ''The Pale Emperor'' eschews the band's usual industrial rock genre in favor of a more sparse, blues-influenced sound. The album also features drummer Gil Sharone, formerly of The Dillinger Escape Plan, and is the first release since his return in 2008 to not feature writing and performance contributions from bassist Twiggy. The album is dedicated to Manson's mother, who died during its production after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The album was critically and commercially successful upon release, receiving generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, with several publications referring to it as his best album in over a decade. It debuted at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 with the band's highest opening week sales since ''Eat Me, Drink Me'' (2007). It also topped the national albums chart in Switzerland, and peaked within the top twenty in over twenty other territories. It has spawned one official single, "Deep Six", which went on to become the band's highest-peaking single ever on ''Billboards Mainstream Rock Chart; while "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge", "Cupid Carries a Gun", "The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles" and "The Devil Beneath My Feet" have been released as promotional singles. The album was supported by The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour, which was then followed by a co-headlining tour with The Smashing Pumpkins called The End Times. ==Background and recording== In April 2013, it was announced that Manson was to feature in an episode of the sixth season of TV series ''Californication'', while the following month he also confirmed that production had started on the band's ninth studio album. At ''Californications wrap party, Manson met the shows score composer Tyler Bates, who suggested the idea of collaborating. The pair held their first writing session in a small rehearsal space, accompanied by former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. This session ultimately proved unsuccessful, with the pair failing to write any substantial material.〔 Bates later suggested that they hold further writing sessions at his home studio, which resulted in them composing "Birds of Hell Awaiting" in "one spontaneous exchange".〔 This was quickly followed by "Third Day of a Seven Day Binge", with Manson saying that the recording of the album "just became a rhythm. This was something I was excited to do." This is in stark contrast to the recording of previous albums ''The High End of Low'' (2009) and ''Born Villain'' (2012), where he was frequently "dragged into the studio at 3am" to record vocals. He later credited this enthusiasm to the collaborative process between him and Bates, saying that he realized after the first performance of "Birds of Hell Awaiting" that "() just sang it. I didn't even know where the music was going to go and I just went with it and it was very organic. And then it opened up a whole different part of my mind."〔 Bates called the recording process "seamless", attributing this to an unconventional studio environment. Manson, who would be isolated in a vocal booth with no more than three people in the control room at any one time, was free to improvise or develop lyrics and vocal melodies at a high speed. Bates explained that, through his use of Pro Tools, he was able to "manipulate the music in a way that would allow () to just keep working on it without causing (delay ). If he had an idea, he could just throw it down without there being a lot to explain." The majority of the album was recorded over a three-month period.〔 The band's manager, Tony Ciulla, only became aware that Manson had been recording new material when he was invited to Bates' home recording studio, where he was played final cuts of nine of the album's ten tracks for the first time,〔 with "Cupid Carries a Gun" being the final track recorded for ''The Pale Emperor''. Further overdubbing took place over the following six months,〔 in between Manson's acting commitments on ''Sons of Anarchy'' and Bates scoring the 2014 television series ''Salem''.〔〔 In early 2014, drummer Gil Sharone of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Stolen Babies revealed that he had been working on the album since November. Sharone was first contacted by Bates about the project three days before he was due to begin a tour with Stolen Babies. Expanding over the album's embryonic drum programming, he developed and recorded his drum work over a three-day period〔 at Igloo Studios in Burbank, California. On February 1, ''Sons of Anarchy'' creator Kurt Sutter confirmed Manson's acting involvement in the show. Sutter went on to say that he had written a song with Shooter Jennings, to appear in the final season of the show and feature vocals from Manson. He also suggested that Jennings was involved in the recording of ''The Pale Emperor'',〔 although Jennings' work does not appear on the album.〔 On June 25, bassist Fred Sablan confirmed that he had left the band on good terms. Long-time band member Twiggy did not take part in the writing and recording process,〔 as he was busy recording his own album. During ''The Pale Emperor'' sessions, Manson and Bates recorded a cover of David Bowies "Moonage Daydream" for inclusion on the ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' OST, a soundtrack which Bates scored. This recording was not utilized in the soundtrack as, according to Manson, Hollywood Records "didn't want it." The original album version by Bowie was used instead. On September 3, Manson confirmed that the new album is "prepared for landing", indicating that production had been completed. ''The Pale Emperor'' is dedicated to Manson's late mother, Barbara Warner, who died on May 13, 2014 after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Pale Emperor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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