MarilynManson.com
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Type of site
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Rock band website |
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| Owner | Marilyn Manson |
| Created by | Marilyn Manson, Rob Anderson, Cartisien, Kurt Dommermuth, Interscope Records, Various) |
| Website | www.marilynmanson.com/ |
| Alexa rank |
 408,307 (April 2014[update]) |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | 1998 |
MarilynManson.com is the official Marilyn Manson website. The website, since its launch in 1998, has been integral to the promotion and direction of the band. In the past, Marilyn Manson was known to launch hidden sites to promote select albums (Mechanical Animals and Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) prominently), but promotion campaigns by this method have since been discontinued. Similarly, during the Celebritarian era of the band (following the release of Lest We Forget), a code that was thought to be hidden was discovered.
Much to fans' beliefs that this was intentionally meant to be found and deciphered, Marilyn Manson recently revealed in a 10-page exclusive interview with The Hierophant that the cause for alarm over the "hidden" code in the site was not his intention and it had evolved into something that he did not necessarily approve of. Manson also stated that his involvement in the Eat Me, Drink Me incarnation of the website launched on April 16, 2007 is very high, although it wasn't anything he would have said to create; he really liked the website and the creativity the designer brought to the table.
Manson is a major fan of the Web and he wants people to find out the truth through all the dis- and mis-information in the media. It will have full Manson involvement, it's his site, and he has vowed to post updates on a regular basis and read all the posts on his BBS.
Marilyn Manson were one of the first bands to actively engage with their audience through online communication. Their first website was launched at 3pm PTD on September 4, 1998, and was created by ArtistDirect. This website contained numerous references to the numbers 1 and 5, similar to the artwork for the band's then-upcoming album, Mechanical Animals—which featured the band's name stylized as Mar1lyn Man5on. The album was also released on September 15. This website featured a bulletin board system, an interactive discography with lyrics and sound clips, photos, as well as an online store. The site also hosted regular contests, with a different fan being awarded two tickets for every North American date of the band's "Mechanical Animals Tour". On September 9, 1998, the band's eponymous singer took part in one of the world's first-ever live video chats, answering numerous questions submitted by fans.
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