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American rock band good article Use mdy dates January 2018 Infobox musical artist | name = Marilyn Manson | image = Marilyn Manson Chicago 2024 08 17.jpg | image_size = | landscape = yes | caption = Marilyn Manson performing in 2024. From left to right: Reba Meyers, Piggy D., Marilyn Manson, Gil Sharone (background) and Tyler Bates | origin = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | genre = flatlist| * Industrial rock * industrial metal * gothic rock * alternative metal * nowrap|shock rock | years_active = Start date|1989–present | label = flatlist| * Hell, etc. (label)|Hell, etc. * Loma Vista Recordings|Loma Vista * Caroline Distribution|Caroline * Concord Music Group|Concord * Cooking Vinyl * Interscope Records|Interscope * Nothing Records|Nothing * Nuclear Blast | associated_acts = flatlist| * Nine Inch Nails * Jack Off Jill * Rasputina (band)|Rasputina * Crashing Doves * Godhead (band)|Godhead * Rob Zombie * Shooter Jennings | alias = Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (1989–1992) | website = URL|marilynmanson.com | current_members = plainlist| * Marilyn Manson * Tyler Bates * Gil Sharone * Piggy D. * Reba Meyers | past_members = plainlist| * Zsa Zsa Speck * Olivia Newton Bundy * Gidget Gein * Sara Lee Lucas * Scott Putesky|Daisy Berkowitz * Zim Zum * John 5 (guitarist)|John 5 * Madonna Wayne Gacy * Tim Skold * Ginger Fish * Chris Vrenna * Fred Sablan * Twiggy Ramirez * Brandon Pertzborn * Juan Alderete * Paul Wiley ''Marilyn Manson'' is an American Rock music|rock band formed by namesake lead singer Marilyn Manson and guitarist Daisy Berkowitz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1989. Originally named ''Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids'', they gained a local cult following in South Florida in the early 1990s with their theatrical live performances. In 1993, they were the first act signed to Trent Reznor's Nothing Records label. Until 1996, the name of each member was created by combining the first name of a female sex symbol and the last name of a male serial nowrap|killerpx2mdashpx2for example, Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. Their lineup has changed between many of their album releases; the eponymous lead singer is the only remaining original member. In the past, band members dressed in outlandish makeup and costumes, and engaged in intentionally shock value|shocking behavior both onstage and off. Their lyrics often received criticism for their anti-religious sentiment and references to sex, violence and drugs, while their live performances were frequently called offensive and obscenity|obscene. On several occasions, protests and petitions led to the group being blocked from performing, with at least three US states passing legislation banning the group from performing at State ownership|state-owned venues. They released a number of Music recording sales certification|platinum-selling albums, including ''Antichrist Superstar'' (1996) and ''Mechanical Animals'' (1998). These albums, along with their highly stylized music videos and worldwide touring, brought public recognition to Marilyn Manson. In 1999, news media, infamously, falsely Marilyn Manson–Columbine High School massacre controversy|blamed the band for influencing Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre. As this controversy began to wane throughout the 2000s, so did the band's mainstream popularity. Despite this, Jon Wiederhorn of MTV, in June 2003, referred to Marilyn Manson as "the only true artist today". Marilyn Manson is widely regarded as being one of the most iconic and controversial figures in rock music, with the band and its lead singer influencing numerous other groups and musicians, both in metal-associated acts and also in wider popular culture. VH1 ranked Marilyn Manson as the seventy-eighth best rock band on their ''100 Great Artists of Hard Rock''. They were inducted into the ''Kerrang!'' Hall of Fame in 2000 and have been nominated for four Grammy Awards. In the U.S., the band has seen ten of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums. Marilyn Manson have sold in excess of 50 million records worldwide. toc limit|3