Marilyn Manson w/ Lockjaw

As his relevance dwindled after the late ’90s, when he was briefly the most controversial musician in America, Marilyn Manson remained a public figure, albeit more for his romances with teenage actresses and the occasional burlesque performer than his music. Despite a cleverly glammy lead single, “Heart-Shaped Glasses,” and an exploitative accompanying music video, Manson’s 2007 release, Eat Me, Drink Me, met with mixed reviews and general indifference from the public, and Manson’s latest album, this May’s The High End of Low, has shown even less legs. The new disc is of interest to fans, though, as it marks the return of Manson’s longtime bassist, Twiggy Ramirez.