Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
Studio album by Marilyn Manson
Released	November 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	The Mansion, Laurel Canyon Holly Studios, Hollywood Hills Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood
Genre	Industrial metal hard rock gothic rock
Length	68:07
Label	Nothing Interscope
Producer	Marilyn Manson Dave Sardy
Marilyn Manson chronology
The Last Tour on Earth (1999) Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000) The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
Singles from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)
"Disposable Teens" Released: November 7, 2000 "The Fight Song" Released: February 2, 2001 "The Nobodies" Released: October 6, 2001

Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) is the fourth studio album by American rock band, Marilyn Manson. It came out on November 13, 2000 in the United Kingdom, November 14, 2000 in Australia and United States and on December 5, 2000 in Japan. The producers of the album were Marilyn Manson and Dave Sardy. The album was the first album that Marilyn Manson released after the Columbine High School massacre that took place on April 20, 1999.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B [2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Drowned in Sound	10/10 [5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
PopMatters	(favorable)[7]
Metacritic	(generally favorable)[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Manson^[9]. 

A: In the Shadow
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"GodEatGod"	Manson	2:34
2.	"The Love Song"	Ramirez, 5	3:16
3.	"The Fight Song"	5	2:55
4.	"Disposable Teens"	5, Ramirez	3:01

D: The Androgyne
No.	Title	Music	Length
5.	"Target Audience (Narcissus Narcosis)"	Ramirez, 5	4:18
6.	""President Dead""	Ramirez, 5, Gacy	3:13
7.	"In the Shadow of the Valley of Death"	Ramirez, 5	4:09
8.	"Cruci-Fiction in Space"	Ramirez, 5, Gacy	4:56
9.	"A Place in the Dirt"	5	3:37

A: Of Red Earth
No.	Title	Music	Length
10.	"The Nobodies"	5, Manson	3:35
11.	"The Death Song"	5, Manson	3:29
12.	"Lamb of God"	Ramirez	4:39
13.	"Born Again"	Ramirez, 5	3:20
14.	"Burning Flag"	Ramirez, 5	3:21

M: The Fallen
No.	Title	Music	Length
15.	"Coma Black: a. Eden Eye b. The Apple of Discord"	Manson, 5, Ramirez	5:58
16.	"Valentine's Day"	Ramirez, Manson	3:31
17.	"The Fall of Adam"	Ramirez, 5	2:34
18.	"King Kill 33º"	Ramirez	2:18
19.	"Count to Six and Die (The Vacuum of Infinite Space Encompassing)"	5	3:24

Bonus tracks[10]
No.	Title	Length
20.	"The Nobodies (Acoustic Version)" (Japan/UK editions only)	3:35
21.	"Mechanical Animals (Live)" (Japan edition only)	4:41

Notes

• The disc contains a data track which leads to a video no longer hosted by Interscope's website.^[9] This video was later included as a secret track on the companion DVD of Lest We Forget.^[11]

Charts, certifications and procession

Album charts Charts (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 8 Austria (Ö3)[12] 6 Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50)[12][13] 34 Belgium (Wallonia) (Ultratop)[12] 29 Canada (CANOE)[14][15] 13 Finland (Mitä Hitti)[12] 25 France (SNEP)[12] 12 Germany (Media Control)[16] 11 Ireland (IRMA)[17] 21 Italy (FIMI)[12] 7 Netherlands (MegaCharts)[12] 53 Norway (VG-Lista)[12] 12 New Zealand (RIANZ)[12] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 7 Switzerland (Hitparade)[12] 20 United Kingdom (OCC)[18] 23 United States Billboard 200[14][15] 13 Billboard Top Internet Albums[14][15] 10

Certifications Region Provider Certification Shipment Actual Sales Canada CRIA Gold[19] 50,000+ — Switzerland IFPI Gold[20] 20,000+ — United States RIAA Gold[21] 500,000+ — Singles Year Single Chart Position 2000 "Disposable Teens" Australia (ARIA)[22] 24 France (SNEP)[22] 67 Italy (FIMI)[22] 7 Netherlands (MegaCharts)[22] 99 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 52 Switzerland (Hitparade)[22] 73 United Kingdom (OCC)[18] 12 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[23] 22 Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[23] 24 2001 "The Fight Song" Austria (Ö3)[24] 59 Finland (Mitä Hitti)[24] 19 United Kingdom (OCC)[18] 24 "The Nobodies" Austria (Ö3)[25] 56 France (SNEP)[25] 94 Italy (FIMI)[25] 17 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 8 Switzerland (Hitparade)[25] 96 United Kingdom (OCC)[18] 34

Credits and personnel

Marilyn Manson[26] Marilyn Manson — arranger, vocals, producer, art direction, concept, syncussion, optigan, mellotron, distorted flute, synth bass, keyboards, piano, pianette, ambiance, electric harpsichord, rhythm guitar Twiggy Ramirez — bass, guitar (rhythm, lead, Leslie, warped), keyboards John 5 — guitar (lead, rhythm, acoustic, synth, electric, slide, phase) Madonna Wayne Gacy — synths, ambiance, keyboards, samples, bass synth, synth strings, mellotron, "Children's choir and canned laughter of dead people unsure of why they are laughing" Ginger Fish — drums (live, drum machine), death & siren loops, keyboards

Production[26] Bon Harris of Nitzer Ebb — synthesizers, programming, pre-production editing, organic drum programming, bass, keyboard, "Insect hi-hat", sleigh bells, (destructive) manipulation, electronics, piano Paulie Northfield — additional engineering D. Sardy (Dave Sardy) —- producer, synths, (organic) drum programming, mixing, noise rhythm guitar, "pills" P.R. Brown — art direction, design, photography Greg Fidelman — engineer, all Pro-Tools Nick Raskulinecz — assistant engineer Joe Zook — assistant engineer Kevin Guarnieri — assistant engineer Danny Saber — additional loops Alex Suttle — backing vocals

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