Marilyn Manson has shared a very NSFW video for "SAY10," off his new album Heaven Upside Down. The clip co-stars the shock rocker's good friend Johnny Depp, who appears in Manson-esque makeup; the two face off from adjoining thrones, surrounded by writhing scantily clad women. Things get much weirder from there, culminating in Manson being sprayed in a veritable geyser of blood. The clip follows up the provocative "WE KNOW WHERE YOU FUCKING LIVE" visual, released last month.
"After the the balloons have all shriveled up and are swallowed in the puddles of puke and idealism, don't look to Me for sympathy," Manson stated of the Bill Yukich-directed video. "I am here to be all that I am accused of not being. And to be blamed for what you made Me.
"The shots you will hear are from a mouth disguised as a gun. Don't call this art. This is a hard cock in a room full of vampires and the music, man. The music is My foul blood on your faces."
Manson's latest music video arrives a little more than a week after he sustained injuries from a malfunctioning prop while performing in New York City on September 30th. The musician was forced to postpone several tour dates as a result of the incident; he is currently recuperating at his home in Los Angeles.
Out via Loma Vista, Heaven Upside Down marks Manson's 10th studio album, as well as his second consecutive release co-written and co-produced by film composer Tyler Bates (after 2015's The Pale Emperor). He revealed his aims with the album in a recent interview with Revolver. "It's not just trying to put out a great record," Manson insisted. "It's about fucking shit up — that's what I'm here to do. This record's not trying to be heavy, or trying to say things that are pointedly political, pointedly religious or pointedly sexual. It's laying out a story that you fit into. I really feel like it's meant to be a movie for the listener, and the ending is clearly how you want to perceive it."
