Marilyn Manson was far from the first person to put the shock into rock – he followed a long line of theatrical subversives, in fact – but the self-proclaimed God Of Fuck offered a uniquely twisted take on American pop-culture, celebrity and society. There was horror, there was glamour and there was always a sharp intelligence and the darkest of humours at play. In musical terms he’s presented a number of different faces, incorporating everything from glam to blues and electronica, but is mostly associated with the often jarring, often anthemic industrial-metal clatter that first accompanied his rise to fame.
As well as invoking the ire of the establishment, Mazza has had an enduring musical and cultural impact on rock music and sometimes beyond. Here are 13 bands who owe a debt to Marilyn Manson…