The Golden Age of Grotesque

The album follows the evolution of Manson himself ("Thaeter") through to "Obsequey (The Death of Art)", or "art into a product". This album takes on dual layer storyline, first as a punk rock ballad spouting the notion to live life to its fullest in presumption that there is no future. The second storyline takes a parody to the idea that living life to the fullest has led us into a nihilistic stupidity, hence the "rebel to sell" references within 'The Bright Young Things' and the transformation into a commercially acceptable "happy" icon, Mickey Mouse (Manson posed as Mickey Mouse throughout the album's publicity.) In the song Obsequey there is a dialogs in the background. This dialogs can also be heard on the Japan Bonus Track Baboon Rape Party. It was revealed in a 2007 edition of the British rock magazine Kerrang! that this was intended to be Marilyn Manson's departure from music. His divorce drove him to write GAOG's successor - Eat Me, Drink Me

Track listing

• "Thaeter" - 1:14 (Manson, Gacy, Skold)
• "This Is the New Shit" - 4:19 (Manson, Skold)
• "mOBSCENE" - 3:25 (Manson, 5)
• "Doll-Dagga Buzz-Buzz Ziggety-Zag" - 4:11 (Manson, Skold)
• "Use Your Fist and Not Your Mouth" - 3:34 (Manson, 5)
• "The Golden Age of Grotesque" - 4:05 (Manson, 5)
• "(s)AINT" - 3:42 (Manson, 5, Skold)
• "Ka-boom Ka-boom" - 4:02 (Manson, 5, Skold)
• "Slutgarden" - 4:06 (Manson, 5)
• "♠" (or "Spade") - 4:34 (Manson, 5)
• "Para-noir" - 6:01 (Manson, 5, Skold, Gacy, )
• "The Bright Young Things" - 4:19 (Manson, 5)
• "Better of Two Evils" - 3:48 (Manson, 5, Skold, Gacy)
• "Vodevil" - 4:39 (Manson, 5, Skold)
• "Obsequey (The Death of Art)" - 1:48 (Manson, Skold)

Charting positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	1
2003	Top Internet Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"Mobscene"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18
2003	"Mobscene"	Modern Rock Tracks	26