Marilyn Manson has unleashed his new album One Assassination Under God โ Chapter 2, continuing the sinister chapter that began with 2024โs Chapter 1.
Released today, 14 August 2026, through Nuclear Blast Records, the nine-track record is officially Mansonโs 13th studio album and arrives just days before he heads out across North America alongside Rob Zombie.
Yep. The Reverend is back, the make-up is on, the lights have gone red and things are getting wonderfully uncomfortable again. ๐
๐ค CHAPTER TWO HAS ARRIVED
One Assassination Under God โ Chapter 2 follows Mansonโs 2024 comeback album One Assassination Under God โ Chapter 1, carrying forward the dark, theatrical atmosphere of its predecessor.
Once again, Tyler Bates is heavily involved, with the record co-written and co-produced alongside Manson.
Rather than simply slapping a familiar name on another collection of songs, Chapter 2 feels positioned as the continuation of the world established on the previous record โ bleak imagery, industrial weight, gothic atmosphere and the sort of unsettling theatricality Manson has built his career around.
And with only nine tracks, thereโs not much room for filler here, butt.
This thing gets in, turns the lights off, causes trouble and leaves muddy footprints through the hallway. ๐ค
๐ THE FULL TRACKLIST
The official One Assassination Under God โ Chapter 2 tracklist is:
- Unalive
- Donโt Answer The Door
- Front Toward Enemy
- All The Vilest Things
- None of the Suns
- Luciferโs Teardrop
- The Arsonist
- Exit Wound
- Enantiomorph
Nine tracks. Nine cheerful little titles to stick on at your nanโs Sunday dinner. ๐
The closing track โEnantiomorphโ is also the albumโs longest song, clocking in at over six minutes.
๐ฅ โEXIT WOUNDโ OPENED THE DOOR
Our first proper taste of Chapter 2 arrived with โExit Woundโ, which accompanied the album announcement back in June.
The track immediately pointed towards a continuation of the sound Manson and Bates explored on Chapter 1: industrial textures, sinister atmosphere, massive guitars and melodic darkness wrapped around Mansonโs unmistakable vocal delivery.
It wasnโt exactly subtle.
Then again, asking Marilyn Manson to be subtle is a bit like asking Motรถrhead to turn the amps down.
Not happening, mun.
๐ธ โFRONT TOWARD ENEMYโ MAKES THE ALBUM
One particularly interesting inclusion is โFront Toward Enemyโ, which fans will recognise from the Raise The Red Flag single release.
Its appearance on Chapter 2 gives the song a permanent home within the albumโs running order, sitting at track three between โDonโt Answer The Doorโ and โAll The Vilest Things.โ
Alongside โExit Woundโ, it gives the record two tracks that some fans will already have had firmly lodged in their skulls before release day.
๐ฟ VINYL NERDS, PREPARE YOUR WALLETS
Naturally, this being 2026, thereโs more than one version.
Because why release one bit of vinyl when you can tempt collectors into explaining another suspicious bank transaction?
Nuclear Blast has listed several physical variants, including green-and-blue marble, pink-and-red swirl, splatter and other limited pressings, alongside CD editions.
Thereโs even a Claymore vinyl pressing limited to 1,800 copies worldwide, although that particular edition is scheduled for release on 18 September 2026.
So if youโre one of those people who says:
โIโve already got the album, I donโt need another copyโฆโ
โฆand then somehow owns six colours of it by Christmasโฆ
We see you.
Weโre not judging.
Weโre exactly the same. ๐๐ธ
๐ฌ๐ง UK FANS CAN GET IN ON IT TOO
UK collectors arenโt being forgotten.
HMV has an exclusive CD edition listed at ยฃ11.99, alongside the standard CD, while limited vinyl editions are also available through UK retailers.
So yes, thereโs every opportunity to turn Chapter 2 into another expensive day for the record collection.
Lovely stuff.
๐ค AND NOWโฆ ROB ZOMBIE
The timing of the album isnโt accidental either.
One Assassination Under God โ Chapter 2 lands immediately ahead of Mansonโs upcoming North American co-headline tour with Rob Zombie.
And letโs appreciate that pairing for a second.
Marilyn Manson.
Rob Zombie.
One stage.
Enough industrial-metal theatrics to make your local fire marshal spontaneously develop a nervous twitch.
๐๐ฅ
For fans of late-โ90s and early-โ00s alternative metal spectacle, thatโs one hell of a bill.
๐ค ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE MANSON STORY
Whatever your feelings about Marilyn Manson and the enormous amount of controversy that has surrounded him throughout his career, thereโs no denying that One Assassination Under God has become a significant new era in his discography.
Chapter 1 arrived in November 2024 after a four-year gap following We Are Chaos.
Now, less than two years later, Chapter 2 has landed.
And that title inevitably raises another questionโฆ
Is there going to be a Chapter 3? ๐
Nothing official says there will be, so weโre not getting ahead of ourselves.
But calling these records Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 certainly makes the whole thing feel like part of something bigger.
Whether this is where the story ends or another instalment is lurking somewhere in the shadows remains to be seen.
For now, though, the second assassination has arrived.
Turn the lights down.
Turn the volume up.
And maybe donโt answer the bloody door. ๐๐ค
๐ฟ ONE ASSASSINATION UNDER GOD โ CHAPTER 2
Artist: Marilyn Manson
Album: One Assassination Under God โ Chapter 2
Release date: 14 August 2026
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
Tracks: 9
Studio album: No. 13
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