Mechanical Animals is Marilyn Manson's third full-length album, released on September 15, 1998. Four singles were released off the album: "The Dope Show", "Rock Is Dead", "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)" and, only released promotionally and with a video, "Coma White". It is Manson's worldwide best-seller and all-around most critically-acclaimed work. Despite its success, the album was marred by controversy and is notorious for its shocking imagery. Initial sales were extremely strong but it became virtually blacklisted when it became the scapegoat of the Columbine shootings of 1999, with unit sales halting very close behind the figure for its predeccessor, Antichrist Superstar.

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