In which Josh and Nick talk about the beginning of the sagging middle of Antichrist Superstar, starting with "Little Horn." This is also the episode that Nick is most afraid to come out. It's -- embarrassing.Topics include:Gotta have those tricksZim Zum or the Other OneLyrical GarbageThis is not a biblical history podcast butGeorge Romero rolling his eyesA Manson Grinch smileI know but please still listen to the next episodeWhy are zombie blow jobs important?Vapid Racist Superstar Says Nothin...

Josh and Nick ooze about "Tourniquet," the fourth track off Antichrist Superstar. This song and music video were the stylemaker for two impressionable boys so they approach it with bittersweet feelings. They're all bittersweet, aren't they? Except for the bitter ones. But those were the ones sprinkles with a little Sinister Spice. Topics include:Dirty PopWhile My Guitar Gently WhinesTwo Lyrics Alike in DignityStupidcringyweird 90s AestheticSpit Dog Horse FliesWedge to the MainstreamAlone in t...

Josh and Nick talk about "Dried Up, Tied Up, and Dead to the World," the third track off of Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar. They create the superhero you don't need but the superhero we probably all are inside. Topics include:Tiger Laundry!You Did What in a Basement?The Lost OpusDiscarded, Smelly TeensThousand-Yard Stare of the DeadA Hurdle to TourniquetI'll Be Anything When I'm on SurgeThe Rage of Voices (TW: Suicidal Thoughts)Embracing vs Becoming the SadAnti-CrysalisEnter: Disintegr...

Josh and Nick discuss "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson, the second track of Antichrist Superstar and probably the big introduction of Manson to the people at large in 1996. It was also the opportunity for the Sweet Dreamers and Portrait Fans to snirk at the baby Manson fans. Gatekeeping is, sadly, not new.Topics include:Not the Ed Sheeran songCD Single Case HateSalvo for CasualWe Are The ChoirSeeing to BeLIEve (TW: Self-Harm 12:41-18:31)Dopehat HipstersCake is Not a LieFascism Wrapped...

Josh and Nick discuss "Irresponsible Hate Anthem" by Marilyn Manson, the opening track of Antichrist Superstar. Warning: at a certain point early in this episode, Phil Anselmo will scream at you. Topics Include:No, Man. It's a Bucket of Hate.Glee But MetalFeeling the Sounds Ripped from Our BrainsWhy Can No One Make a Fried Green Tomato?Go Be in a Building with a CrossWeaponizing the ToxicityScorched Earth is a Disproportionate ResponseSomehow Josh is Not a ThesaurusWhy Hasn't Sean Connery Bee...

A quick introduction to what this is and why Josh and Nick are spending a lot of time going song by song through Antichrist Superstar by Marilyn Manson to discuss being a teenager in the 90s, being raised in the South, and being a full-throat supporter of a man who was revealed to be a monster (but in violently more human ways than the picketers had assumed). Josh and Nick were best friends in high school and helped each other through the difficult times as sensitive boys amidst chaos. T...