Antichrist Superstar: The Album That Terrified America

In the late 1990s, America lost its mind over a Marilyn Manson album. Parents warned that his CDs contained hidden messages. Religious groups accused him of corrupting children. Politicians blamed him for everything wrong with modern culture. News programs treated him like a national threat. For a brief moment, a rock musician became the center of a full-blown moral panic. The strange part? The more people tried to stop Marilyn Manson, the bigger he became. This video tells the story of Antichrist Superstar, the controversy that surrounded it, and how one controversial CD convinced millions of Americans that rock music was dragging the country straight to hell. Was Marilyn Manson really that dangerous, or was America simply looking for a villain? #MarilynManson #AntichristSuperstar