Marilyn Manson was one of the most controversial metal bands of the late 1990s . In 1999 , news media scapegoated the band for influencing the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre , which the vocalist has claimed " totally shoved my career in the dirt " . Subsequent albums were criticized by both critics and fans alike , and the band was dropped by its long-time record label Interscope in 2009 . A year later , they signed a joint-venture deal with London-based independent record label Cooking Vinyl . '' Born Villain '' was released in 2012 , and was heralded as a return to form
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
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