Eat Me, Drink Me
Marilyn Manson · 2007
61 min · 13 tracks · industrial metal
A darkly atmospheric blend of industrial rock and introspective lyrics, exploring themes of love, loss, and self-destruction.
Top tracks — play these first
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Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) — As the lead single, this track encapsulates the album's exploration of love intertwined with darkness and obsession, showcasing Manson's signature provocative style.
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If I Was Your Vampire Start here — This opening track sets the thematic tone with its haunting melody and lyrical exploration of longing and desire, blending vulnerability with Manson's characteristic gothic imagery.
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Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery — Displaying Manson's biting wit and commentary on fame, this track confronts the paradox of admiration and degradation in celebrity culture with raw intensity.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album blends atmospheric elements with industrial metal, showcasing Manson's evolving sound while maintaining a cohesive dark theme.
What we noticed
- The first track opens with a slow, haunting piano melody that sets a dark tone, which is maintained through the use of heavy guitar riffs and atmospheric synths throughout.
- Several tracks feature layered vocal harmonies, with Manson's voice often processed to create an eerie effect, particularly in 'If I Was Your Vampire' and 'Heart-Shaped Glasses'.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- atmospheric background focus
- late-night contemplative moods
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Late Career Highlight — Shows Manson's return to form after a commercial disappointment.
- Themes
- celebrity culture critique· gothic longing· dark obsession
- Career context
- Released on June 5, 2007, 'Eat Me, Drink Me' is Marilyn Manson's sixth studio album, following the commercial disappointment of 'The Golden Age of Grotesque'. At this point in his career, Manson was navigating personal turmoil and a shift in public perception, striving to redefine his artistic identity post-controversy.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Nine Inch Nails· Rob Zombie· Ministry
Tracklist
- 1 If I Was Your Vampire Start here 5:56
- 2 Putting Holes in Happiness 4:31
- 3 The Red Carpet Grave 4:05
- 4 They Said That Hell’s Not Hot 4:16
- 5 Just a Car Crash Away 4:54
- 6 Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) 5:05
- 7 Evidence 5:19
- 8 Are You the Rabbit? 4:14
- 9 Mutilation Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery 3:52
- 10 You and Me and the Devil Makes 3 4:24
- 11 EAT ME, DRINK ME 5:41
- 12 Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Inhuman remix by Jade E Puget) 4:09
- 13 Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Space Cowboy remix) 5:22
If this landed
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