Guns, God and Government

"Guns, God and Government" is a concert film chronicling the band Marilyn Manson during their Guns, God and Government tour. It was released on October 29, 2002 on the formats VHS, DVD and UMD. The DVD contains live tracks and performances that switch between visuals of various shows from United States, Japan, Russia, and Europe while maintaining a single consistent music track.

The DVD is notable for the documenting the controversial and outlandish theatrics Marilyn Manson uses during his performances, such as stilts, religious props, choreographed lighting, pyrotechnics, and extravagant costumes. The DVD follows the band between many international locations as they perform songs from their albums "Portrait of an American Family", "Smells Like Children", "Antichrist Superstar", "Mechanical Animals", and "Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)".

The DVD also contains special features in the form of a short film titled "The Death Parade" that was mixed by Rogers Masson and Marilyn Manson. It features a backstage look at Marilyn Manson's tour including cameos from such artists as Ozzy Osbourne, Joey Jordison and Eminem. This DVD, unlike the "Lest We Forget" CD/DVD set, is not a collection of music videos but a collection of live performances.

Track listing

# Intro / Count to Six and Die
# Irresponsible Hate Anthem
# The Reflecting God
# Great Big White World
# Disposable Teens
# The Fight Song
# The Nobodies
# Rock is Dead
# The Dope Show
# Cruci-Fiction in Space
# Sweet Dreams / Hell Outro
# The Love Song
# The Death Song
# Antichrist Superstar
# The Beautiful People
# Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes
# Lunchbox

Special features

"The Death Parade"
*Behind The Scenes Footage

DVD technical specifications

*DVD 9 Dual Layer
*4:3 screen format
*DTS Digital Surround Sound, Dolby Surround 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
*Running time: Approx. 107 minutes

Personnel

*Marilyn Manson - vocals
*John 5 - guitars
*Madonna Wayne Gacy - keyboards
*Ginger Fish - drums
*Twiggy Ramirez - bass

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339092/ "IMDb" Entry]
* [http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/new/review.asp?mainID=385 "dvd web" Review]
* [http://www.dvd.net.au/review.cgi?review_id=2169 "DVD.net.au" Review]