15 сентября 1998 года на лейблах Nothing Records и Interscope Records вышел третий студийный альбом "Mechanical Animals" (в переводе с англ.

 — «Механические животные») американской рок-группы Marilyn Manson. Альбом сразу же дебютировал на первом месте в чартах Billboard.
Marilyn Manson - "Mechanical Animals" (1998)
Released: 15 September 1998
Genre: Industrial Rock, Glam Rock, Electronic Rock
Producer: Michael Beinhorn, Sean Beavan, Marilyn Manson
Length: 61:08
Label: Nothing, Interscope
Personnel:
Marilyn Manson – vocals, vocoder (6, 13), electric drums and syncussion (2), synthesizer (6), guitars (13), piano (14), photography, production
Zim Zum – guitars (1, 3, 5–7, 9–12, 14), synth-guitar (6), composer
Twiggy Ramirez – bass (1–12, 14), guitars (1–11, 13, 14), synth-bass (10), noises (11), composer
Ginger Fish – drums (1, 3–13), electric drums (5)
Madonna Wayne Gacy – keyboards (1, 3–7, 9–14), piano (2, 3, 11, 12), mellotron (6, 14), shaker (6), electric percussion (7), sampler (8), synth-bass (13), electric drums (14)
Additional musicians:
Dave Navarro – guitars on "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)"
Danny Saber – keyboards, clavinet, strings, programming
Rose McGowan – vocals on "Posthuman"
Alexandra Brown – background vocals on "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)"
Lynn Davis – background vocals on "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)"
Dyanna Lauren – "pornography" on "User Friendly"
Neil Strauss – scratching on "User Friendly"
John West – background vocals on "I Don't Like the Drugs (But the Drugs Like Me)"