Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)

Holy Wood was a concept album released by Marilyn Manson on 2000 after the Columbine High School massacre and serves as their rebuttal at the accusations leveled at them. Their frontman has described it as "a declaration of war".

The record made numerous allegories to pop culture history to show how everyone had a participating role in Columbine: From Abraham Zapruder to the JFK Assassination, from the Beatles' White Album to the Charles Manson murders and from the Crucifixion to the Dead Rock Star celebrity worship phenomenon, Manson left no stone unturned to give america a righteous ass-kicking.

Notable themes:
1.Guns, God and Government - rightwing America's main obsession that, arguably, fucked Klebold and Harris up more than any 'rock' or 'metal' album.

2.Celebritarianism - a word coined by Manson to describe a devotion to celebrity and celebrity culture. In the album it is a religion that canonizes dead celebrities into saints in the same way the crucifixion canonized Jesus Christ into a superstar messiah and celebrity. In effect, the crucifixion is the root cause of shit like reality TV, Jersey Shore, TMZ and Harris and Klebold's desire to become famous by murdering people.

Holy Wood was never a commercial success and received mixed reviews from music journalists who said the band's artistic pretensions overshadowed the powerful lyrical indictment contained in it. Despite this, many people view it as the band's finest hour.

Kerrang Magazine: ...There has still not been as eloquent and savage a musical attack on the media and mainstream culture as Manson achieved with Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death).

Me:If you thought what Manson said about Columbine in Michael Moore's documentary was incisive, you should see how Holy Wood throws his detractors hypocrisies right back into their faces.

by Industrial rock FTW! February 23, 2011

death taco

the result of the sides of an airplane's emergency inflatable life raft flipping up and trapping its victims when too many people crowd the center

after the plane crashed into the water, the passengers clamored into the emergency life rafts hoping for safety, but as more of them huddled together in the center of the raft, a death taco engulfed them as they sunk to their watery demise.

by VTL September 6, 2005

death metal

What the Cookie Monster does at night, after Sesame Street closes.

Whenever the old lady bitches about "playing your death metal music in front of the kids" I just tell them "it's the Cookie Monster singing."

by Alpino October 16, 2008

Sal Death

1. In Smash Bros, when you fall off the board without provocation from other players and/or with very little damage.

2. When Sal plays as Falco and falcon punches off the board instead of pressing up C.

3. When Dabdo gets rocked by KDonz.

Steve: "Wow, Falco fell off the board with 0 damage."
Drew: "Sal Death."

by Dr. Schmoo December 9, 2008

darth vader

Once known as Anakin Skywalker, he was turned to the Dark Side of the Force. When Obi-Wan Kenobi tried one final time to turn him back, they battled. During the dual, Anakin was knocked into a pit of molten lava. He emerged as nothing more than an empty human body. He was barely alive. Thus, a big, scary black suit was made that forced him to breathe and took care of his body. Later, he and his son, Luke Skywalkar fought. Near the end of the battle, Luke, in a fit of rage, cut off Vader's right hand and destroyed the control panel on the big black suit. Darth Vader, doomed to die, watched his son being tortured by Emperor Palpatine. Finally, he came to his senses. Emperor Palpatine was hoisted with one hand and launched into the Death Star's reactor core. Anakin Skywalker was reborn in that moment, and he died trusting the good side of the Force. Now an apparition, he watches Luke from afar through all of his adventures.

"The ability to blow up a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force."

"Impressive. Most impressive."

"You are beaten."
- Darth Vader

"Luke... You were right about me... Tell your sister... you were right..."

- Anakin Skywalker's last words

by Keegster April 25, 2003

Death Eaters

They are Lord Voldemort's loyal following.

They have an extreme hatred of those who are muggles, or those who are half-blood; half wizard and half muggle.

Their leader,Lord Voldemort, unbeknownst to them, is a half-blood himself.

Someone who hates someone else just because they aren't like them.

Don't try and be like those Death Eaters man, it just isn't worth it!

by Mud Puddle June 27, 2006

Death Stare

When someone stares at another with a look that makes someone want to shrink down in their seat in terror.

The gym teacher stared at the student who missed the ball with a Death Stare.

by Zeekaice August 12, 2009