Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Pale Emperor

The Pale Emperor

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/January 15, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 14:09, 30 December 2016 (UTC)



The Pale Emperor is the ninth studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. Eschewing their usual industrial rock style in favor of a sparser, blues rock-influenced sound, it was the band's first album to be co-produced by score composer Tyler Bates, who Marilyn Manson (pictured) met through their mutual involvement in the US television series Californication. It was released on January 15, 2015, through Manson's Hell, etc. label to generally positive reviews, with several publications referring to it as their best album in over a decade. It went on to appear on multiple 'best albums of 2015' lists. It was also a commercial success, debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 with their highest opening week sales since 2007. The album was dedicated to Manson's mother, who died during its production after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. To promote the record, the band embarked on The Hell Not Hallelujah Tour, which ran for almost two years and was interspersed with two co-headlining tours: The End Times with The Smashing Pumpkins, and a summer 2016 tour with Slipknot.
 * Most recent similar article(s): November 4: Agharta (album) or December 14: "Under the Bridge" (song)
 * Main editors: Homeostasis07
 * Promoted: November 30, 2016
 * Reasons for nomination: Recently promoted to FA status, and with the two-year anniversary of the album's worldwide release coming up on January 15, I think this would be a good choice for that date. The blurb needs a bit of a re-write. (I think I've fixed it). This would be my first TFA.
 * Support as nominator. Homeostasis07 (talk) 23:04, 12 December 2016 (UTC)