Marilyn Manson Threatens To Rape Black Dahlia Murder Frontman's Face

08/17/09 12:26pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Threatening someone with rape is a bit weird, and so, I'd imagine, is threatening to rape someone's face. But when you're Marilyn Manson, nothing's normal.

Manson was signing autographs at a meet-and-greet event in Florida recently when Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad reportedly came up to him and yelled, "Welcome to the freak show!" according to a BANG! Showbiz article printed in the New Zealand Herald.

The article reports Manson retaliated by writing "I hate those fucks" on the tablecloth in front of a fan before he got up and said he wanted to "rape" Strnad's face and took a swing at him. Security intervened and no one was hurt.

Late last month, Manson took to his MySpace blog to threaten journalists who write "cavalier statements" about him and his band members. The comments came after L.A. Weekly magazine interviewed Buddyhead.com founder Travis Keller, who described Manson as a cocaine addict.

"I can, but do not need to defend myself And the absurd allegations that the average press has clinged onto," Manson wrote on his blog. "If we need a nude photo to prove that I am far different than the soon-to-be-murdered-in-their-home press has decided to fabricate, that is easy.

"But if one more 'journalist' makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech. I dare you all to write one more thing that you won't say to my face. Because I will make you say it. In that manner. That is a threat."

Manson will play these dates in support of this year's The High End Of Low:

Aug. 21 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
Aug. 22 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues
Aug. 24 Anaheim, CA @ The Grove Of Anaheim
Aug. 25 Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater
Aug. 26 Ventura, CA @ The Majestic Ventura Theater
Aug. 28 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
Aug. 29 Reno, NV @ Sierra Grand Theatre
Aug. 31 Blackfoot, ID @ El Ray Events Center
Sept. 1 Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theatre
Sept. 3 Spokane, WA @ The Knitting Factory
Sept. 4 Boise, ID @ The Knitting Factory
Sept. 5 Salt Lake City, UT @ Saltair
Sept. 7 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Sept. 8 Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Centre
Sept. 10 Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Sept. 11 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
Sept. 13 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Sept. 14 St. Paul, MN @ Myth Theater
Sept. 15 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
Sept. 17 Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Sept. 19 London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
Sept. 20 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Sept. 22 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Sept. 23 Quebec City, QC @ Agora
Sept. 25 Halifax, NS @ Metro Centre
Sept. 26 Moncton, NB @ Coliseum
Oct. 5 Perth, Australia @ Challenge Stadium
Oct. 7 Adelaide, Australia @ Thebarton Theatre
Oct. 10 Melbourne, Australia @ Festival Hall
Oct. 14 Sydney, Australia @ Hordern Pavilion
Oct. 17 Brisbane, Australia @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Nov. 6 Malmo, Sweden @ Malmo Arena
Nov. 9 Stockholm, Sweden @ The Globe Theatre
Nov. 18 Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrome
Nov. 19 Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
Nov. 21 Hamburg, Germany @ Sporthalle
Nov. 23 Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrhunterthalle
Nov. 24 Munich, Germany @ Zenith
Nov. 26 Treviso, Italy @ Palaverde
Nov. 27 Milan, Italy @ Palasharp
Nov. 29 Toulouse, France @ Le Zenith
Dec. 1 Lisbon, Portugal @ Campo Pequeno
Dec. 6 Lille, France @ Le Zenith
Dec. 21 Paris, France @ Le Zenith