Portrait of an American Family

Portrait of an American Family is Marilyn Manson's 1994 debut studio album. Musically it blends alternative metal and industrial metal textures with elements of alternative rock and glam-tinged heavy rock, pairing distorted guitar riffs, samples and programmed beats with Marilyn Manson's theatrical, often snarling vocals. The record relies on shock rock imagery and satirical takes on American culture and religion, producing a confrontational and transgressive tone, and it established the dark, abrasive aesthetic the band would develop on subsequent releases.