Marilyn Manson plays alien

Marilyn Manson has taken on a new acting role - for a computer game.

The star will lend his voice to an alien called Edgar who acts as narrator in the computer game Area-51.

Manson told MTV: "The thing about Area-51 that was interesting to me was that I'd be portraying an alien who shares a lot of similar feelings that I do, such as a distaste for mankind in general. It's a game for people who don't necessarily trust the government, who don't trust everything they're told or taught in school.

"Edgar is only helping the player along out of spite or his own convenience. It's like a game to him. You don't really know if he's good or bad, he kind of represents both sides of the spectrum."

Also lending his voice to the game is David Duchovny, no stranger to alien conspiracies after his years on The X Files.

Marilyn Manson releases a Best Of compilation, Lest We Forget on September 27, to be preceded by a single, a cover of Depeche Mode's 1989 hit Personal Jesus.
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