The single was released in physical format on April 21, 2012 as a limited-edition white vinyl, available only in the UK and Europe in celebration of Record Store Day.
While describing Born Villain, Manson said: "the new record has the ambition and determination of how I started making music in the first place.
[2] Grade Music World described "No Reflection" as a "dark and brooding song that has Marilyn Manson stamped all over it, from the dissonant industrial scraping and head-nodding riff, to his announcement of "something violent coming."
"[3] The single was released online on March 13, 2012, while a limited-edition white vinyl piece will be issued in celebration of Record Store Day.
"[7] Michal Roffman from Consequence Of Sound gave the song a positive review and said: "its chugging, Faint-friendly distortion offers plenty of sonic waves for Manson to glide over.
On 19 February 2012, Mesquida posted a picture of a roasted bird on a platter with the caption "Shooting Marilyn Manson new music video :)".
Perez Hilton commented: "It's everything we've come to expect from a Manson video: harsh cuts, lots of goth-y make-up, and disturbing images galore!
"[16] Sara Gates from Huffington Post said: "Marilyn Manson has never been one to disappoint when it comes to making horrifically dark and gory music videos.
NME has politely opted to describe this as "controversial", but you know Manson has truly fallen from grace when poisoning a dinner table's worth of seemingly borderline-underage girls comes across as "tame".
Manson stands up, boards up the door, and in a few seconds, the band is seen performing the song in a place full of water and, to change the scene, the camera refocuses the room and they all hold hands.
Those selected by Manson are scared because the liquid arrives at his feet and constantly falls over the walls at the same time they begin to "vibrate".
The video ends with Manson returning to the dining room where all other women lie dead, adjusting his suit.