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Manic Street Preachers working on two new albums - Following their release of tenth studio album Postcards from a Young Man back in 2010, the Manic Street Preachers are reportedly working on not one, but two new records. Read More

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Manic Street Preachers Biography

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Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood and consisting of James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar), Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics) and Sean Moore (drums). They are often colloquially known as "The Manics", or simply, "Manics". Originally a quartet, the band became a trio when primary lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards disappeared on 1 February 1995. Their early combination of androgynous glam imagery and critical social lyrics about "culture, alienation, boredom and despair" gained them a loyal following and cult status. Following Edwards' disappearance, Bradfield, Moore and Wire persisted with Manic Street Preachers, and went on to gain critical and commercial success, becoming one of Britain's premier rock bands. The band's later albums retained a leftist politicisation and intellectual lyrical style while adopting a broader alternative rock sound. Altogether, they have garnered eight Top 10 albums, fifteen Top 10 singles and have reached No. 1 on the UK charts three times—with their 1998 ''This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours'' album, the 1998 "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" single and the 2000 "The Masses Against the Classes" single.

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National Treasures - The Complete… Compilation 2011-10-31 itunes amazon
This Is the Day Single 2011-09-16 itunes amazon
iTunes Festival: London 2011 Live 2011-07-03 itunes amazon
Some Kind of Nothingness Single 2010-12-06 itunes amazon
Postcards From a Young Man Album 2010-09-20 itunes amazon
(It's Not War) Just the End of Love Single 2010-09-13 itunes amazon
Journal for Plague Lovers Remixes Remix 2009-09-15 itunes amazon
Journal for Plague Lovers Remixes E.P. Remix 2009-06-15 itunes amazon
Journal for Plague Lovers Album 2009-05-13 itunes amazon
Ghost of Christmas Single 2007-11-30 itunes amazon
Indian Summer Single 2007-10-01 itunes amazon
Autumnsong Single 2007-07-23 itunes amazon
Send Away the Tigers Album 2007-05-07 itunes amazon
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough Single 2007-04-30 itunes amazon
Underdogs Single 2007-03-19 itunes amazon
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