Manic Street Preachers

Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, founded in 1986, made a name for themselves with their blend of punk and alternative rock, before moving into a more pop period over the years and albums. Following Generation Terrorists (#13 in the UK in 1992), the band released two highly influential albums, The Holy Bible (#6 in 1994) and Everything Must Go (#2 in 1996). The sudden death of guitarist Richey Edwards in February 1995, who would be officially declared dead in 2008, split the band's career in two. The albums This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours (No. 1 in 1998), Know Your Enemy (No. 2 in 2001), Lifeblood (No. 13 in 2004) and Send Away the Tigers (No. 2 in 2007) saw the band rebuild and establish themselves over the long term. In 2011, the band welcomes Cate Le Bon and Richard Hawley on Rewind the Film (#4). 2014 sees the release of their twelfth album, Futurology (no. 2), recorded in Berlin. Then the musicians record Resistance Is Futile (No. 2 in 2018). The band, who had not had a No. 1 album since 1998, reached the top of the UK charts 23 years later, with the release of their fourteenth studio album, The Ultra Vivid Lament, in 2021. Still eagerly awaited by a large and loyal audience, the "Manics" continued their work with producer, composer and keyboardist Dave Erringa on Critical Thinking, which reached No. 2 on its release.