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Manic Street Preachers announce new definitive history, 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure
By Paul Brannigan published
Music journalist Keith Cameron has written what Manic Street Preachers say is their definitive history

The 10 best Manics tracks featuring a guest vocalist (plus the odd bassist and guitarist)
By Niall Doherty published
From Cate Le Bon to Duff McKagan and Lucy Rose to Kevin Shields, the Welsh legends have often welcomed other artists into their songs. Here’s ten of their finest.

How the Manic Street Preachers shook things up to make new album Critical Thinking
By Phillip Wilding published
Even after all this time, the Manic Street Preachers still bow to no one

How Rush and Pink Floyd led James Dean Bradfield to Man – a band he’d previously dismissed
By Grant Moon published
Manic Street Preachers frontman wasn’t convinced by his fellow Welsh musicians, until he discovered the Steely Dan and Little Feat elements of their 11th album

Manic Street Preachers show that rage never sleeps on Critical Thinking
By David Quantick published
A vein of melancholy runs through Manic Street Preachers' 15th album Critical Thinking

The Manics on their new single People Ruin Paintings
By Niall Doherty published
It’s the latest cut to be unveiled from the Welsh trio’s forthcoming 15th album Critical Thinking

The story behind The Masses Against The Classes, the raucous Manics single that the Welsh trio deleted on the day of release
By Niall Doherty published
The tale of how the Welsh trio's last Number One single, which was released 25 years ago next week, came together.

The Manics solo that James Dean Bradfield says was born from him being a “complete and utter dunderhead”
By Niall Doherty published
There was more to Bradfield’s searing guitar part on this classic Manics cut than flashy playing, the singer and guitarist explains

Nicky Wire on why cooking programmes wind him up so much
By Niall Doherty published
The Manics man, who also reveals the very unique approach he has to making baked beans, probably didn’t tune in to the Great British Bake Off finale this week

James Dean Bradfield on how the Manics’ 2011 Best Of made him want to reconsider what they were all about
By Niall Doherty published
The band capped off one glorious era with a Best Of and huge arena show in 2011 but it left their singer and guitarist feeling like they’d lost their way
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