Manic Street Preachers
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1986 in Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales
- Active: 1986 - present
Biography
Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as "the Manics", they are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008. The Manics released their debut album Generation Terrorists in 1992.
Genres
Manic Street Preachers Discography
- Motorcycle Emptiness (1992) - Single - rated 3.95/5
- Generation Terrorists (1992) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Gold Against the Soul (1993) - Album - rated 3.49/5
- The Holy Bible (1994) - Album - rated 4.22/5
- Everything Must Go (1996) - Album - rated 4.01/5
- The Everlasting (1998) - Single
- This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (1998) - Album - rated 4/5
- If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (1998) - Single
- Nobody Loved You (1998) - Single
- Tsunami (1999) - Single - rated 3.58/5
- You Stole the Sun From My Heart (1999) - Single - rated 3.64/5
- Leaving the 20th Century: Cardiff Millennium Stadium 1999/2000 (2000) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- The Masses Against the Classes (2000) - Single - rated 3.64/5
- Louder Than War: Live in Cuba (2001) - Album - rated 3.82/5
- Let Robeson Sing (2001) - Single - rated 3.32/5
- Know Our B-Sides (2001) - EP - rated 3.2/5
- Ocean Spray (2001) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Know Your Enemy (2001) - Album - rated 3.19/5
- Found That Soul (2001) - Single - rated 3.58/5
- So Why So Sad (2001) - Single - rated 3.51/5
- Forever Delayed: The Greatest Hits (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.87/5
- There by the Grace of God (2002) - Single - rated 3.57/5
- Lifeblood (2004) - Album - rated 3.09/5
- Send Away the Tigers (2007) - Album - rated 3.22/5
- Journal for Plague Lovers (2009) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Postcards From a Young Man (2010) - Album - rated 2.93/5
- Rewind the Film (2013) - Album - rated 3.21/5
- Futurology (2014) - Album - rated 3.68/5
- Resistance Is Futile (2018) - Album - rated 2.72/5
- The Ultra Vivid Lament (2021) - Album - rated 3.38/5
- Critical Thinking (2025) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- The Holy Bible Live (2026) - Album - rated 3.3/5
Members
- James Dean Bradfield - lead vocals, guitar (1986–Present)
- Nicky Wire - bass, vocals (1986–Present)
- Sean Moore - drums, backing vocals (1986–Present)
- Richey Edwards - rhythm guitar, lyrics (1989–1995)