Eighteen miles, give or take. That’s how far it is by road from Cardiff to Newport. Seven years ago, during the recording sessions for what would become their Resistance Is Futile album, the Manic ...

One of the most controversial moments in Edwards' career came when he started carving up his arm with a razor blade during an ...

James Dean Bradfield is a little apprehensive about returning to the United States with his much-beloved Welsh band Manic Street Preachers. In a way, it feels like the band is starting over. “It’s ...

Manic Street Preachers have been around for almost 40 years - but fans are just realising one thing about their name. The Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986 and formed a key part ...

The scars came back when he drank too much. Or so Richey Edwards explained to an interviewer in Toronto in April 1992. “It’s healing very well,” elaborated the Manic Street Preachers’ guitarist and ...

This is a much more raw Manic Street Preachers, fuelled by despair as usual but also simplicity. The songs are rock ...

Manic Street Preachers have announced Critical Thinking, their 15th album, which will be out January 31 via Columbia Records. The album follows 2021’s Ultra Vivid Lament (which debuted at #1 in the UK ...

A mere 26 years after releasing their first single, Manic Street Preachers have made their debut live performance on US television. The band performed their 1996 single 'A Design For Life' on The Late ...

There can be no doubting the Manic Street Preachers are at the forefront of British music, with legions of fans across the globe. With albums such as “This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours”, “Everything Must ...

Lloyd Cole announces a run of solo shows throughout New Zealand in March 2026, proudly presented by Plus1.