Incendiary Welsh rock outfit Manic Street Preachers have been disturbing the mainstream now for a long time. Originally forming in Blackwood, Caerphilly in the South Wales Valleys in 1986, the band (made up now of James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire after the exit of Miles Woodward and the still-unsolved disappearance of guitarist Richey Edwards in 1995) were a core component of the Cool Cymru movement that emerged out of Wales in the 90s, inspired also by the emergence of bands like Catatonia and the Stereophonics.
With two UK Number 1 singles (If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next and The Masses Against The Classes) and one Number 1 album (1998's This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours) the Manics have continued to make
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