Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Britpop Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1991 in Wales
Nirvana, These Animal Men, S*M*A*S*H, Catatonia, Suede, Oasis, Radiohead, The Verve, Pulp, Soundgarden, Travis, The Smashing Pumpkins, Mansun, Pearl Jam, Stereophonics, Kent |  |
Dressed in glam clothing, wearing heavy eyeliner, and shouting political rhetoric, the Manic Street Preachers emerged from their hometown of Blackwood, Wales, in 1991 as self-styled "Generation Terrorists." Fashioning themselves after the Clash and the Sex Pistols, the Manics were on a mission, intending to restore revolution to rock & roll at a time when Britain was dominated by trancey shoegazers and faceless, trippy acid house. Their self-consciously dangerous image, leftist leanings, crunching hard rock, and outsider status made them favorites of the British music press and helped them build a rabidly dedicated following.
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Release: June 24, 2008
Label: Sony BMG Europe, Sony/BMG
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Release: May 7, 2007
Label: Columbia, Red Ink, Sony, Sony/BMG
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