Manic Street Preachers Bible". In February 2017 the band revealed a teaser trailer for a new documentary entitled "Escape from History", charting the band's journey from "The Holy Bible", through to the disappearance of lyricist and guitarist Richey Edwards, to the huge success of "Everything Must Go". The documentary aired on Sky Arts on 15 April. The band also stated that they would release a new album later in that year. The band released a special edition of their album "Send Away the Tigers" on 12 May. 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the record and the Manics said that "this is a
Send Away the Tigers and called "Send Away the Tigers" a "brilliant pop record." Among less positive commentaries, "The Guardian" and "The Observer" both awarded the album three stars, with the latter describing "Send Away the Tigers" as a "pedestrian retread of former glories." Alex Denney went further in a negative review for Drowned in Sound, describing the album as a "bloated swansong" that was "embarrassing" in parts, with the band "going through the motions". AllMusic disagreed, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine describing its relatively short and concise length as a "welcome progression from a band that only a couple of albums back seemed stuck