Manic Street Preachers about "culture, alienation, boredom and despair" has gained them a loyal following and cult status. With their debut album, "Generation Terrorists", the Manic Street Preachers proclaimed it would be the "greatest rock album ever", as well as hoping to sell "sixteen million copies" around the world, after which they would split up. Despite the album's failure to meet this level of success, the band carried on with their career. The group became a trio after Richey Edwards disappeared in February 1995. The band went on to gain critical and commercial success in spite of his absence. Edwards was legally "presumed
Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album) Know Your Enemy (Manic Street Preachers album) Know Your Enemy is the sixth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 19 March 2001 by record label Virgin. It was supported by four singles; two of them, "Found That Soul" and "So Why So Sad", were released on the same day for promotional purposes. "Know Your Enemy" was a commercial success, albeit not as successful as its predecessor "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours". Critics were somewhat divided in their opinions, but its reception has been mostly positive. The album features Nicky Wire's