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The Holy Bible
Rock · 1994 · 12 tracks

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

A claustrophobic, intellectual post-punk masterpiece. Brittle guitars and harrowing lyrics document a mind and a world in states of absolute collapse.

August 29, 1994 · Epic

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A relentless, intellectualized descent into personal and global darkness that feels both clinical and desperate.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Yes
4:59
02
IfWhiteAmericaToldTheTruthForOneDayIt’sWorldWouldFallApart
3:39
03
Of Walking Abortion
4:01
04
She Is Suffering
4:43
05
Archives of Pain
5:29
06
Revol
3:04
07
4st 7lb
5:05
08
Mausoleum
4:12
10
This Is Yesterday
3:59
11
Die in the Summertime
3:05
12
The Intense Humming of Evil
6:13
13
P.C.P.
3:56
Moments Worth Listening For
The harrowing transition in 4st 7lb where the music thins out as the lyrics describe the desire to disappear into the snow.
The jarring use of a newsreel sample about the Holocaust introducing the industrial grind of The Intense Humming of Evil.
The frantic, breathless delivery of the chorus in Faster that feels like a man running out of time.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Holy Bible sound next to the rest of Manic Street Preachers's catalogue?

Dry Intimate+3.8σ

The production is built around dry intimate than this artist usually allows.

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