- alternative rock, rock, punk rock, post-punk
- 57 min
- 13 tracks
- Epic
The Holy Bible is the third studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released on 29 August 1994 by Epic Records. While the album was being written and recorded, lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards was struggling with severe depression, alcohol abuse, self-harm and anorexia nervosa, and its contents are considered by many sources to reflect his mental state.
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Grave, character-led, bleak and spare.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Music Week5/5 ★
- NME9/10
- Select4/5
- Smash Hits5/5 ★
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.4/10
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- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
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- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Yes5:18
- 2IfWhiteAmericaToldTheTruthForOneDayIt’sWorldWouldFallApart3:43
- 3Of Walking Abortion4:07
- 4She Is Suffering4:58
- 5Archives of Pain5:31
- 6Revol3:05
- 74st 7lb5:09
- 8Mausoleum4:14
- 9Faster3:53
- 10This Is Yesterday3:58
- 11Die in the Summertime3:07
- 12The Intense Humming of Evil6:13
- 13P.C.P.4:00
13 tracks, 57 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Manic Street Preachers
- Label
- Epic
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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