Yes, we do realize manics.nl hasn't been very active recently, mostly due to real-life obligations of the makers. However, small changes and improvements are being made all the time, so keep holding an eye on the site. Also, please help us promote the site further by becoming a fan on our new Facebook profile or a friend on MySpace. Cheers, and a manic 2009 to all of you.

as you can probably see, we've made some pretty huge changes to the site. it took us several months to turn our old, static HTML-based site into a PHP-driven one, but we hope you'll all be happy with the change.

Note that the new site is still experiencing a lot of hickups an weird glitches, which we will try to repair asap. also, not all pages are fully linked up or look the way they should. we're working on it, be nice with us regarding this. Many thanks to Garvin and the people at www.s9y.org for helping us out.

However, we always like to hear how much you love or hate this new development. Comments and constructive criticism are more than welcome: please use the (also brand new) contact form, or visit our myspace.

To further promote MANICS.NL, we've created our own MySpace at this address. If you feel like telling us how much you love or hate this new development, please leave a message there.
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we've added the new singles {{autumnsong [single]}} and {{indian summer [single]}} to our {{discography}}. enjoy.

Ever wonder what the phrases {{things have gone wrong too many times}}, the {{zoo's been overrun in baghdad}} and ofcourse {{send away the tigers [phrase]|send away the tigers}} refer too? WE'VE ANNOTATED MSP'S NEW ALBUM {{send away the tigers}}. Questions, suggestions and additions are always welcome at mail@manics.nl

welcome to manics.nl, the annotated manic street preachers.

manic street preachers (aka 'the manics' or 'msp') are a rock band from Wales, UK. For a quick introduction to the band and their music, see their wikipedia article or their official website.

MANICS.NL is a site devoted to explaining and annotating persons, quotes, phrases and other direct or indirect references in Manic Street Preachers lyrics. If this is your first visit to the site, you might want to consider reading the about-page, the faq and the disclaimer.
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WE'VE ANNOTATED THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY VERSION OF EVERYTHING MUST GO. fURTHERMORE, WE HAVE FINALLY REINSTALLED THE FORUM.

we've annotated the new msp song, leviathan. leviathan was recorded for the warchild cd Warchild: Help - A Day In The Life Of music. the lyrics include references to patty hearst, the baader-meinhof group and punk band the skids. see the annotated lyrics here.

due to a server migration, manics.nl has been offline for the last 48 hrs; a little longer than expected. we apologize for the inconvenience.

Many have asked for it and now finally it's here: an interactive messageboard for the visitors of MANICS.NL. Feel free to sign up and use the various forums to discuss manic lyrics, references, literature, movies and much more. Questions and helpful suggestions are welcome. click here to visit the forum.

WE HAVE ANNOTATED 'THE LOVE OF RICHARD NIXON', THE FIRST song to be released as SINGLE OF MSP'S NEW ALBUM 'LIFEBLOOD'. SEE THE LOVE OF RICHARD NIXON. THE SINGLE WILL BE RELEASED 10/18/04. 'LIFEBLOOD' WILL BE RELEASED 11/01/04.