Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers retrace vanished lyrics and lost drummer in new doc clip

In a new clip from Kieran Evans’ documentary Escape From History, Manic Street Preachers revisit the shadow of Richey Edwards’ 1995 disappearance and the recording of their fourth album, Everything Must Go, stitched together from demos played in hotel rooms the night before Edwards vanished.

The film captures their sense of impending termination post-Holy Bible, including musings on label abandonment, trashed instruments at The Astoria, and Edwards' fondness for the demo of “Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky.”

Manic Street Preachers revisit 1996 grief with Escape From History screening

Marking 30 years since its creation, Manic Street Preachers revive their 1996 album with a one-off screening of Escape From History in London. The documentary, directed by BAFTA-winner Kieran Evans, retraces the recording process following Richey Edwards’ disappearance.

Blending emotional unease and musical reinvention, the film captures the trio navigating loss, while birthing tracks like “A Design For Life.” A Q&A with James Dean Bradfield and Evans follows the screening.