Despite high and low brow pop culture references in their lyrics sleeve art and in interviews no concise indepth study exists of the Manic Street Preachers. This book is in some ways a response to that fact a study of the band through one particular record. Whilst The Holy Bible Everything Must Go and even Generation Terrorists seem like obvious albums to cover 2001s Know Your Enemy is the pivotal point used here to explore the band bestowed a Godlike Genius Award by the NME. Know Your Enemy en