Manic Street Preachers declare 'Resistance is Futile'

This will be their thirteenth album, following up the acclaimed Futurology, which was released in 2014. It is also the first to be recorded in their brand new studio, Door to the River, situated in Newport.

Speaking about Resistance is Futile, the band said in a release, "The main themes of Resistance Is Futile are memory and loss - forgotten history - confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration. Musically the album is obsessively melodic and in many ways references the naive energy of Generation Terrorists and the orchestral sweep of Everything Must Go. After delay and difficulties, the record has come together really quickly over the last few months, there has been a surge of creativity and old school hard work."

The band has also announced that they will be touring the UK with the Coral in April and May 2018.