In 2022, Scantlin stated an album was in the works, and was ‘basically pretty much done’. The band’s sixth album titled Ubiquitous was released on September 8, 2023.
2022 saw the band back on the road promoting I solnedgången in the Nordics as well as releasing a string of EPs
On February 10, 2022, the band announced a new digital-only album: Deconstructed . The album includes 19 alternate takes on the band’s biggest hits, including the lead singles “Wasteland” and “The Unknown”. It was released on March 4, 2022.
On September 23, 2022, the band released the single “Freaking Me Out”. Bruno intended for the next album to be the band’s last, because “most bands (he’s) known haven’t done well after releasing more than five records”. On November 4, 2022, the band released the single “We Are All Insane”.
On March 25, 2022, Hawkins died in his room at the Casa Medina hotel in Bogotá , Colombia. No cause of death was given. Hawkins had suffered chest pain, and had ten substances in his system at the time of his death, including opioids , benzodiazepines , tricyclic antidepressants ,…
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The band celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2022 with an extensive tour, billed as 10,000 Maniacs featuring Mary Ramsey, to avoid any confusion as to the status of Natalie Merchant in the band. Ramsey acknowledged the legacy of the band, and the band with Merchant, stating “There are still times…
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Tankian released his second EP titled Perplex Cities on October 21, 2022.
In May and June 2022, Manic Street Preachers opened for the Killers in some of their UK tour dates.
On June 23, 2022, the band announced that their studio album Blink Twice will be released on September 23. The album features collaborations with Cold War Kids , Aly and AJ , Tegan and Sara and Beatrice Martin . After two years of postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic ,…
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The concert film We Are Hallucinations featuring performances from the band’s Wild Type Droid tour was released to Veeps on December 15, 2022. A blu-ray version was released on July 6, 2023.