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Manic Street Preachers have scotched rumours of an impending, indefinite hiatus an .

Nicky Wire has revealed that the trio are working on their 11th studio album, tentatively entitled 70 Songs Of Hatred And Failure.

"The next album will be pure indulgence," he said. "There's only so much melody stored in your body that you can physically get onto one record. It was just so utterly commercial and melodic."

Referring to the much-reported 'mass communication' of their last album, Postcards From A Young Man, Wire said: "In terms of mass communication we achieved our relevance and did it on our own terms. [Postcards...] is our equivalent of Abbey Road. From now on in, it's just The White Album all the way."

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