Year : 2026 (Hear No Evil Recordings Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 446 mb
Bio:
Praying Mantis are an English rock band. Although a part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, they pursued a musical direction more melodic and AOR-sounding than their contemporaries.Their formation considerably pre-dated the NWOBHM movement. They were formed in 1974 by the Troy brothers, Tino and Chris, both college students. Like several NWOBHM bands they made their first available recording at Neal Kay's Soundhouse recording studio, which was released as the Soundhouse Tapes EP in 1979.1980 saw their profile considerably raised with support slots for Iron Maiden and Ronnie Montrose's Gamma. The attention won them a recording contract with Arista Records and they released their best-known work Time Tells No Lies in 1981.Management and line-up instability undermined their success and Arista dropped them. The following year they signed for Jet Records, but two subsequent singles flopped and the band folded. They had recorded a version of the Russ Ballard penned track "I Surrender", but ran into conflict with Rainbow, who went on to release their version, and had a Top 10 worldwide hit. Instead, Praying Mantis recorded another single,"Cheated". It reached No. 69 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1981.The band maintained a strong fan base in Japan, and when the Troys temporarily reformed Praying Mantis for a NWOBHM nostalgia tour in 1990, they were encouraged by the response to resurrect the band full-time. Their live work was released as Live at Last, and a follow-up studio album Predator in Disguise was released the following year, and the band soldiered on into the new century. A compilation album, The Best of Praying Mantis, was released in 2004. Following further line-up changes, a new album, Sanctuary, was released in the spring of 2009 and has gained worldwide media acclaim.In 2013 the band announced they are to release a new single in October 2013. The single is to officially introduce new members, [John Cuijpers] (vocals) and [Hans in’t Zandt] (drums) to the bands fanbase after playing Colchester, Ipswich (with support from MGR Records band Kaine) and Cambridge Rock Festival with the brand new line up.A new album called Legacy is due for release early June 2015.
Album:
PRAYING MANTIS were pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal movement in the UK. Appearing with those band’s on the influential compilation, ‘Metal For Muthas’ in 1980, the band released their debut ‘Time Tells No Lies’ in 1981. Going on hiatus following their debut, they reformed in 1990 to take advantage on the growing interest in classic NWOBHM, especially in Japan, where the band have always had a loyal following.Originally formed by brothers Tino Troy on guitar and Chris Troy on bass in 1973, they were now joined by former Iron Maiden members Paul Di’Anno and Dennis Stratton (both of whom had also appeared on the aforementioned ‘Metal For Muthas’ LP). Guitarist Dennis Stratton remained with the band through the 90s, the line-up completed by drummer Bruce Bisland, with vocalist Mark Thompson-Smith replacing Di’Anno.Now Hear No Evil / Cherry Red Records are releasing 2 excellent live shows from Praying Mantis’ 90s tours of Japan, a 4-CS set titled “The Official Bootleg Box Set, Vol 1: Live in Japan 1993 & 1998“.Recorded in Nagoya in 1993, the first concert (over two CD) is a raw, honest live recording documenting their tour supporting the album ‘A Cry For The New World’ including classics such as ‘Cheated’ and ‘Captured City’.The band returned to Nagoya in November 1998, with their show documented on CD 3 and 4. Now fronted by singer Tony O’Hora, with the line-up still featuring Stratton, Bisland and the Troys, they were then supporting the release of ‘Forever In Time’.A tour-de-force from the NWOBHM legends.
Line-Up:
Jaycee Cuijpers - vocals
Tino Troy - guitar
Andy Burgess - guitar
Chris Troy - bass
Hans in ‘t Zandt - drums
Tracklist:
CD1: The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan, Nov 24, 1993 Part 1
01. Intro
02. A Cry For The New World
03. Can’t See The Angels
04. Turn The Tables
05. Cheated
06. Dream On
07. Lovers To The Grave
08. Only The Children Cry
09. Who’s Life Is It Anyway
10. Dangerous
11. A Moment In Life
CD2: The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan, Nov 24, 1993 Part 2
01. Flirting with Suicide
02. Journeyman
03. Letting Go
04. Rise Up Again
05. Captured City
06. Children Of The Earth
CD3: The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan, Nov 11, 1998 Part 1
01. Intro
02. Wasted Years
03. The Messiah
04. A Cry For The New World
05. Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
06. Remember My Name
07. Valley Of The King
08. Forever In Time
CD4: The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Japan, Nov 11, 1998 Part 2
01. Turn The Tables
02. The Day The Sun Turned Cold
03. Rise Up Again
04. Best Years
05. Children Of The Earth
06. Can’t See The Angels
07. Band Introductions
08. Letting Go
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