Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis are pleased to announce that in addition to there regular perform at 16.00* on Friday June 11th, they will be performing an unplugged show at 15.15* on Saturday June 12th.
Anyone that has seen the unplugged clips of Mantis in Japan will know this will be a show not to miss.
Sadly this means the [...]

Metal Perspective Interview – Praying Mantis – Interview with Chris Troy
Interviewer: Steven Reid
After a hiatus of six years, Praying Mantis returned in 2009 with the excellent Sanctuary album which contains a stunning mix of hard rock and classy melodies with intelligent and interesting lyrics. Metal Perspective staff writer Steven Reid recently caught up with bassist [...]

Hello – Dear friends of PRAYING MANTIS,
‘ I hope all is fine.
At the moment I have some very fine exclusive artprints on canvas of my “Sanctuary” artwork available, which had been used by the band for their latest album (which I love )…
The prints are in the sizes 70 x 70 cm or 50 [...]

Praying Mantis news thanks to Antonis Adamakos:
PRAYING MANTIS interview :: Holy Sword – issue #2 FREE PDF version is available now @ http://go.holysword.gr/issue2pdf – Old Style Underground Heavy Metal Fanzine! More info: http://holysword.gr

NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) legends PRAYING MANTIS have been confirmed for this year’s Sweden Rock Festival festival, set to take place June 9-12, 2010 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AEROSMITH (US)
ALDO NOVA (CAN)
ALESTORM (UK)
ANVIL (CAN)
BACHMAN & TURNER (CAN)
BEHEMOTH (PL)
BIGELF (US)
BILLY IDOL (UK)
BLACKBERRY SMOKE (US)
CATHEDRAL (UK)
CINDERELLA (US)
D-A-D [...]

Don Garbutt who worked with Escape has recently been in touch. He is still making new music, on his own and collaborating with Paul Vo, inventor of the MOOG Guitar.
He is his own website at www.dongarbutt.com
He did an interview with Tangerine Dream Fan Zone Radio, and part 2 is still available on podcast at http://tdfanszone.soundfuturesdirect.com/podcast/?p=276