AOR Land Review
The following review was written by Roger Brosel on his
AOR LAND - THE MUSIC OF OUR
LIVES Pages
Rating 81%
This legends of the NWOBHM, now stablished in the Japanese
market, have released a new record. "Forever in Time" was not what I expected.
In fact it's better!. If you have been enjoying Balance of Power or Royal Hunt
records in the last years, this Praying Mantis cd is a must in your list.
From the opener "Wasted Years"
you can hear that the British Metal guitars have found a new friend in the
rather espectacular keyboards that appart from adding a more epical feel, give
Praying Mantis a more embracing sound.
The second track "The Messiah"
has some Rainbow (Dio era) elements. "Blood Of An
Angel" is a Melodic Rock tune with a Royal Hunt flavour all over it and "Remember
My Name" start subtely to progresively turn into a great power ballad. The
great keyboards appear once again in the wonderful "The
Day The Sun Turned Cold" which is an up-tempo rocker with a twin guitars
solo and a kind of Gamma Ray singalong chorus.
I hope this record gets European distribution because is good
enough to attract severals fans over here. Great epic melodic rock.
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