I have the US edition of this CD, with a cover that refers to both Praying Mantis and Iron Maiden. Funny, but a bit silly too, especially compared to the wonderful covers of their other albums.

This is as much of an Iron Maiden album as it is a Mantis album. Being a Di'Anno-era Maiden fan as well, there's not much I can complain about. Paul Di'Anno sings on two Mantis songs and does OK, but it¹s especially nice to hear Chris and Tino perform their songs. "Panic in the Streets", "Children of the Earth", "Lovers to the Grave", "Flirting with Suicide",... wonderful! The Maiden songs are at least as good as the originals and I'm very happy my favourite Maiden song "Remember Tomorrow" is included. All in all, this is a collection of great songs (they could have done without "Dangerous Game" & "Hot Tonight" though), performed well. Nothing to get really excited about, but a welcome addittion to any collection.

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