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PRAYING MANTIS: Nowhere To Hide 2000 (CD, 60:22);

Frontiers Records FR CD 073

Style: Hard rock/symphonic

Sound: *** Composition: *** Musicianship: *** Performance: *** Total rating: 12

*** = Good and is out of 4. Therefore total rating is out of 16.

Frontiers Records has made a name for itself with releases of excellent traditional hard rock in a time where such music is hardly the prevailing force in commercial music. Praying Mantis performs unabashed 1980s-style hard rock, with melodically uplifting guitar and keyboard themes, harmony chorus vocals, and propulsive beats.

Much like the new release from Jorn (see above) on the same label, Nowhere To Hide opens with an upbeat title track, complete with all the qualities listed above. Keyboardist Tino Troy does a good job of making his contributions heard in the arrangements, while singer Tony O'Hora evokes all the stylings of 1980s metal/ hard-rock singers without sounding overly cliched.

Not overly original or different, Praying Mantis should still be commended for writing and performing traditional hard rock without compromises. - Bill Knispel

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