Praying Mantis's Discography

The vinyl version (Yes I am that old) kicks off with Cheated, which is followed by the cover version of the Kinks song All Day And All Of The Night. The first thing to impress me are the fantastic vocal harmonies combined with the always melodic approach. Next up are Running For Tomorrow and then Rich City Kids.

Now what must be one of the highlights of hard, melodic rock, Lovers To The Grave. This song is a masterpiece with it's rhytm changes and vocal harmonies that has to be heard by every music lover.

Side 2 kicks off with Panic In The Streets and Beads Of Ebony, and now the tasteful guitar playing is noticed, well actually it's great all through the album, I think even Wishbone Ash and Thin Lizzy would've been impressed by the guitaists performances.

Flirting With Suicide is possibly the weakest track on the album, but that's soon forgotten when we turn to the last number of the album, Children Of The Earth. Éverything I said about Lovers To The Grave is applicable on Children Of The Earth, but this song goes even further when it comes to class. THIS MUST BE HEARD!!!!!!!!

In conclusion, a masterpiece of an album which every fan of melodic heavy rock should own. If you haven't got it, GO OUT AND BUY IT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!!!!

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