Tokyo Blade cancels Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival, Praying Mantis replaces.
Tokyo Blade cancels Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival, Praying Mantis replaces. Due to health problems of Andy Boulton, Tokyo Blade is not able to perform at the Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival 2009. Andy is very sorry but his health leaves him with no other options. We wish Andy a speedy recovery! The Heavy Metal Maniacs are […]
Two New Dates added to our gig listings
Hi all, we have added two new dates to our gig listings. They are as follows: 29th Jan 2010 The Tavern, Wigan, UK with Tygers of Pan Tang The Tavern, 37 Mesnes St, Wigan, WN1 1QP www.myspace.com/thetavernwigan 30th Jan 2010 Rock & Blues Festival Butlins, Skegness Skegness, Lincolnshire United Kingdom http://www.bigweekends.com/splash-pages/rock-and-blues.aspx More information as we […]
Marios Metal Mania (IT) ‘Sanctuary’ review
Marios Metal Mania http://www.mariosmetalmania.com/CDDVDreviews.html PRAYING MANTIS – Sanctuary (CD) United Kingdom October 2009 Kostas Kounadinis Style: Melodic Metal Running time: 61:40 (Tracks: 12) Hard Rock veterans Praying Mantis are back with a brand new studio album. The Troy brothers have recruited a new line up and present us the long anticipated “Sanctuary”. Initially I was […]
Rock OF Ages (UK) Praying Mantis 'Sanctuary' review
Praying Mantis – Sanctuary…. Details: 2009, Frontiers, CD Just like their nwobhm contemporaries Tygers Of Pan Tang last year, Praying Mantis, still guided by Tino and Chris Troy, have returned with what I think is an impressive new album, and for a band occasionally labelled as disappointingly lightweight since a superb debut way back when, […]
Rockwind (GR): Praying Mantis – Tino Troy Interview
Tino Troy (PRAYING MANTIS) Interview “Due to the occasion on the release of the new Praying Mantis album under the title “Sanctuary” an opportunity was given to Rockwind.eu to attain an interview with Tino Troy through our colleague Kyriakos Athanasiadis A lot have been told and very interesting stuff. So here it is…” Hallo there! What’s the news […]
Metal Integral France ‘Sanctuary’ review
Metal Integral France: Praying Mantis ‘Sanctuary’ review http://metal-integral.com/chronique.do?chronique_ID=1050 PRAYING MANTIS – Sanctuary Style : Hard Rock Support : MP3 – Year : 2009 Origin of the record : Received from the Label 10track(s) – 51minute(s) Label(s) : Frontiers Records (16/20) Author : Rémifm Publishing date : 21/05/09 L’ venture continues… 30 years ago, yes you […]
Rise Metal E-zine (ESP) ‘Sanctuary’ review
PRAYING MANTIS “Sanctuary” (Frontiers Records) http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&langpair=es|en&u=http://risemetal.com/2009/10/05/reviews-de-cds-praying-mantis-sanctuary/ The British Praying Mantis , led by brothers Tino and Chris Troy (guitar and bass respectively), are part of the scene for over thirty five years prior to the outbreak of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal between the late ‘ 70 and early ’80s where bands like […]