Dangerdog: ‘Metalmorphosis’ Review
http://www.dangerdog.com/2011-music-reviews/praying-mantis-metalmorphosis-review.php Many thanks to Craig for his awesome review via Danger Dog USA! PRAYING MANTIS: METALMORPHOSIS Praying Mantis: Metalmorphosis Melodic Hard Rock (NWOBHM) 3.5/5.0 Independent/Self-promotion Website Facebook MySpace by Craig Hartranft, 02.14.2011 It’s unlikely as an American, unless you’re a devotee or historian of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), you will know of […]
Punk, Hard & Heavy ‘Metalmorphosis’ review – Thanks to Wolfgang W!
“Metalmorphosis” of “Praying Mantis” (2011, self-distribution) 09/16/2011 Wolfgang Weitz villages http://wolfgang-weitzdoerfer.suite101.de/metalmorphosis-von-praying-mantis-2011-eigenvertrieb-a123180 Band Photo 1 Praying Mantis –Praying Mantis The 30-year anniversary gift, the British “Prayin Mantis” themselves and the fans a treat: an EP with 5 new recordings of classic band! The basics of the NWOBHM pioneers (= New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) “Praying […]
Hard City Webzine: ‘Metalmorphosis’ review
Track Listing 1. Children of The Earth 2010 2. Praying Mantis 2010 3. Lovers to the Grave 2010 4. Panic in the Streets 2010 5. Captured City 2010 The Praying Mantis celebrating 30 years this year since it began its career in 1974 in England by brothers Chris Troy (Bass & Vocals) and Tino Troy […]
Melodic Rock Inside: ‘Metalmorphosis’ review
(Cargo Records / Release Date: 21.02.2011) p {margin-bottom: 0.21cm;} The British-NWoBHM stalwarts (or at least melodic rockers) of Praying Mantis is back for a special limited edition EP 30-year anniversary of the first full-length “Tell Me No Lies”. (Cargo Records / Release Date: 21.02.2011) The British-NWoBHM stalwarts (or at least melodic rockers?) Are from Praying […]
Musik An Sich: ‘Metalmorphosis’ review
Praying Mantis ‘Metalmorphosis’ Info: Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal Release: 22.02.2011 (Own production) Total playing time: 28:01 Internet: https://www.praying-mantis.com/ There are many bands from the era of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, which never made the final breakthrough, although they have outstanding song material. Praying Mantis is one of those bands. After all, the […]
Metal Psalter: ‘Metalmorphosis’ review
Praying Mantis once more emerges from the old British scene of the early 80’s and covers five of their classic tracks, showing that redoing classic songs isn’t always a negative cash-grab that reeks of either boredom or lack of ideas. Metalmorphosis takes five of the band’s classic tracks and gives them a modern day edge, […]
Tempelores Magazine: ‘Metalmorphosis’ review
Praying Mantis – Metalmorphosis Releasedate: 21-02-2011 By: Sabine van Gameren Praying Mantis has been around for quite some years. They celebrate their anniversary, with releasing this five track LP, which are all older songs ‘metalmorphosed’ to 2011. The band dates back to the NWOBHM highlight years, nice to know the band is still around. They […]
We Love Metal.com: ‘Metalmorphosis’ review
NWOBHM To AOR with Praying Mantis March 30th, 2011 | Author: Martell NWOBHM or New Wave of British Heavy Metal might be one of the most significant developments in Heavy Metal for old folks like me. Out of the foundation that Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple created came the harder and tougher edged […]