Burrn ! Magazine in Japan published the following review. New album of British “ex-NWOBHM” merodic metal band, Praying Mantis, for the first time since 30th Anniversary re-recording best “Metalmorphosis(2011)”, as original album since “Sanctuary(2009)”. It featured Jaycee Cuijpers(ex Ayreon) as new singer and Hans in t Zandt(ex Vengeance) as new drummer. Andy Burgess(g) stay on, […]
Metaltalk.Net review http://www.metaltalk.net/columns2015/20156044.php PRAYING MANTIS ‘Legacy’ (Frontiers) Release Date: 21st August 2015 Joe Geesin Often associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Praying Mantis have always been at the melodic end. And this, their tenth album (I’m going to be pedantic and include ‘Metalmorphosis’ but not ‘Stratus’), is the first with new vocalist […]
HardrockHaven.Net Review http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2015/07/praying-mantis-legacy-cd-review/ Praying Mantis | Legacy by Justin Gaines – Senior Columnist — It has been way too long since NWOBHM-turned-melodic rock band Praying Mantis delivered some new music. It’s been four years since theirMetamorphosis release, and that was just an EP of re-recordings. Their last proper studio album – the excellentSanctuary – was […]
Legacy (Currently unreliable) Europe Edition was released 21 August 2015 Japanese Edition was released 28 August 2015 Catalogue Type Cat No. Label Country CD FR CD 701/8024391070123 Frontiers Italy CD KICP-1738/4988003473037 King Records Japan Track List Title Writers Length 01. Fight for your Honour 02. The One 03. Believable 04. Tokyo 05. Better Man 06. All I See 07. Eyes of […]
Many Thanks to Mark Taylor for coming down and giving both his support and excellent review!!! PRAYING MANTIS MERTON MANOR CLUB, LONDON What a good way to warm up for another year full of more gigs than with a low key warm up Praying Mantis gig before they head off to Japan for gigs in […]
MARK TAYLOR’S BIG CITY NIGHTS HARD ROCK HELL V Pontins, Prestatyn 2nd/4th December 2011 (**Many thanks to Mark Taylor for his fantastic review**) Read the full Hard Rock Hell review here: http://www.metaltalk.net/columns/20101732.php ”Praying Mantis are a band who are going from strength to strength. In fact they are better now than they have ever been in […]
Praying Mantis … finally!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_jcNQi1tzo Yes, true, despite a whole year waiting, finally on Saturday 26N in Barcelona, true NWOBHM Legends were delivering a great show. Raven and Praying Mantis were headliners. Before, Bourbon Society, Wild and Tysondog were opening the festival METALCOVA IV. Around 23:00 h local time, Praying Mantis went on scene and […]