PRAYING MANTIS-Legacy

[labrekk]

New album will be out this summer, should be a treat for melodic hard rock fans. New singer sounds awesome IMO. Sounds looks to be in the same style as previous album (2009's Sanctuary), which was heavier and a bit more guitar-driven, with keys a little less upfront, good thing for me.

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Here's Threshold Of A Dream, from the previous album

 

[Justin G]

Definitely looking forward to this one. Sanctuary was such a strong release.

 

[Fire breath]

Wow the new songs sound superb and the new singer sounds shamazing to use a corny phrase! Sanctuary was a long time ago and an awesome disk but it seems these guys take their time and deliver the goods.

 

[KingsGene]

Here's some more detail...
PRAYING MANTIS TO RELEASE 10TH STUDIO ALBUM IN AUGUST; EPK VIDEO STREAMING

 

[MeTuLHeD]

It is so cool to see these guys still out there making good music. So many bands from the NWOBHM era are still around and still vital.

 

[Fire breath]

Finally a full new song. What a vocal find that guy is. Superb melodic song.

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

I've loved this band since high school back in 1983. Time Tells No Lies is an absolute classic! The Captured Alive in Tokyo City live album is incredible! I was lucky enough to get the two disc version back in 1998 at a CD/Record Fair. What a find! Predator in Disguise, A Cry for the New World, Forever in Time, and Sanctuary are all high quality releases. Well, actually, all of them are very good. That said, I'd love to see them live. The Progpower stage would be perfect!

 

[KingsGene]

PRAYING MANTIS UNVEIL “FIGHT FOR YOUR HONOUR” VIDEO

 

[Fire breath]

Total Dio worship on the second song. Amazing!

 

[Justin G]

This album is ridiculously good. Top 10 for me, easy.

 

[Random Axe]

Those are the first notes I've ever heard from this band. Makes me want to check them out further, but the two tunes I heard were lacking in the energy department, kinda laid back. Lots of potential, though.

 

[Sumeet]

A record label sent me a free copy of Nowhere To Hide back when that was released, and I liked it quite a bit, but I never checked out anything else by them. What else should I try?

 

[Justin G]

A record label sent me a free copy of Nowhere To Hide back when that was released, and I liked it quite a bit, but I never checked out anything else by them. What else should I try?

This new one, and their previous one Sanctuary. They're probably the only two in print.

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

This new one, and their previous one Sanctuary. They're probably the only two in print.

Rock Candy Records has re-mastered the classic first album, Time Tells No Lies.

 

[Justin G]

Rock Candy Records has re-mastered the classic first album, Time Tells No Lies.

True. That's their most metal album. Arguably their only metal album. Great reissue too.

 

[Sumeet]

Also, it is 2015... I feel like I can figure out some way or another to hear any of their albums, even if they're out of print.

 

[The Surfing Alien]

Wow, this singer is amazing. Has he recorded anything else officially?
This reminds me a little of the last Shy album , mainly because of the great vocals combined with bombastic AOR ish rock .

 

[Diabolik]

Also, it is 2015... I feel like I can figure out some way or another to hear any of their albums, even if they're out of print.

you can get most of them pretty cheap on Ebay. Most are on youtube as well. Great band.

 

[The Fiddler]

Definitely looking forward to this one. Sanctuary was such a strong release.

Thanks for mentioning this release. After not being able to find a new copy of the Sanctuary disc for sale at Amazon or CD Baby (i.e. out of print), I downloaded the entire album in MP3 format from Amazon. I'll keep searching for the disc at used CD stores. Stopped at two in the Twin Cities (Cheapo's) this weekend, but came up empty.

I agree they'd make a great addition to ProgPower.

 

[Justin G]

Wow, this singer is amazing. Has he recorded anything else officially?
This reminds me a little of the last Shy album , mainly because of the great vocals combined with bombastic AOR ish rock .

Apparently he sang on an Ayreon track way back when.