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Praying Mantis

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Praying Mantis are a well established band of melodic hard rockers. They were formed by brothers Tino and Chris Troy in the mid-1970's and they became one of the bands associated with the the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal). Their first album "Time Tells No Lies" received a lot of critical acclaim and since then they have released new albums every 2 or 3 years and are gaining new fans around the world all the time.Letting Go
Can't See They Angels
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Praying Mantis - Lovers To The Grave

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Member Since: 11/9/2006
Band Website: www.praying-mantis.com
Band Members:
The band have completed the recording the new studio album entitled " SANCTUARY" which will be released in June 2009 under the Frontiers label in a new worldwide deal. The album was recorded at Muse studios in Atlanta , Georgia USA with producer/ engineer Andy Reilly.The members are:
Tino Troy Guitars / Backing vocals
Chris Troy Bass Guitar / Backing vocals
Benjy Reid Drums and Percussion
Andy Burgess Guitars / Backing vocals
Mike Freeland Lead vocals
Influences: Twin Guitar rock bands like Thin Lizzy and Wishbone Ash. American bands like the Allman Brothers and Toto
Record Label: Frontiers
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Album release countdown

Getting close to the album release !!....there have been some great press reviews on the album including one from Classic rock magazine .
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 16:13:00 GMT

Profile photos updated and also check out the new video "Turn the Tide" added to profile.


Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 15:39:00 GMT

Interview Total Rock Radio - Saturday 25th April 2009

Hi Guys,Tune in to Total Rock Radio on Saturday 25th April at 18.30hrs for an interview with founder members the troublesome Troy brothers and also Mike Freeland lead singer of Praying Mantis!The g...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:06:00 GMT

Praying Mantis - Only the Children Cry Video by Mr. Rock And Roll - MySpace Video

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.... praying mantis music video - only the children cry
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:29:00 GMT

Photos added

Photos from recent gigs now appear on http://www.praying-mantis.com
Posted by on Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:18:00 GMT

More gigs added

The British Steel Festival gig was a big success for the band and fans alike and this has had a big effect in getting the band more gigs. The band have the following dates currently scheduled: Thurs...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:13:00 GMT

New UK gig

21st January 2008 - The new material is continuing to be developed. Hopefully the first airing of some of it will be at British Steel Festival III - Camden Underworld, London, Saturday, 26th April...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:05:00 GMT

Website Update: New Interviews and Photos

Praying Mantis are now a full band again and are writing and rehearsing songs for the next album with great enthusiasm. As can be seen on the website (www.praying-mantis.com), promotional shots have ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:30:00 GMT

New UK gig

We hope some of you made it to the Paddy Goes To Hollyhead gig on 28th April as Mantis performed 3 songs: Rise Up Again, Lettin Go and Cry For The New World. The band decided to drop the keyboards a...
Posted by on Tue, 08 May 2007 01:32:00 GMT

Songs and Video

Four songs and the video for Don't be Afriad of the Dark have been uploaded. We hope you enjoy them.
Posted by on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:02:00 GMT