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PRAYING MANTIS "Best Of"European Import : Frontiers - FRCD193 STOCK STATUS: IN STOCK - ships in 1 day |
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| Praying Mantis started back in 1977 when Spanish-Greek brothers Tino and Chris Troy, founded the band and recorded a demo which received great acclaim in the heavy metal scene in the UK. The famous DJ Neal Kay often played their songs and thanks to his support, three of the demo tracks were finally published in 1979 as a maxi-single entitled "The Soundhouse Tapes". Another demo song was later included in the "Metal For Muthas" compilation, the same one which launched Iron Maiden to the stardom! Praying Mantis were therefore able to support the first Iron Maiden UK tour and later went on to record their debut album with Dave Potts (ex Ten Years After) on drums and Steve Carroll on guitars and vocals. The resulting album "Time Tells No Lies" is still considered as one of the best expressions of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal phenomenon, even though it did not have much commercial fortune. The band decided then to add a new singer (ex Grand Prix and later Uriah Heep, Bernie Shaw) and a keyboard player in order to give more depth to their sound. With this line up, Praying Mantis recorded a single "Turn The Tables" and again appeared on the bill of the Reading Festival. A new line-up change (ex Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr entered the band) brought later also a name change: as Stratus, the band toured the UK and released the album "Throwing Shapes" in 1985. In 1990 Praying Mantis finally reformed with a new line-up featuring two further ex-Iron Maiden cohorts: Paul Di'Anno (on vocals) and Dennis Stratton (on guitar), with Bruce Bisland on drums, thanks to the interest of some Japanese promoters. They also released a live album ("Live At Last") in 1990 recorded during that tour. The success gained in the Eastern lands, convinced the band about the possibility of a permanent reunion and with a renewed line-up (the band featured in this time ex MSG singer Gary Barden, then Colin Peel and later Tony O'Hora on vocals) they released six studio and one live album, namely: "Predator In Disguise" (1991), "A Cry For The New World" (1993), "To The Power of Ten" (1995), "Captured Alive In Tokyo City" (live cd, 1996), "Forever In Time" (1998), "Nowhere To Hide" (2000) and "The Journey Goes On" (2003) which featured for the first time a new, winning, formula of two singers: John Sloman and Dougie White. During 2004 the band decided to take a break from recording and decided it was time to issue a collection which could give the fans an overview on the long career spanning over two decades. The resulting "Best Of" is a poignant collection of British hard rock masterpieces which is an essential addition to all serious rock fan collection. | |
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