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Line-up:
Tino Troy - Guitar, Vocals
Steve Carroll - Guitar, Vocals
Chris Troy - Bass, Vocals
Dave Potts - Drums
Tracklist:
1. Cheated
2. All Day and All of the Night
3. Running for Tomorrow
4. Rich City Kids
5. Lovers to the Grave
6. Panic in the Streets
7. Beads of Ebony
8. Flirting With Suicide
9. Children of the Earth
Website:
www.praying-mantis.com |
England, 1978. NWOBHM was in the making. Two
brothers, Tino and Chris Troy formed a band with the name "Praying Mantis", recorded a three track demo and took it to the famous DJ of the Soundhouse Neal
Kay. He instantly loved the songs, offered them a gig there and by 1980 the demo topped the Soundhouse and Sounds HM
Charts. This was the beginning.
In 1981 Mantis released their first full length album
"Time Tells No Lies", which remains a monumental work, placed among the best debuts in NWOBHM
history. Mantis differentiated their position from traditional NWOBHM, because their approach was more
elite, lyrical, based on melody and harmonies. The band presents high skills, creating songs that aren't just
"heavy metal". Although Mantis somehow still manage to release albums, they never enjoyed the respect they
deserved. Unfortunately like many other excellent bands of their era, Mantis has been
neglected.
Today "Time Tells No Lies" is remembered by the older ones as one of the best NWOBHM albums - for bad luck though
(and although is has been released in CD once) the album can rarely be found. Trust me and whenever you get so lucky to spot it
somewhere, "bite" it immediately - it's a guaranteed masterpiece!
by
Alex Savatianos
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