Genre(s):
NWOBHM
Origin:
United-Kingdom (London)
Formed In:
1970
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Chris Troy - Vocals, Bass
Benjy Reid - Drums
Tino Troy - Guitar, Back Vocals, Keyboard
Mark Freeland - Vocals
Andy Burgess - Guitar, Back Vocals (-2008)
Former/Past Member(s):
Bernie Shaw - Vocals
Gary Barden - Vocals (MSG)
Mark Thompson-Smith - Vocals
Colin Peel - Vocals
Doogie White - Vocals (Malmsteen, Rainbow)
Tony O'Hora - Vocals
Dave Potts - Drums
Dennis Stratton - Guitar, Back Vocals (Iron Maiden)
Martin Johnson - Drums
Steve Carroll - Guitar, Back Vocals
Additional notes:
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. Unfortunately there was then some managerial problems and a couple of name changes before the band reformed in 1990 with Dennis Stratton (ex-Iron Maiden) for a NWOBHM festival in Japan. Since then they have released new albums every 2 or 3 years and are gaining new fans around the world all the time.
Discography:
Praying Mantis - Lovers To The Grave Was [demo] - 1979
Praying Mantis - The Soundhouse Tapes Pt. 2 [demo] - 1980
Praying Mantis - Metal For Muthas [single] - 1980
Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis [single] - 1980
Praying Mantis - Metal Explosion [single] - 1980
Praying Mantis - All Day And All Of The Night [single] - 1981
Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies [full-length] - 1981
Praying Mantis - Cheated [ep] - 1981
Praying Mantis - Turn The Tables [single] - 1982
Praying Mantis - Hammer [best of/compilation] - 1981
Praying Mantis - Enough Is Enough [demo] - 1984
Praying Mantis - Throwing Shapes Ful Lentg 1984
Praying Mantis - The Best Of British Rock [best of/compilation] - 1985
Praying Mantis - Live At Last [live] - 1990
Praying Mantis - This Time Girl [ep] - 1991
Praying Mantis - Predator In Disguise [full-length] - 1991
Praying Mantis - A Cry For The New World [full-length] - 1993
Praying Mantis - Only The Children Cry [ep] - 1993
Praying Mantis - To The Power Of Ten [full-length] - 1995
Praying Mantis - Captured Alive In Tokyo City [live] - 1996
Praying Mantis - Forever In Time [full-length] - 1998
Praying Mantis - Demorabilia [best of/compilation] - 1999
Praying Mantis & Trespass & Samson & Tank - Metal Crusade '99 [split] - 1999
Praying Mantis - Nowhere To Hide [full-length] - 2000
Praying Mantis - The Journey Goes On [full-length] - 2003
Praying Mantis - The Best Of Praying Mantis [best of/compilation] - 2004
Praying Mantis - Sanctuary [full-length] - 2009
Praying Mantis - Metalmorphosis (30th Anniversary EP) [ep] - 2011
Praying Mantis - Gravity [full-length] - 2018
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Official site:
http://www.praying-mantis.com