Thursday, February 27, 2014
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Artist : Praying Mantis
Country : UK
Release : A Cry For The New World [Japan Edition]
Year : 1993
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320
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It's a wonder this band never made it big. And then again, maybe not. Praying Mantis sounds like a progressive metal band going AOR in the '80s. Unfortunately for them, the album was released in 1993, when both progressive and '80s AOR were out of fashion. Remember Bryan Adams in those days ? Add a metal edge to that and you'll get an idea of what this album sounds like. It also occasionally recalls Gary Moore or Journey. Several songs (including the title track) could have been big hits-had they been released in the previous decade by a major label. And yet... Praying Mantis has many things going against them. While they are quite capable of writing catchy refrains, the rest of their songs are often bland and unremarkable. (On "Open Your Heart," the problem is reversed, with strong verses and a weak chorus). Add to this the metal and progressive aspects, which were never popular enough to make big hits, and the band's obscurity starts making more sense.
