Praying Mantis - Legacy

[Stefan]

New album out in August 21st (Frontiers Records).

 

 

 

Tracklist:

 

1. Fight For Your Honour
2. The One
3. Believable
4. Tokyo
5. Better Man
6. All I See
7. Eyes Of A Child
8. The Runner
9. Against The World
10. Fallen Angel
11. Second Time Around

[Stefan]

[Geoff]

Oh christ, I was about to tear shreds of this, but the second song sounds stunning in that EPK. It's only a bit over the verse and half of it quiet, but it sounds wonderful assuming the chorus can match it.

 

I don't know what to make of this band to be honest. I find them very plain and boring, but I will try this one out, just to find out what the story is with that second song.

 

Jeez, the song at the 3:20 mark sound killer too. I actually really want to hear this album. Good luck to them. Hope they've delivered a surprise package here.

 

... And hasn't that cover already been taken by Jorn/Lande? Same artist for sure, I'd bet.

[Stefan]

Samples: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Legacy-Praying-Mantis/dp/B00YZK05V0

[Guest MortimusRocker]

New full song:

 

[heavyharmonies]

Sounds amazingly promising. Very varied stylistically, with elements of their classic sound, but with some newer riffs and melodies as well. Hopefully that doesn't make it too disjointed from a listen-through perspective.

 

Geoff, regarding the cover art, look at their album covers back to 1981 on the main site. They've been using this theme WAAAAAY longer than Jorn...

 

http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/band.cgi?BandNum=967

[Geoff]

New full song:

 

 

What a delicious melodic rock song. Love that one.

[Guest asylum]

i love that band....will buy the cd for sure

[Stefan]

[exact3]

nice! I really like this band a lot and this is a welcome addition from the songs presented here.

[kourosofsteel3]

PM, is one of my all time favorite bands, I've seen them and I still cherish these moments like something that would made Descartes rewrite his meditations on 1st philosophy (even

 

 

New full song:

 

What a delicious melodic rock song. Love that one.

Trying to imagine this with the previous singer, crying...

[Stefan]

[Geoff]

Love it.

[Stefan]

[kourosofsteel3]

Oh christ, I was about to tear shreds of this, but the second song sounds stunning in that EPK. It's only a bit over the verse and half of it quiet, but it sounds wonderful assuming the chorus can match it.

 

I don't know what to make of this band to be honest. I find them very plain and boring, but I will try this one out, just to find out what the story is with that second song.

 

Jeez, the song at the 3:20 mark sound killer too. I actually really want to hear this album. Good luck to them. Hope they've delivered a surprise package here.

 

... And hasn't that cover already been taken by Jorn/Lande? Same artist for sure, I'd bet.

 

 

 

Rodney Matthews is the artist. Lots of bands hired him. He appeared recently in couple of TV shows associated with some pawn shops.

 

I first learnt about him after the work he has done with writer Michael Moorcock. I have some of his posters framed on the walls of my dungeon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.rodneymatthews.com/gallery.htm

[kourosofsteel3]

74% thus far. This would be their first one I'm not going to buy.

[Geoff]

Based on what I've heard of this one so far I'm actually going to check out their discography. I know it's a kind of gay thing to do, but looking through some of the song titles it looks like a band that may have a gem in their collection around that 1991/1993 mark? Am I wrong?

[Nightrain]

If I'm not mistaken, many claims their 1998 album 'Forever In Time' is among the best, but for me, PM always be a 70-80% type of band, they're quite consistent but never really outstood the competition. I'll check this one out to see if it breaks the 80% mark

[Geoff]

Aside from a couple of really excellent songs, I'm sad to say I wasn't overly interested in this one. I'll see how it fares in the breakdown, but there wasn't much to back up a few real gems.

[kourosofsteel3]

If I'm not mistaken, many claims their 1998 album 'Forever In Time' is among the best, but for me, PM always be a 70-80% type of band, they're quite consistent but never really outstood the competition. I'll check this one out to see if it breaks the 80% mark

 

 

I disagree on the premises and the conclusion of your argument.

 

Still, I found their new lp mediocre (PM bouncing in the 70-75% is mediocre in my book) and I only love one track.

 

I have to admit, though, that some of the tracks would be better with the previous singer, which makes me to recall all the soapy opera when they fired him from f/book, although I din't save the messages.

[Guest MalcolmTucker]

wow! it's been a long time without hearing news about these guys. They are a good band, overall. Their only problem is that they've never managed to turn out a perfect album (and when I say perfect, I mean a 4'5/5)...and after listening to the songs you've posted above, I expect the same for the new album: quite good but nothing that's gonna blow your mind.

 

Based on what I've heard of this one so far I'm actually going to check out their discography. I know it's a kind of gay thing to do, but looking through some of the song titles it looks like a band that may have a gem in their collection around that 1991/1993 mark? Am I wrong?

Good guess, Geoff. In fact, I'd start with 'A Cry for the New World' (1993), which I think is their best album so far (at least among those I've listened to).

[Nightrain]

Got a healthy 81.8% from me, a great disc and recommended to check out