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Praying Mantis have announced the release of their 13th studio album, 'Defiance'. The album
comes to celebrate the band’s 50th Anniversary and progresses from where the band has
left off with their last release 'Katharsis'.
Once again 'Defiance' sees the founding members, brothers Chris and Tino Troy at the helm
of a combo of gelled musicians featuring vocalist Jaycee Cuijpers, drummer Hans in’t Zandt
and guitarist Andy Burgess. The band’s line-up is more solid than ever and prepares to
celebrate this important milestone with a UK and European tour where they will play the
band’s classics along with their new tracks. By hearing and seeing the band now, fans will
experience both the spirit and energy of the early '80s together with a technical style that
brings the band into the modern era.
Musically the new album offers the trademark Mantis sound, with twin guitar leads and
sterling vocal work from Jaycee Cuijpers, but what really puts this record apart is the
stunning quality of the songwriting which offers a credible mix of catchy songs along with
superb epics. To round up the tracklisting the Mantis’ offer their own spin to the classic
Rainbow hit 'I Surrender' (penned by none other than Russ Ballard).
Praying Mantis are now a well-established band of melodic hard rockers. Formed by
brothers Tino and Chris Troy in 1973, together with bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard,
Saxon, and others they spearheaded the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal)
movement. While they did not see the same dizzying heights of success as some of their
contemporaries, Praying Mantis nonetheless became one of THE most influential bands of
the NWOBHM. The band has remained active over the years and still records and plays live
regularly, while evolving their style from their early beginnings to a more melodic hard rock
style.