{"id":31633,"date":"2015-08-21T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T00:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=31633"},"modified":"2018-03-01T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T13:40:24","slug":"news-praying-mantis-release-ninth-studio-album-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-praying-mantis-release-ninth-studio-album-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"PRAYING MANTIS Release Ninth Studio Album \u2018Legacy\u2019 (August 21st, 2015) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRAYING MANTIS Release Ninth Studio Album \u2018Legacy\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nAugust 21st, 2015<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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London, England-based hard rock group Praying Mantis issued ninth full-length studio album Legacy<\/em> on August 21st, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl.<\/p>\n

The outing was recorded at various studios in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK, Legacy<\/em> marking the recording debut of vocalist John \u201cJaycee\u201d Cuijpers and drummer Hans in\u2019t Zandt. Mixing was overseen by Andrew Reilly in Atlanta, Georgia, as was the case with previous effort Sanctuary<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork duties fell to Rodney Matthews.<\/p>\n

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) was released to promote Legacy<\/em> and can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

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The track listing was as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Fight For Your Honour\u2019
\n02. \u2018The One\u2019
\n03. \u2018Believable\u2019
\n04. \u2018Tokyo\u2019
\n05. \u2018Better Man\u2019
\n06. \u2018All I See\u2019
\n07. \u2018Eyes Of A Child\u2019
\n08. \u2018The Runner\u2019
\n09. \u2018Against The World\u2019
\n10. \u2018Fallen Angel\u2019
\n11. \u2018Second Time Around\u2019<\/p>\n

Praying Mantis\u2019 line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

John \u201cJaycee\u201d Cuijpers (vocals)
\nTino Troy (guitar)
\nAndy Burgess (guitar)
\nChris Troy (bass)
\nHans in\u2019t Zandt (drums)<\/p>\n

A music video was released for the track \u2018Fight For Your Honour\u2019. Featuring live performance footage filmed at the Frontiers Rock Festival II in Milan, Italy on April 11th, 2015, the clip can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Eighth studio record Sanctuary<\/em> was released in May 2009.<\/p>\n