Praying Mantis - 'Standing Tall' (official lyric video)

Mama nature on a plate
We learned to thrive and love and hate
Stuck around for far too long
Now we must face our fate

I feel the world is closing in
We’re in a race we’ll never win
Time has brought the curtain down
So now it’s sink or swim

No escape the future’s here
Now we face a new frontier
Oh can we make it

So when the Earth begins to crumble... Whoa Oh
And when the sky begins to fall... Oh Yeah
And when the walls begin to tumble to the ground
Will you still be standing tall

There’s nowhere to go
Resistance is low
We’re fuel to the fire she’s burning
It won’t be too long
Before we are gone
But she will just keep on turning
Much too late the future’s here
Time to cross the new frontier

So when the Earth begins to crumble... Whoa Oh
And when the sky begins to fall... Oh Yeah
And when the walls begin to tumble to the ground
Will you still be standing tall
When there’s nothing left at all

Τιτλοφορείται "Defiance", πρόκειται για το καινούριο δισκογραφικό πόνημα των Praying Mantis και αναμένεται στα μέσα του επόμενου μήνα. Πρόκειται για το δέκατο τρίτο στουντιακό full length album των Βρετανών hard rockers (αν συνυπολογίσουμε ως τέτοιο και το "Metalmorphosis") που έχουν επίσης και τρία live albums. Παρακολουθούμε το lyric video του τραγουδιού "Standing Tall"...

Δελτίο τύπου: 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.»

Band: Praying Mantis
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Location: London
Formed in: 1973
Genre: Hard Rock
Years active: 1973-1985, 1990-2003, 2008-present

Lyric video: "Standing Tall"
Album: "Defiance"
Type: Full length
Release date: April 19th, 2024
Label: Frontiers Music srl
Format: CD, LP, Digital

Track listing:
01. From The Start
02. Defiance
03. Feelin' Lucky
04. I Surrender
05. Forever In My Heart
06. Never Can Say Goodbye
07. One Heart
08. Give It Up
09. Nightswim
10. Standing Tall
11. Let’s See

Band members:
Tino Troy - Guitars, Vocals
Chris Troy - Bass, Vocals
Andy Burgess - Guitars, Vocals
John ‘Jaycee’ Cuijpers - Lead Vocals
Hans in 't Zandt - Drums