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		<title>Album review : PRAYING MANTIS &#8211; The Official Bootleg Boxset Vol 1 &#8211; Live In Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-praying-mantis-the-official-bootleg-boxset-vol-1-live-in-japan/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="128" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/praying-150-mantis-boxset.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="praying 150 mantis boxset" title="praying 150 mantis boxset" /></a>Cherry Red [Release date : 24.04.26] CD1 : Live From The Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan, 1993 Part One. CD2 : Live From The Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan, 1993 Part Two CD3 : Live From The Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan, 1998 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-praying-mantis-the-official-bootleg-boxset-vol-1-live-in-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-praying-mantis-the-official-bootleg-boxset-vol-1-live-in-japan/">Album review : PRAYING MANTIS &#8211; The Official Bootleg Boxset Vol 1 &#8211; Live In Japan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: PRAYING MANTIS &#8211; Keep It Alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 19:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/12/album-review-praying-mantis-keep-it-alive/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PRAYING-MANTIS-Keep-It-Alive-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="PRAYING MANTIS - Keep It Alive" title="PRAYING MANTIS - Keep It Alive" /></a>Frontiers [Release date 06.12.19] Formed in London in the mid 70s by the Troy brothers Tino (guitar) and Chris (bass), Praying Mantis were associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, but have always been at the more melodic &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/12/album-review-praying-mantis-keep-it-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/12/album-review-praying-mantis-keep-it-alive/">Album review: PRAYING MANTIS &#8211; Keep It Alive</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: PRAYING MANTIS &#8211; Gravity</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/album-review-praying-mantis-gravity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 10:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/album-review-praying-mantis-gravity/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pm-150x150.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="PRAYING MANTIS - Gravity" title="PRAYING MANTIS - Gravity" /></a>Frontiers [Release date 11.05.18] Originally part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, albeit at the more melodic almost AOR end of the spectrum, Praying Mantis are still going strong. This new album is their 10th studio outing, 11 if you include &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/album-review-praying-mantis-gravity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/album-review-praying-mantis-gravity/">Album review: PRAYING MANTIS &#8211; Gravity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: PRAYING MANTIS – Legacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 05:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Berisford</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/09/album-review-praying-mantis-legacy/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PRAYING-MANTIS-legacy-COVER-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="PRAYING MANTIS – Legacy" title="PRAYING MANTIS – Legacy" /></a>Frontiers Records [Release date 21.08.15] Praying Mantis were always lumped in with the NWOBHM but they were always more of a melodic rock band and “Legacy”, their 10th if you include the one issued under the Stratus banner in 1984, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/09/album-review-praying-mantis-legacy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/09/album-review-praying-mantis-legacy/">Album review: PRAYING MANTIS – Legacy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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