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PRAYING MANTIS Release Ninth Studio Album ‘Legacy’
August 21st, 2015

London, England-based hard rock group Praying Mantis issued ninth full-length studio album Legacy on August 21st, 2015 through Frontiers Music Srl.

The outing was recorded at various studios in Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK, Legacy marking the recording debut of vocalist John “Jaycee” Cuijpers and drummer Hans in’t Zandt. Mixing was overseen by Andrew Reilly in Atlanta, Georgia, as was the case with previous effort Sanctuary.

Cover artwork duties fell to Rodney Matthews.

An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) was released to promote Legacy and can be viewed below.

The track listing was as follows:

01. ‘Fight For Your Honour’
02. ‘The One’
03. ‘Believable’
04. ‘Tokyo’
05. ‘Better Man’
06. ‘All I See’
07. ‘Eyes Of A Child’
08. ‘The Runner’
09. ‘Against The World’
10. ‘Fallen Angel’
11. ‘Second Time Around’

Praying Mantis’ line-up is as follows:

John “Jaycee” Cuijpers (vocals)
Tino Troy (guitar)
Andy Burgess (guitar)
Chris Troy (bass)
Hans in’t Zandt (drums)

A music video was released for the track ‘Fight For Your Honour’. 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.

Eighth studio record Sanctuary was released in May 2009.