PRAYING MANTIS

"Soundhouse Tapes Part 2"

（1979/Ripper HAR5201/UK）

Captured City
The Ripper
Johnny Cool

(three track on the 12" version, the 7" omitting "The Ripper")


"Marquee '79"

（Nova NV-16） Bootleg

1. Rich City Kids
2. Lovers To The Grave
3. Rock 'N' Roll Fever
4. Johnny Cool
5. Praying Mantis
6. Nightmare
7. Time Slipping Away
8. Tell Me The Nightmare Wrong
9. Enough Is Enough
10. Turn The Tables
11. Flirting With Suicide

1-5: Live at Marquee Club, London, UK 1979
6-11: Live at Reading Festival, UK 1982


"Praying Mantis"



（1980/GEM RECORDS GEMS 36/UK） 7"EP

‘PRAYING MANTIS’ c/w ‘HIGH ROLLER’
(TROY/TROY)                (ANGELO)

Produced by Alan Leeming
Front cover: Rodney Matthews



Sounds November 29, 1980


"Cheated"





（1980/ARISTA ARIST 378/UK） 7"EPx2

STUDIO SINGEL
CHEATED
THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER
Produced by Tim Friese-Green at Battery Studios, London

LIVE SINGLE
FLIRTING WITH SUICIDE
PANIC IN THE STREETS
Dave Potts (Drums), Tino Troy (Guitars/Vocals),
Chris Troy (Bass/Vocals), Steve Carroll (Guitars/Vocals)
Recorded at the Marquee London,
Produced by Adam Sieff

COVER ARTWORK: Rodney Matthews


"Time Tell No Lies"

（1981/ARISTA SPART 1153/UK ◎1998/Pony Canyon PCCY-01289）

1. Cheated
2. All Day and All of the Night
3. Running for Tomorrow
4. Rich City Kids
5. Lovers to the Grave
6. Panic in the Streets
7. Beads of Ebony
8. Flirting with Suicide
9. Children of the Earth
10. Thirty Pieces of Silver *
11. Flirting with Suicide (Live) *
12. Panic in the Streets (Live) *
* Bonus Tracks

TINO TROY
Guitar, Vocals

STEVE CARROLL
Guitar, Vocals

CHRIS TROY
Bass, Vocals

DAVE POTTS
Drums

PRODUCED BY TIM FRIESE-GREEN
COVER ARTWORK: RODNEY MATTHEWS



Music Life July 1981


"All Day and all of the Night"

（1981/ARISTA ARIST 397/UK） 7"EP

Side One
All Day and all of the Night

Side Two
Beads of Ebony

Taken from the album "Time Tells No Lies"
Produced by Tim Friese-Green


"Turn The Tables"

（1982/JET 7026/UK） 7"EP

Turn The Tables
c/w
A Question Of Time
Tell Me The Nightmares Wrong

Produced by Guy Bidmead


"Cheated"

(Manti 7982) Bootleg

The Soundhouse Tapes Part 2 1979
1. Captured City
2. Johnny Cool

Meatl For Muthas 1980
3. Captured city

Cheated dbl 7"s 1981
4. Cheated
5. Thirty Pieces Of Silver
6. Flirting With Suiced (Marquee Live)
7. Panic In The Streets (Marquee Live)

Jet 7" 1982
8. Turn The Tables
9. Tell Me The Nightmares Wrong
10. A Question Of Time


"Live + Singles"

（CD-010） Bootleg

1. Nightmare
2. I Know It (Time Slipping Away)
3. Tell Me The Nightmare Wrong
4. Enough Is Enough
5. Turn The Tables
6. Flirting With Suicide
7. Captured City
8. The Reaper
9. Johnny Cool
10. Praying Mantis
11. High Roller
12. Thirty Pieces Of Silver
13. Flirting With Suicide (Live)
14. Panic In The Street (Live)
15. Turn The Tables
16. Tell Me The Nightmare Wrong
17. A Question Of Time

Tracks 1-6 are from Reading Festival Live
Tracks 7-9 are from Sound House Tapes 12"
Tracks 10-11 are from Praying Manits 7"
Tracks 12-14 are from Cheated Double 7"
Tracks 15-17 are from Turn The Tables 7"


"Praying Mantis & Paul Dianno, Dennis Stratton Live At Last"





（1990/Pony Canyon PCCY-00116/Japan）

1. Panic In The Street
2. Dangerous Game
3. Children Of The Earth
4. Lovers To The Grave
5. Flirting With Suiced
6. Hot Tonight
7. Running For Tomorrow
8. Wrathchild
9. Murders In The Rue Morgue
10. Remember Tomorrow
11. Phantom Of The Opera
12. Iron Maiden
13. Cheated
14. Running Free

Paul Dianno
Tino Troy
Dennis Stratton
Chris Troy
Bruce Bisland

Recorded at Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, April  18. 1990


"Predator In Disguise"



（1991/Pony Canyon PCCY-00207/Japan）

1. Can't See The Angels
2. She's Hot
3. Can't Wait Forever
4. This Time Girl
5. Time Slipping Away
6. Listen What Your Heart Says
7. Still Want You
8. The Horn
9. Battle Royal
10. Only You
11. Borderline

CHRIS TROY (lead vo, b)
DENNIS STRATTON (lead vo, g)
TINO TROY (g, vo, pf)
BRUCE BISLAND (ds, vo)

Produced by TINO and DENNIS
Recorded at Terminal 24, London


"A Cry For The New World"



（1993/ Pony Canyon PCCY-00422/Japan）

1. Rise Up Again
2. A Cry For The New World
3. A Moment In Time
4. Letting Go
5. One Chace
6. Dangerous
7. Fight To Be Free
8. Open Your Heart
9. Dream On
10. Journey Man
11. The Final Eclipse

CHRIS TROY
Bass Guitar, Background Vocals

DENNIS STRATTON
Lead Guitar, Background Vocals

COLIN PEEL
Leave & Background Vocals

TINO TROY
Lead Guitar, Accoustic Guitar, Background Vocals

Bruce Bisland
Drums, Background Vocals


"Only The Children Cry"

（1993/Pony Canyon PCCY-00490/Japan）

1. Only The Children Cry
2. Who's Life Is It Anyway
3. A Moment In Life
4. Turn The TAbles

Chris Troy
Bass Guitar, Background Vocals

Dennis Stratton
Lead Guitar, Background Vocals

Mark Thompson-Smith
Leave & Background Vocals

TINO TROY
Lead Guitar, Accoustic Guitar, Background Vocals

Bruce Bisland
Drums, Background Vocals

Produced by Norman Goodman & Praying Mantis
Recorded at Boundary Row Studios


"Play In The East"

(Excalibur EC-02) Bootleg

1. Can't See The Angels
2. Time Slipping Away
3. Children Of The Earth
4. Flirting With Suicide
5. Captured City '91
6. Change Of Heart
7. One Good Reason
8. Dream On
9. Dangerous
10. Lettin' Go
11. Journey Man
12. Johnny B Good

All Tracks Live in Japan
1-5 & 12 1991
6 & 7 1990
8 - 11 1993


"To The Power Of Ten"





(1995/Pony Canyon PCCY-00794/Japan)

1. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
2. Bring On The Night
3. Ball Of Confusion
4. Welcome To My Hollywood
5. Another Time, Another Place
6. To The Power Of Ten
7. Little Angel
8. Victory
9. Only The Children Cry
10. Night And Day
11. Angry Man

Gary John Barden: Lead and Backing Vocals
Tino Troy: Lead, Rhythm and Accoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Background Vocals
Dennis Stratton: Lead, Rhythm and Slide Guitars, Background Vocals
Chris Troy: Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
Bruce Bisland: Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals

Produced by Norman Goodman
Recorded at Broundary Row Studios, London


"Captured Alive In Tokyo City"







(1996/Pony Canyon PCCY-00902/Japan)

Disc One
1. Victory
2. A Cry For The New World
3. Can't See The Angels
4. Bring On The Night
5. Only The Children Cry
6. To The Power Of Ten
7. The Horn
8. Dream On
9. Welcome To My Hollywood
10. Turn The Tables
11. Children Of The Earth

Disc Two
1. Angry Man
2. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
3. Cheated
4. Letting Go
5. Lovers To The Grave
6. Flirting With Suicede
7. Rise Up Again
8. Armed And Ready
9. Captured City

GARY BARDEN Lead Vox
TINO TROY Guitars, Vox
DENNIS STRATTON Guitars, Vox
CHRIS TROY Bass Guitar, Vox
CLIVE BURR Drums

Produced by Norman Goodman and Tino Troy
Recorded at Club Citta Kawasaki, Japan
on November 11th & 12th, 1995


"Captured Alive In Tokyo City"



(2003/Pony Canyon PCBP50803/Japan) DVD

1. Victory
2. A Cry For The New World
3. Can't See The Angels
4. The Horn
5. Dream On
6. Welcome To My Hollywood
7. Turn The Tables
8. Children Of The Earth
9. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
10. Letting Go
11. Lovers To The Grave
12. Rise Up Again
13. Captured City

Recorded at Club Citta Kawasaki, Japan on November 11, 1995

VIDEO CLIP
1. Can't See The Angels
2. This Time Girl (Live Version)
3. Borderline
4. Letting Go
5. Only The Children Cry
6. Don't Afraid Of The Dark


"Foever In Time"

(1998/Pony Canyon PCCY-01257/Japan)

1. Wasted Years
2. The Messiah
3. Best Years
4. Blood Of An Angel
5. Valley Of The Kings
6. Changes
7. Man Behind The Mask
8. Remember My Name
9. The Day The Sun Turned Cold
10. Foever In Time

Tony O'Hara - Lead vocal/backing vocals
Chris Troy - Bass Guitar/backing vocals
Bruce Bisland - Drums/percussion
Dennis Stratton - Guitars/backing vocals
Tino Troy - Guitars/backing vocals/keyboards

Produced by Chris Tsangarides and Praying Mantis
Recorded at Fleetwood Studios-UK


"Bring Your Water To The Slaughter"



Bootleg 2CDR

Disc 1
1. Wasted Years
2. The Messiah
3. Cry For The New World
4. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
5. Remember My Name
6. Valley Of The Kings
7. Forever In Time
8. Turn The Tables

Disc 2
1. The Day The Sun Turned Cold
2. Rise Up Again
3. Best Years
ENCORE:1
4. Children Of The Earth
5. Can't See The Angels
ENCORE:2
6. Letting Go

Bottomline, Nagoya November 11, 1998


"Nowhere To Hide"

(2000/Pony Canyon PCCY-01462/Japan)

1. Nowhere To Hide
2. Cruel Winter
3. The Clocktower
4. Can't Stop The Fire
5. Future Of The World
6. Whenever I'm Lost
7. You'll Never Know
8. River Of Hope
9. S.O.S.

Tony O'Hara Lead vocals/backing vocals
Tino Troy Guitars/backing vocals/Keyboards
Dennis Stratton Guitars/backing vocals
Chris Troy Bass Guitar/backing vocals/keyboards
Bruce Bisland Drums/percussion/ backing vocals

Produced by Steve Mann and Tino Troy
Recorded at Fleetwood Studios-UK



"The Journey Goes On"

(2003/Pony Canyon PCCY-01636/Japan)

1. Tonight
2. The Escape
3. The Journey Goes On
4. Silent War
5. Beast Within
6. Hold On For Love
7. If Tomorrow Never Comes
8. Lost World
9. The Voice
10. Naked (re-recorded version)

TINO TROY
DENNIS STRATTON
CHRIS TROY

Guest featured on album
John Sloman - Lead and Backing Vocals
Doogie White - Lead and Backing Vocals
Martin Johnson - Drums and Percussion

Produced by Tino Troy


"The Best Of Praying Mantis"

(2004/Pony Canyon PCCY-01698/Japan)

1. Cheated
2. Can't See The Angels
3. A Cry For The New World
4. Letting Go
5. Journeyman
6. Only The Children Cry
7. Turn The Tables
8. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
9. Best Years
10. Forever In Time
11. Nowhere To Hide
12. Naked (re-recorded version)
13. Captured City (live version)


"Sanctury"

(2009/King Records KICP 1372/Japan)

1. In The Time
2. Restless Heart
3. Tears In The Rain
4. So High
5. Turn The Tide
6. Touch The Rainbow
7. Threshold Of A Dream
8. Playing God
9. Broken Chains
10. Highway
11. Sanctuary

Mike Freeland (lead vocals)
Chris Troy (bass, vocals, keyboareds)
Benjy Reid (drums & verse)
Andy Burgess (guitars, vocals, keyboards)
Tino Troy (guitars, vocals, keyboards)

Produced by Andy Reilly and Praying Mantis
Recorded at Muse Studios, Atlanta, USA


"We Are NWOBHM All The Time"

(Dragonflame-045) Bootleg 2CDR

Disc 1
1. A Cry For The New World
2. Panic In The Street
3. Restless Heart
4. Tears In The Rain
5. Can't See The Angels
6. Turn The tide
7. Highway
8. In Time
9. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
10. Rise Up Again - We Will Rock You (Queen)
- Drums Solo - Rise Up Again
11. Turn The Tables
12. Letting Go

Disc 2
- Encore -
1. Children Of The Earth
2. Captured City

Recorded Live at Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
Osaka, Japan, November 4, 2009