Praying Mantis/France 2018

In 2017, Playing Mantis came to Japan as a coupling act with Lionheart, proving that they are still going strong. This is a complete digital audience recording of their performance at the “Coats of Chaos Festival” held in France on May 11th as part of their 2018 Euro tour. Unlike their Japan tour, which featured a classic set, this was a short set of about an hour, especially since it was a festival, but the set list included two songs from the just-released “Gravity,” and the first three songs in particular were reminiscent of their Japan tour last year. John “Jacey” Kuipers’ powerful vocals are still strong, and this performance with the best lineup to date is definitely worth checking out. 1. CAPTURED CITY/2. PANIC IN THE STREETS/3. PRAYING MANTIS/4. HIGHWAY/5. KEEP IT ALIVE/6. MANTIS ANTHEM/7. DREAM ON/8. FIGHT FOR YOUR HONOUR/9. TIME SLIPPING AWAY/10. CHILDREN OF THE EARTH [COURTS OF CHAOS FESTIVAL 2018 : at Center culturel Avel Dro, vet, France 11th May 2018] John Cuijpers – Vocal / Tino Troy – Guitar / Andy Burgess – Guitar / Chris Troy – Bass / Hans in’t Zandt – Drums