Die NWOBHM Vertreter PRAYING MANTIS liefern seit Anfang der 70er Jahre starkes Material zwischen britischem Heavy Metal, Hardrock und AOR und haben für den 19. April bereits ihr dreizehntes Studioalbum „Defiance“ angekündigt. Nach dem Titeltrack stellt die Band um die beiden Gründungsmitglieder Chris und Tino Troy nun den Song `Standing Tall´ im Videoclip vor.

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Lyrics:

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