Defiance Gli Ebrei

Praying Mantis are now a well-established band of melodic hard rockers. Formed by brothers Tino and Chris Troy in 1973, together with bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, and others they spearheaded the NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) movement. While they did not see the same dizzying heights of success as some of their contemporaries, Praying Mantis nonetheless became one of THE most influential bands of the NWOBHM. The band has remained active over the years and still records and plays live regularly, while evolving their style from their early beginnings to a more melodic hard rock style. - Musically the new album offers the trademark Mantis sound, with twin guitar leads and sterling vocal work from Jaycee Cuijpers, but what really puts this record apart is the stunning quality of the songwriting which offers a credible mix of catchy songs along with superb epics. To round up the tracklisting the Mantis' offer their own spin to the classic Rainbow hit "I Surrender" (penned by none other than Russ Ballard).

A 120 anni dal Primo congresso sionista, che segnò la nascita del sionismo politico di Theodor Herzl; a 100 anni dalla Dichiarazione Balfour, che vide il sostegno strategico di Londra; a 70 anni dalla Risoluzione delle Nazioni Unite n. 181, che stabilì la creazione di uno Stato ebraico in Palestina; a 50 anni dalla Guerra dei Sei Giorni, che segnò l'inizio dell'occupazione dei Territori palestinesi dando al sionismo religioso una torsione messianica e determinandone la traiettoria politica dei decenni successivi;