Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis is a British heavy metal band, often linked with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement and known for its melodic, harmony-rich style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Praying Mantis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5875650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Praying Mantis Context triple: [Iron Maiden, associatedAct, Praying Mantis]
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A.
Mantis
Mantis is an empathic alien superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for her ability to sense and influence emotions and for her role alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers.
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B.
Daddy Longlegs
"Daddy Longlegs" is an independent drama film co-directed by Josh and Benny Safdie that follows a chaotic, unreliable father caring for his two young sons in New York City.
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C.
Redfly
Redfly is the nickname and alias of Tom "Redfly" Davis, a central character known as a former Special Forces operative in the film "Triple Frontier."
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D.
Harvestman
Harvestman is a post-metal musical project led by Steve Von Till of Neurosis, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced soundscapes.
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E.
Buhid
Buhid is a Brahmic-derived indigenous script used by the Buhid people of Mindoro in the Philippines to write the Buhid language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Praying Mantis Target entity description: Praying Mantis is a British heavy metal band, often linked with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement and known for its melodic, harmony-rich style.
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A.
Mantis
Mantis is an empathic alien superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, known for her ability to sense and influence emotions and for her role alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers.
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B.
Daddy Longlegs
"Daddy Longlegs" is an independent drama film co-directed by Josh and Benny Safdie that follows a chaotic, unreliable father caring for his two young sons in New York City.
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C.
Redfly
Redfly is the nickname and alias of Tom "Redfly" Davis, a central character known as a former Special Forces operative in the film "Triple Frontier."
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D.
Harvestman
Harvestman is a post-metal musical project led by Steve Von Till of Neurosis, known for its atmospheric, folk-influenced soundscapes.
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E.
Buhid
Buhid is a Brahmic-derived indigenous script used by the Buhid people of Mindoro in the Philippines to write the Buhid language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British heavy metal band ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1973 ⓘ |
| album |
A Cry for the New World
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forever in Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravity NERFINISHED ⓘ Katharsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Legacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowhere to Hide NERFINISHED ⓘ Predator in Disguise NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ The Journey Goes On NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Tells No Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ To the Power of Ten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Praying Mantis UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Iron Maiden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lionheart NERFINISHED ⓘ Stratus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Time Tells No Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| formedInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| founder |
Chris Troy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tino Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ melodic metal ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Andy Burgess
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans in ’t Zandt NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cuijpers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tino Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.prayingmantis.rocks/ ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Wave of British Heavy Metal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
harmony-rich
ⓘ
melodic ⓘ |
| notableFormerMember |
Clive Burr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis Stratton NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Di’Anno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
A Cry for the New World
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheated NERFINISHED ⓘ Children of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovers to the Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
Frontiers Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Praying Mantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Praying Mantis Description of subject: Praying Mantis is a British heavy metal band, often linked with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement and known for its melodic, harmony-rich style.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.