| Time Tells No Lies | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Praying Mantis |
| Cover: | Praying_Mantis-Time_Tells_No_Lies.jpg |
| Released: | 3 April 1981 |
| Studio: | Battery Studios, London |
| Genre: | Heavy metal |
| Length: | 39:04 |
| Label: | Arista |
| Producer: | Tim Friese-Greene |
| Chronology: | Praying Mantis studio album |
| Next Title: | Predator in Disguise |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
Time Tells No Lies is the debut album by English heavy metal band Praying Mantis, released on 3 April 1981.[1]
Time Tells No Lies was released in 1981 after the band signed a worldwide deal with Arista Records following the Reading Rock '80 festival. Some copies came with a one sided A4 merchandise insert. It peaked at number 60 on the UK Albums Chart in April 1981 where it stayed for two weeks, while Cheated, the lead single peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Charts.[2]
The original cover is by Rodney Matthews.