Prong

jackhammer · 11-22-2010, 07:33 PM

What? No Prong thread? Mainman Tommy Victor is one of the masters of crunchy Hardcore influenced Metal riffs and their sound that has straddled these genres. He has been highly influential in many areas including, Crossover, Industrial, Hardcore, Thrash, Punk and even without knowing- Nu Metal.

The closest that America has got to the Killing Joke sound without becoming a derivative and still maintaining their own particular sound.

Efficient, heavy and precise, Prong's music is sadly overlooked due to their reticence to align themselves with any particular genre.

Ladies and Gentleman...Prong:

From the 2007 release Power Of The Damager comes this track:

That double bassline absolutely ruins speakers

Seltzer · 11-23-2010, 01:28 AM

I've only ever heard Prove You Wrong and it's a fine album which has been getting a lot of plays from me lately. I just can't get enough of that crunchy primal riffery

mr dave · 11-23-2010, 02:33 AM

i remember seeing that Tommy Victor guy in a bunch of guitar magazines back in the day and commenting about how one of their albums could be played in its entirety using only 2 fingers. i always liked using more than 2 fingers so i never bothered then forgot, pretty weak reasoning but it's what it was.

checking out the tracks now they sound like the best parts of Helmet and White Zombie.

Inuzuka Skysword · 11-27-2010, 07:20 AM

This thread can't die!

If there is one album I should listen to of theirs, which should it be. I have been meaning to get into Prong, but I don't know where to start.

King_Matt · 05-07-2011, 10:35 PM

Pretty good band. I like their more thrashy sound than anything else.

BastardofYoung · 05-08-2011, 12:42 PM

I have only listened to "Primitive Origins", but thought it was pretty bad. I listened to a few of their stuff in the 90's, but never got the appeal all that much. I could listen to them a few times, but not often.

GERD · 05-09-2011, 08:35 AM

I'm a Prong fan too. Love industrial, pitchshifter, godflesh, ministry,etc.

Buzzov*en · 05-13-2011, 10:11 AM

Great band

The Batlord · 05-13-2011, 11:36 AM

I was just blasting The Cleansing and making my neck sore. ****ing amazing.

11-22-2010, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Prong What? No Prong thread? Mainman Tommy Victor is one of the masters of crunchy Hardcore influenced Metal riffs and their sound that has straddled these genres. He has been highly influential in many areas including, Crossover, Industrial, Hardcore, Thrash, Punk and even without knowing- Nu Metal. The closest that America has got to the Killing Joke sound without becoming a derivative and still maintaining their own particular sound. Efficient, heavy and precise, Prong's music is sadly overlooked due to their reticence to align themselves with any particular genre. Ladies and Gentleman...Prong: From the 2007 release Power Of The Damager comes this track: That double bassline absolutely ruins speakers __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-23-2010, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I've only ever heard Prove You Wrong and it's a fine album which has been getting a lot of plays from me lately. I just can't get enough of that crunchy primal riffery __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

05-08-2011, 12:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	I have only listened to "Primitive Origins", but thought it was pretty bad. I listened to a few of their stuff in the 90's, but never got the appeal all that much. I could listen to them a few times, but not often. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

05-13-2011, 10:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Buzzov*en Anxiety Hangover Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gardenia Posts: 501	Great band __________________ Save the environment, shoot yourself in the head. And when there is no hope I'll smoke some crack I'll shoot some dope.

11-27-2010, 07:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Inuzuka Skysword Existential Egoist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,468	This thread can't die! If there is one album I should listen to of theirs, which should it be. I have been meaning to get into Prong, but I don't know where to start.

05-07-2011, 10:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
King_Matt Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 75	Pretty good band. I like their more thrashy sound than anything else.

05-09-2011, 08:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
GERD Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North East England Posts: 72	I'm a Prong fan too. Love industrial, pitchshifter, godflesh, ministry,etc.