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PRONG – Zero Days

May 18, 2022 /

I’m a huge fan of the album Cleansing, which was released back in ’94. So how have the years treated this industrial metallic groove machine? This is the band’s last release which came out in 2017. On this album, main man Tommy Victor is joined by Mike Longworth on bass, and Art Cruz on drums – although I believe they now have left the band.

I’m pleased to say the groove is alive and well on tracks like the opener, However It May End, and Operation Of The Moral Law where the riffs and grooves just make you want to bounce. The overall vibe is more of a straight up metal record with hard fast beats and evil riffs. I have always heard a Killing Joke vibe on some of their tunes, and this continues on with this record on the tracks Blood Out Of Stone. On this track Tommy’s voice and delivery remind me of Jazz Coleman’s and even more so on Compulsive Future Projection, which has a great groove and a crunching riff. It’s great to see Tommy Victor still putting out great records that still mean something.

9/10 from the Grooveman.

PRONG – Cleansing

October 12, 2021 /

There are no hairs and graces with this album – it’s straight to the point no nonsense hard core heavy metal. Prong sprang into existence in NYC back in ’86. This absolute classic is their 4th album, and was released in ’94. Tommy Victor has the gift of writing very simple catchy riffs, and matching them with an undeniable groove that makes you want to bounce around your room of doom.

Whose Fist Is This Anyway is the lucky tune that has two monster riffs for you to groove to. The main riff that starts off, and the extra killer riff that closes out the song. That is followed by Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck, which carries on the killer vibe with another monster riff. The huge fat sound and relentless beat is a Prong trademark – this song just smokes! Cut Rate is almost Metallica-esque in its thrash metal delivery. Broken Peace is a step away from the norm as the groove is decidedly funky, and that mixed with the overdriven feed backing guitar is freakin’ awesome. My favourite track is the absolute monster sounding, Home Rule. That raw riff and groove is so infectious. I dare you not to exercise your groove muscle and start grooving like a thing possessed!

In case you have missed the clue, I love this album and it gets 10/10 all day everyday from The Grooveman.

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