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08-27 Prong debut new video
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Prong was founded in 1986 by singer/guitarist Tommy Victor who was a sound man for the famous club CBGB and bassist Mike Kirkland(doorman at CBGB’s). Ex-Swans drummer Ted Parsons joined a few month's later. Prong released two independent albums that were notedfor their brutal hardcore punk sound. The recordings were released on Southern Records in the U.K. in the late 1980's.Epic Records saw the band's potential and signed them in 1989. Prong's major label debut album Beg to Differ, was released in 1990.In the following year, Kirkland left the band and was replaced by Ex-Flotsam and Jetsam b ...read more
Prong was founded in 1986 by singer/guitarist Tommy Victor who was a sound man for the famous club CBGB and bassist Mike Kirkland(doorman at CBGB’s). Ex-Swans drummer Ted Parsons joined a few month's later. Prong released two independent albums that were notedfor their brutal hardcore punk sound. The recordings were released on Southern Records in the U.K. in the late 1980's.Epic Records saw the band's potential and signed them in 1989. Prong's major label debut album Beg to Differ, was released in 1990.In the following year, Kirkland left the band and was replaced by Ex-Flotsam and Jetsam bassist Troy Gregory. Prong issued their fourthrelease Prove You Wrong which saw the band experiment with programming and electronic samples while still retaining an aggressive yetmelodic sensibility.By 1994, Troy Gregory was out of the band and was replaced by Paul Raven (bassist) and John Bechdel (keyboard), both from Killing Jokeand Murder, Inc. The new line up released Cleansing (Prong’s 5th major release). With a strong industrial sound that still managed to behard and heavy, Cleansing contained songs that are still considered Prong classics ("Broken Peace" and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap YourNeck") and is Prong’s most successful release to date. The videos for these two songs became staples of MTV’s legendary HeadbangersBall.Prong's sixth album Rude Awakening was released in 1996. The album was not as successful as the last three albums. Shortly thereafterParsons left the band to join Godflesh. Tommy Victor left New York and moved to Los Angeles. Prong toured in the fall of 1997 with a newlineup that included Dan Laudo (drums) Riggs (guitar) Frank Cavanaugh from Filter (bass) and Bill Rettie (keyboard). The band dissolvedafter a six week US tour. As the band Prong sat idle, Tommy Victor worked with legends of the rock world, including Rob Zombie, MarilynManson, and Glenn Danzig.In 2002, Victor re-formed Prong with bassist Brian Perry, drummer Dan Laudo and touring guitarist Monte Pittman. After the success of a42-show American tour that was recorded for a live CD (100% Live, Locomotive Music) Prong entered the studio and recorded a new CD,Scorpio Rising.Tommy Victor has quit Danzig and drummer Dan Laudo has left the band to form Big On Mars (Kooklavu Records). The band announced anew drummer named Aaron Rossi who used to be in the bands Strife, Shelter, and Medication. The band has left Locomotive Music and iswriting a new album that is scheduled to be released in 2007. A new track that is expected to appear on the new album has been posted ontheir MySpace web page called "Looking for Them".In 2005, the Christian Metalcore band Demon Hunter released a cover of "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" on their album The Triptych.In 2005, the Prong fanclub released a Music Video Compilation DVD.Along with Paul Raven, Tommy Victor appears on Al Jourgensen's new Ministry album titled Rio Grande Blood (2006). « hide |
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