Prong
Formed: 1986
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Prong News
Below is our complete Prong news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Brutal Assault Is Almost Here!!! Are You Going?
Here are some quotes from past attendees on YouTube:
"You go to Brutal once, you will fall in love instantly!" - @gybarni
"This is the best festival in the whole world! Can't wait for next year! <3" - @eveningwhispers13
"Best festival ever :D See you in BA 28!" - @AnsiSysX86
And the quotes go on and on...need more convincing? Watch the 2024 aftermovie below. More...
Death And Thrash Added To Brutal Assault Lineup
Death / thrash carnage! Feel the unstoppable brutality of Dying Fetus, the heavy metal anthems of 3 Inches of Blood, the thrashing chaos of Warbringer and the industrial grooves / thrash of Prong. Add to this the progressive epics of Ne Obliviscaris the technical savagery of Hideous Divinity and the wrath of the Egyptian gods of Nile!
Brutal Assault will take place in the Czech Republic at the Josefov Fortress during August 6-9, 2025.
Festival passes are available HERE! More...
Prong Posts "State Of Emergency" Lyric Video
This Friday, October 6, 2023, Prong's new album, "State of Emergency," hits the streets!
To celebrate their eagerly anticipated 13th release, Tommy Victor and the guys have shared a new music video for the album's title track, following up previous acclaimed singles "Breaking Point", "Non Existence" and "The Descent".
With heavy metal perfection, "State of Emergency" shows off this quintessential band's unique blend of thrashy, punky, face ripping rock — emblematic of what the entire record has to offer.
Tommy comments on the track: "The title track 'State of Emergency' is a bit of a classic PRONG style groove metal track but heavier. It features the last lyric written for the album. I wanted a song that summarized some of the other lyrics. One that would direct the cover art as well. What we get is this depiction of the Orwellian, dystopian reality we are facing. It’s all rather dark, threatening and heavy." More...
Prong Releases "The Descent" Music Video
Prong will make their eagerly anticipated return with the impending release of their 13th studio album, "State Of Emergency," out October 6, 2023 via Steamhammer / SPV, Today, following their brutally honest latest singles "Breaking Point" and "Non Existence", the heavy metal cornerstones unveil their follow up entitled, "The Descent," accompanied by a new music video.
The track is a perfect blend of that impeccable recipe of punk, metal and thrash that makes up Prong's signature sound, and shows Tommy Victor and the boys are primed and ready to tear some faces off with "State of Emergency!"
About the new single, "The Descent", Prong's main man had this to say,
"'The Descent' has a narrative of isolation, confusion, and hopelessness due to the intervention of the media." More...
Prong To Release New Album In October
It has been four, long, rollercoaster years since heavy metal stalwarts Prong released their acclaimed "Age of Defiance" EP, and this fall, they make their eagerly anticipated return with the release of their 13th studio album, "State Of Emergency," out October 6, 2023 via Steamhammer / SPV.
Unlike many other contemporary metal bands, Prong are respected for their down-to-earth attitude, hard driving stamina and familial bond with their devoted fans - which they have garnered continuously throughout their 40-year history. 'State of Emergency' shines as a triumphant return for the band, as well as a furious tableau of East Coast aggression, clothed in that classic PRONG sound that never goes out of style.
The album‘s first official single, "Non-Existence," is a perfect picture of its overall sound. On the track, Prong founder Tommy Victor comments; "’Non-Existence,‘ with its techno-style noise guitar that‘s omnipresent on this album, is a bit like my retrospective glance at ’Rude Awakening.‘" More...
Prong Shares New Single "Breaking Point"
Like few other contemporary metal bands, Prong are synonymous with a down-to-earth attitude, stamina and a close bond with their fans. It's been a long wait since the release of 2019’s Age Of Defiance EP, but now, that wait is over. Today, the band has premiered an unrelentingly heavy new song, entitled "Breaking Point”, marking their anticipated return with a vengeance.
Prong originator Tommy Victor on the new single: "The origins of the song happened during the waning part of the pandemic. I have to admit that I came up with the main riff while we were out on the Black Label Society tour. I guess that would make sense to some. There was so much insecurity going on. What we were told kept changing. The crowds on that tour were so intense. It seemed like everyone was just sweating out all this frustration. Everyone was just fed up. I think that sentiment has remained and even grown with a lot of people. It’s a 'general frustration in the world' type song."
He adds about the track's sound: "I’ve been getting back into these heavy, solid, mean riffs. I think moving back to New York has helped with these. I’m really happy where I’m at all around. I think it’s coming across in the new songs and showing a rejuvenated attitude." More...
BLS Premiere New Music Video
As previously reported, Black Label Society has a new album coming out this month. A video for the fifth track on the album has been released. Check out "End of Days" here.
The current U.S. tour with Obituary and Prong rages on through November 28.
Prong Posts New Single Online
American industrial thrashers Prong has posted a new song online entitled, "End Of Sanity." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's forthcoming EP, "Age Of Defiance," which is set to be released on November 29th through SPV/Steamhammer.
Frontman Tommy Victor says: "‘End Of Sanity’ is a thrash/hardcore/crossover number in typical Prong style which I wrote especially for our American tour with Agnostic Front. If you’re into Prong, you’ll love this track." More...
Prong To Release New EP Next Month
Like few other contemporary metal bands, Prong are synonymous with a down-to-earth attitude, stamina and a close bond with their fans.
"Since the beginning of our career, we’ve done almost everything ourselves," guitarist, vocalist and band founder Tommy Victor looks back at the group’s intense and extremely strenuous early phase in the 1980s. "Not only did we write songs and record albums, we also managed the band, looked after the merchandise, sent demos to clubs and booked vans. Then there were a few years with record companies and agencies involved to support us. Today we’re back to the beginning, we’ve come full circle."
The latest feat proves Prong’s great commitment: A new EP, available on Digi-CD and 12" vinyl, featuring two brand-new studio recordings and three live cuts, will be out on Steamhammer/SPV from November 29. The EP’s title is "Age Of Defiance." The digital single, "End Of Sanity" will arrive on October 25 to herald this thoroughly accomplished recording. More...
Brutal Assault Festival Announces 85% Tickets Sold
Brutal Assault Festival announces 85% of the tickets of its upcoming 2019 edition already being sold. Tells the festival promotion agency:
"The attractive lineup of our festival draws audience from all around the world and we've already sold 85 % of all available tickets - thank You for your interest! Our lineup also misses just a couple of last bands and the artists from our KAL stage to be completely revealed... and that is happening soon! We can only recommend to everyone not to hesitate with the purchase of the festival pass, because there are gonna be no more tickets when the currently available capacity is gone!The festival passes are 102€ (full festival passes only), but you'll also find discounted festival passes for the disabled and for kids in our e-shop HERE."
You can now also generate your own Brutal Assault poster with bands ordered according to your liking and share your taste with the world! If you share your #mybrutal2019 poster on Facebook or Instagram, you can win a free festival pass!
Brutal Assault: 90 € Early Bird Festival Passes
The Brutal Assault 2019-team has the below announcement concerning their early bird festival passes for you:
"By the end of the month we'll stop selling the 90€ early bird festival passes. These are currently available from our e-shop in two forms, physical collector’s ticket where you have to pay for shipping and electronic ticket that you'll print at home and don't have to pay for shipping. It's also possible to change your e-ticket for design hard paper ticket on spot for a small fee.
Don't miss your opportunity to get the cheapest tickets that there are!"
Brutal Assault 2019, will once again take place at the Fortress Josefov - Jaromer, Czech Republic from , 7th – 10th August.
BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 festival pass [PRINT@HOME ticket]
BRUTAL ASSAULT 2019 festival pass [collector's design hard paper ticket] More...
Hatebreed Announces Second Leg Of Anniversary Tour
Hatebreed remain one of the most relevant and impactful acts in the hard rock and metal scenes. The Connecticut band will celebrate 25 years of ruthless breakdowns, pit-stirring anthems, and poignant lyrics across eight albums and consistently sold-out shows in 2019.
The band, which has gone from playing basements and backyards to being a featured worldwide attraction on countless festivals and high-profile tours from OZZFest to Warped Tour to Download, will commemorate two-plus decades by embarking on a 25th anniversary tour.
The second leg of dates has just been announced and will hit the midwest and West Coast in May. The second leg will feature support from Obituary, Madball, Prong, and Skeletal Remains from May 7th through May 15th. Agnostic Front will replace Madball on the dates that run from May 17th through May 26th. Tickets for the second leg go on sale on Friday, February 15th at 10 AM, local time. VIP upgrades for select dates go on sale on February 25th.
The first leg of the tour kicks off on April 4th in Philadelphia and runs through April 20th in the band's home state. It will feature support from Obituary and Cro-Mags, two bands that Hatebreed have covered in their career and who have influenced the signature and instantly recognizable Hatebreed sound. Terror and Fit for an Autopsy will round out this "can't miss" juggernaut of a lineup. More...
Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh added to Brutal Assault '19
In an announcement sure to please black metal fans, Brutal Assault Festival reveals that Dimmu Borgir will be taking to the stage at Fortress Josehov, Czech Republic. Industrial pioneers Godflesh have also been added to the bill - they last played the festival in 2015.
More bands revealed in this update include legendary thrash bands Anthrax and Sacred Reich. Iron Reagan, Prong, The Ocean, Thy Art is Murder, After The Burial and The Obsessed are just some of the other names.
Unfortunately A Pale Horse Named Death, who were previously announced, will be unable to perform.
Brutal Assault 2019 will take place at Fortress Josehov in the Czech Republic, August 7-9.
The full lineup so far:
ABORTED
AFTER THE BURIAL
ALIEN WEAPONRY
AGNOSTIC FRONT
ANAAL NATHRAKH
ANATHEMA
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY
ANTAEUS
ANTHRAX
CARCASS
CARPENTER BRUT
COUNTING HOURS
CRYSTAL LAKE
CULT OF LUNA
CYTOTOXIN
DEICIDE
DAUGHTERS
DESTRUCTION
DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA
DIMMU BORGIR
EKTOMORF
ELECTRIC WIZARD
GET THE SHOT
GODFLESH
GUTALAX
HEILUNG
HIGHER POWER
HYPOCRISY
IMMOLATION
IRON REAGAN
JINJER
JUNGLE ROT
KRISIUN
LIONHEART
MANES
MESHUGGAH
METAL CHURCH
MGLA
MIDNIGHT
MYRKUR
NAPALM DEATH
NECROS CHRISTOS
OF MICE & MEN
OCEANS OF SLUMBER
PERFECITIZEN
PRONG
RAISED FIST
ROTTING CHRIST
SACRED REICH
SAOR
SHAPE OF DESPAIR
SLÆGT
TAAKE
TANKARD
TAPHOS
TESTAMENT
THE OBSESSED
THE OCEAN
THY ART IS MURDER
TOSKA
UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION
VARGRAV
VENOM PRISON
VUUR
WINDHAND
WOLFBRIGADE
WOE UNTO ME
Brutal Assault Festival Band Upddate Announced
Brutal Assault Festival announces another band update for its upcoming 2019 edition. Tells the festival promotion agency:
"Let’s open this mega update with a black metal stormblast! Over seven years, deathlike silence has filled the halls of the world’s biggest black metal forge, whilst powers have been gathering to resurrect the band right in time for their 25th anniversary. And now DIMMU BORGIR have finally returned with a vicious work of art that is their latest album Eonian and they are coming to storm the main stage at Brutal Assault!
Wicked aural filth comes from the islands with GODFLESH, who are highly regarded as one of the pioneers of industrial metal; they took industrial to the next level with their fuse of heavy guitars and mixing it with slow drum loops and effects and their unique approach has spawned several musical styles since their conception.
Brutal Assault will also present a combo of iconic thrashers that need no introduction, ANTHRAX and SACRED REICH will make it to the fest alongside upcoming crossover thrash ministry IRON REAGAN and a staple name of the genre PRONG. More...
Prong Releases New Lyric Video
American industrial thrash veterans Prong has released a new lyric video for the song, "However It May End." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's latest album, "Zero Days," which was released in July of last year through Steamhammer/SPV.
Tommy Victor said about the song and the video: "I threw some Eastern philosophical ideas in with a Western doomsday outlook for the concept of the song. The video depicts the transcendence with violence. It came out great; check it out!" More...
Prong Announces European Tour
Industrial thrashers Prong has announced that they will be embarking on a European tour with Dew Scented this August.Prong founder Tommy Victor: “Prong and Europe is always something special. What would a summer be if we were not returning? Even for a more selective run of shows like this one in 2018, which has already been a great touring year for us. We are extremely excited to see more friends old and new! And to have Dew-Scented along for their final run of shows is really awesome!”
Dew-Scented: “We are stoked to be playing these shows with Prong, who are not only an early influence of ours but also always an extremely intense live-band. You might also remember we covered “Steady Decline” a few years ago?! This is a nice way to come full circle on these last touring dates for Dew-Scented!”
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta Debuts New Jasta Song
Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta has premiered a new track called “13 Appears“ from his Jasta project. Prong vocalist/guitarist Tommy Victor and guitarist Joey Concepcion (Jasta, The Absence) also guest on the track.
Prong & Powerflo West Coast Tour Announced
Prong, Powerflo (Cypress Hill, Biohazard, etc.) announce a West Coast mini-tour together for the spring:
03/29 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
03/30 Fullerton, CA – Slidebar
04/02 San Jose, CA – The Ritz
04/03 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
04/04 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
04/07 Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar
04/08 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
Helmet Premiere New Video & Announces Tour
Helmet and Prong announce a spring U.S. co-headlining tour together. In other news, a new Helmet live music video captured in Melbourne, Australia for their track “Life Or Death” has debuted online as well. Watch it below:
Comments Prong‘s Tommy Victor of the run: More...
Prong Issues "Divide And Conquer" Lyric Video
Prong issued a lyric video for the new song "Divide and Conquer." The song is taken from the upcoming new album "Zero Days," which is set to drop on July 28th via Steamhammer/SPV Records.
The track listing for the album is:
1. However It May End
2. Zero Days
3. Off the Grid
4. Divide and Conquer
5. Forced into Tolerance
6. Interbeing
7. Blood Out of Stone
8. Operation of the Moral Law
9. The Whispers
10. Self Righteous Indignation
11. Rulers of the Collective
12. Compulsive Future Projection
13. Wasting of the Dawn
14. Reasons to Be Fearful More...