Prong Drummer Quits To Focus On Other Projects

Drummer Dan Laudo has officially left PRONG. His statement on the matter reads as follows:

"After seven years playing drums for PRONG that included two albums, a live DVD and many tours around the world, I am leaving the band to concentrate on other projects. The BIG ON MARS CD for Kooklavu Records is nearing completion. I'm very excited about the future. Thank you to all the PRONG fans for being so cool over the years. You guys are the best. Keep rockin'."

PRONG's "The Vault" will receive its long-awaited U.S. release on June 28 via Locomotive Music.

Released in Europe on March 14 via Locomotive Music, "The Vault" contains three different concerts on two disks (approximately four hours): The entire 2002 show from Amsterdam (Melkweg), featuring the "new lineup" from the "100% Live" tour, 2003's With Full Force show from Germany and the 2003 concert at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden. Two full-length sample videos from "The Vault" have been posted online at bassist ">Brian Perry's official web site. Check out the tracks "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" and "Close the Door", recorded at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holand in 2002, at BrianPerry.net.

Here is "The Vault" track listing:

DVD 1:

Live At Melkweeg Netherlands 2002:

01. Dark Signs
02. Beg To Differ
03. Out Of This Misery
04. Close To The Door
05. Broken Peace
06. Rude Awakening
07. Caprice
08. Embrace The Depth
09. 3rd From The Sun
10. The Outmentioned
11. Lost & Found
12. Prove You Wrong
13. Disbelieve
14. Another Wordly Device
15. Whose Fist Is This Anyway
16. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
17. Test
18. Controller
19. Freezer Burn
20. Unconditional

With Full Force 2003:

21. Beg To Differ
22. Embrace The Depth
23. Disbelief
24. Another Wordly Device
25. Whose Fist Is This Anyway
26. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck

DVD 2:

Hultsfred Festival 2003:

27. Cutrate
28. For Dear Life
29. Prove You Wrong
30. 3rd From The Sun
31. Beg To Differ
32. Avoid Promises
33. Disbelieve
34. Inner Truth
35. Another Wordly Device
36. Whose Fist Is This Anyway
37. Rude Awakening
38. Test
39. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck

Surprise Section (Vault From The Past):

40. On Japanese TV
41. Buffalo - NY (Bootleg Quality)
42. Interview at With Full Force
43. Board Stage

PRONG's latest CD, "Scorpio Rising", was released in the U.S. early last year through Locomotive Music. The CD, which was produced by mainman Tommy Victor and Steve Bruno, marked the group's first studio effort since 1996's "Rude Awakening".

Source: Blabbermouth