{"product_id":"prong-prong-black-vinyl-12","title":"Prong \"Prong (Black vinyl)\" 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNY Metal Legends PRONG Take Triumphant Victory Lap on 14th Studio LP \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOf the plethora of legends born from the primordial ooze bubbling at New York’s most iconic punk club, CBGBs, there is only one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRONG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Forming during the venue’s late 80s renaissance period alongside hardcore legends like Gorilla Biscuits, Madball, Sick Of It All, and Biohazard, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRONG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e set themselves apart with melodic sensibility on formative records like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeg To Differ \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(1990) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCleansing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e (1994), becoming mainstays on the iconic MTV’s “Headbangers Ball”. With their boundary-pushing fusion of classic New York Hardcore, infectious grooves, and industrial textures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRONG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e laid the foundation for numerous styles of post-hardcore like groove metal, industrial metal, and crossover thrash. Since then, the band has done countless world tours becoming regulars at seminal festivals like Wacken and Brutal Assault. Now, they return with their Napalm Records, self-titled debut out November 6, 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs the band’s mission statement, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e incorporates the well of styles their legacy is built on. Blistering thrash sections, open into lush choruses on opening anthem “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Banner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e”, before somehow pushing the intensity even further on “\u003cem\u003eNew Commission\u003c\/em\u003e”. “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Uprising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e” reintroduces the band’s industrial edge, weaponizing textured synths over a pulsating two-step, before “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUncertain Truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e” flexes its melodic chops, offering a transcendently sweet hook. Immediately the band dropkicks listeners in the chest with the pummeling “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFear The Sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e” inciting classic New York Hardcore pit violence. Iconic vocalist and guitarist Tommy Victor’s chops come out in full swing on “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eProportionate Response\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e”, a smoldering incitement of retaliatory justice, before the blistering kicks of “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSimulated Drowning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e” propel us forward. Album closer “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOur Continuance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\" brings things to a cataclysmic close with its menacingly methodical pulse and pummelingly discordant breakdowns, tied together with a lush chorus amplified with swelling synth textures. With Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios for mixing and mastering, the album sounds crisp and punchy, Victor’s biting lyrics confrontational and infiltrating, driving listeners to contemplate complex matters like the validity of truth, self-inhibitors, and altruism. Dynamically bold, ideologically driven, and melodically infectious, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e honors their legacy, reminding us why the band has had such a successful longevity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prong","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":48951004397787,"sku":"786104","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/4807\/9835\/files\/59c2e0aff28bb1e5cdee796a5b03a627.jpg?v=1783424817","url":"https:\/\/napalmrecords.us\/products\/prong-prong-black-vinyl-12","provider":"Napalm Records USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}