Prong discography

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Prong discography
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Prong performing in 2013
Studio albums13
Live albums2
Video albums1
Music videos13
EPs4
Remix albums1
Other appearances6

Prong is an American heavy metal band formed in 1986. The band was originally composed of founder Tommy Victor (vocals, guitar), along with Mike Kirkland (bass) and ex-Swans drummer Ted Parsons. [1] Their first two studio releases, the EP Primitive Origins (1987) and debut studio album Force Fed (1989), were released independently and directed more towards the hardcore punk. [2] The trio signed with Epic Records, and their first major label release, 1990's Beg to Differ , was a minor success, and received regular exposure on MTV's Headbangers Ball . [1] Former Flotsam and Jetsam bassist Troy Gregory replaced Kirkland for 1991's Prove You Wrong . Gregory was soon replaced by ex-Killing Joke bassist Paul Raven, plus keyboardist John Bechdel (ex-Murder Inc.) for 1994's Cleansing . The album marked a change of direction towards a more industrial sound, being regarded as Prong's "most varied record". [3] Prong would disband following 1996's "less inspired" [1] Rude Awakening .

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Prong was reformed in early 2002, after a five-year hiatus with a new lineup, tour, and subsequent signed to the Spanish Locomotive Music label to release their first live album, 100% Live [4] (not including the 1990 promo Live at CBGB's), followed by 2003's Scorpio Rising . In 2007, the band signed to Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet label, [5] releasing Power of the Damager . In 2012, the band released Carved into Stone , followed by Ruining Lives (2014), the cover album Songs from the Black Hole (2015) and then two more albums, X – No Absolutes (2016) and Zero Days (2017).

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[6]
US Heat.
[7]
AUT
[8]
GER
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
1989 Force Fed
1990 Beg to Differ
  • Released: March 12, 1990
  • Label: Epic (EK 46011)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL
1991 Prove You Wrong
  • Released: September 24, 1991
  • Label: Epic (EK 47460)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL
34
1994 Cleansing
  • Released: January 25, 1994
  • Label: Epic (EK 53019)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL
126238403671
1996 Rude Awakening
  • Released: May 14, 1996
  • Label: Epic (EK 66945)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP, DL
10713648131
2003 Scorpio Rising
  • Released: November 4, 2003
  • Label: Locomotive (LM 128)
  • Format: CD, DL
2007 Power of the Damager
  • Released: October 2, 2007
  • Label: 13th Planet (THP 006)
  • Format: CD, DL
47
2012 Carved into Stone
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Long Branch Records (SPV 260102)
  • Format: CD, 2xLP, DL
13
2014 Ruining Lives 1677
2015 Songs from the Black Hole
  • Released: March 25, 2015
  • Label: Steamhammer/SPV
  • Format: CD, vinyl, DL
2016 X – No Absolutes
  • Released: February 5, 2016
  • Label: Steamhammer/SPV
  • Format: CD, vinyl, DL
787
2017 Zero Days
  • Released: July 28, 2017 [14]
  • Label: Steamhammer/SPV
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
118699
2023 State of Emergency
  • Released: October 6, 2023
  • Label: Steamhammer/SPV
  • Format: CD, LP, DL
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbum details
1990Live at CBGB's [15]
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Epic (ESK 1951), promo
  • Format: CD, vinyl, cassette
2002 100% Live
  • Released: October 29, 2002
  • Label: Locomotive (LM 119)
  • Format: CD
2014Unleashed in the West: Live in Berlin
  • Released: March 14, 2014
  • Format: Digital download, CD

Remix albums

YearAlbum details
2009 Power of the Damn Mixxxer
  • Released: May 12, 2009
  • Label: 13th Planet
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

YearEP detailsPeak chart positions
UK
1987 Primitive Origins
  • Released: August 1987
  • Label: Spigot (SPT-1)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1990 The Peel Sessions
1992 Whose Fist Is This Anyway? 58
[16]
1993Snap Your Fingers, Break Your Back
(The Remix EP)
  • Label: Epic (660069-2)
  • Format: CD single, 12-inch single
2019Age of Defiance
  • Scheduled: November 29, 2019 [17]
  • Label: Steamhammer
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positions
UK
[11]
1989"Third from the Sun" [18]
1990"Lost and Found"
1990"For Dear Life"
1991"Unconditional"
1994"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck"80
1994"Whose Fist Is This Anyway?"
1994"Broken Peace"
1996"Rude Awakening"82
1996"Controller"
1996"Face Value"
2015"Ultimate Authority"

Video albums

YearVideo detailsNotes
2005The Vault
  • Released: March 14, 2005
  • Label: Locomotive (LM 131)
  • Format: DVD
Double DVD, featuring three different shows, a complete 2002 concert at Amsterdam's Melkweg, another full show from the 2003 Hultsfred Festival in Sweden, and six songs at With Full Force festival in Germany for television broadcast in 2003. [19]

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)Album
1990"Beg to Differ" Kevin Kerslake [20] Beg to Differ
"Lost and Found"George Seminara [21]
1991"Unconditional" Josh Taft [22] OR Evan Stone [23] Prove You Wrong
"Prove You Wrong"Jim Deloye [24]
"Pointless" (Live)
1992"Prove You Wrong (Fuzzbuster Mix)"Jim Deloye [25] [26]
1994"Broken Peace"Bill Ward [27] [28] [29] Cleansing
"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck"
"Whose Fist Is This Anyway?"
1996"Rude Awakening" Rob Zombie [30] Rude Awakening
2004"All Knowing Force"Richie S., Dan Laudo & Tommy Victor [31] [32] Scorpio Rising
2008"Power of the Damager"Gary Smithson [33] Power of the Damager
2012"Revenge... Best Served Cold"Scott Hanson [34] Carved into Stone
2014"Remove, Separate Self"Ruining Lives
2018"Forced into Tolerance"Zero Days

Other appearances

YearTitleAlbum
1992"Mind the Gap" and "Daily Dose"The End of Music as We Know It [35]
1994"Inheritance" Airheads [36]
1995"Strange Days" (with Ray Manzarek) Strange Days [37]
"Corpus Delecti"Tonnage: A Compilation [38]
1997"London Dungeon" Violent World: A Tribute to the Misfits [39]
2004"Enter Sandman" Metallic Attack Metallica: The Ultimate Tribute [40]

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