Prong
Emerging onto the hardcore music scene of New York City in 1986, Prong is an
American band whose sound melds elements from groove metal, industrial music,
and thrash. Beginning as a collaborative effort between Tommy Victor, a sound
engineer for CBGB, and Mike Kirkland, the iconic club's doorman, they soon added
the skills of ex-Swans drummer Ted Parsons. The late 1980s saw Prong release the
raw-sounding Primitive Origins EP (1987) and Force Fed (1989) album. The latter
caught the attention of Epic Records, leading to Prong's 1990 major-label debut,
Beg to Differ. As the years pa...
