Prong’s Tommy Victor commented:

Prong is happy to… premiere the video for ‘Forced into Tolerance’ from our latest album Zero Days! It represents the no-frills, in-your-face relentlessness of the track. It’s our response to being told what to think and believe by everyone. Enjoy!

Prong also announced the continuation of their Zero Days Tour with a series of West Coast dates alongside PowerFlo. After a solid year of touring with the likes of Testament, Obituary, Sepultura, and Exodus, as well as filling key slots on the European Summer Festival Circuit, Prong now brings it back home to the States, including a highly coveted, co-headlining run with Helmet.

Prong Tour Dates:

w/ PowerFlor and Special Guests:
03/31 @ Slims – San Francisco, CA
04/02 @ The Ritz – San Jose, CA
04/03 @ Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
04/04 @ Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
04/07 @ Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
04/08 @ Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA

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See the dates below.

About Prong:

Pioneers of the alternative metal genre, Prong have continued to reinvent themselves by challenging the status quo every step they take, as seen on their 2017 release, Zero Days.

About Powerflo:

Distilling hip-hop, heavy metal, punk, and rock into a potent sonic strain, Powerflo lives up to its name. The vision of Grammy-award-nominated Cypress Hill spitter Sen Dog, downset, guitarist Rogelio “Ray” Lozano, Biohazard vocalist and guitarist Billy Graziadei, and ex-Fear Factory bassist Cristian Olde Wolbers, the band draws on their powerhouse pedigree to collectively smash boundaries with their 2017 self-titled debut.

Tommy Victor of Prong says about the tour:

Prong is absolutely ecstatic about this upcoming, quick West Coast run with Powerflo. We are very happy to announce this run of shows with these guys. It really makes a lot of sense: two hard-hitting bands whose members have a great history together! It seems to me that the shows are going to be high energy and intense!

Prong Tour Dates:

w/ Powerflow and Special Guests
03/29 @ Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
03/30 @ Slidebar – Fullerton, CA
03/31 @ Slims – San Francisco, CA
04/02 @ The Ritz – San Jose, CA
04/03 @ Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
04/04 @ Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR
04/07 @ Backstage Bar – Las Vegas, NV
04/08 @ Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA

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We talked a little about politics, inspiration, fake news, categorizations, genres, hiatuses, pop music, the upcoming new album (it’s called Zero Days and is coming out on July 28th), future tours, and collaborations.

If you’re unfamiliar with Prong, the band formed in 1986, has taken two relatively long hiatuses, and has come back strong since 2012, releasing four albums in a five year period. Emerging from New York City, the band naturally started out as a hardcore outfit, but soon found a home within the groove metal genre, which led to their inspiration for bands to come, such as Korn and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor. So, if your a fan of those bands and their ilk, then you might want to check out Prong.

But the hardcore and groove isn’t where it ends with Prong, the band also dabbles in funk, pop punk, and, if you listen closely, you might catch some jazz elements creeping up from time to time.

It’s my opinion that Prong has been and thrives as an underdog, but if you look at the pedigree of artists Tommy has worked with, it becomes clear that he’s deservedly well-respected among his peers. Some of the musicians he’s worked with include Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor, Glenn Danzig, Ministry, Soulfly, and many others.

But none of that really matters when the music kicks ass. Get to know Tommy Victor a little bit with our interview, and then go bang your head (and snap your neck) to some Prong!

Video filmed and edited by King Hazard.

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Prong will release their 13th studio album, X-No Absolutes

Fresh off their U.S. tour, Prong finished an album of cover songs, putting their distinct spin on an array of tracks originally recorded by artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Adolescents, The Sisters Of Mercy, Killing Joke, Hüsker Dü, and Neil Young.

Tommy Victor states:

Prong is excited to announce 2015 European tour dates in conjunction with our upcoming release, Songs From The Black Hole. Along with the standards and selected tracks from our newest albums, we will be performing our versions of classic influential masterpieces, as featured on the new record. The tour has us returning to England, remarkably, for four shows after our premier UK festival appearance at Bloodstock. It will also be great to head back to Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Austria, and Holland with a new set and another new Prong release, Songs From The Black Hole!

SPV/Steamhammer will be releasing the album as a special CD and LP edition in Scandinavia on March 25th, in Germany on March 27th, in Europe on March 30th, and in the USA on March 31st.

More details will be revealed soon.

Prong European Tour 2015:

17.04. NL-Groningen – Vera
18.04. NL-Sittard – Volt
19.04. B-Kortrijk – De Kreun
21.04. UK-Birmingham – O2 Academy 2
22.04. UK-Liverpool – O2 Academy 2
23.04. UK-London – O2 Islington Academy
24.04. UK-Bristol – O2 Academy
25.04. F-Savigny le Temple – L’Emreinte
26.04. CH-Pratteln – Z7
27.04. A-Graz – PPC
28.04. A-Vienna – Szene
29.04. D-Munich – Feierwerk
30.04. D-Berlin – C-Club
01.05. D-Cologne – Underground
02.05. D-Essen – Turock
03.05. D-Hamburg – Knust

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About the video for the typical Prong thumper, vocalist Tommy Victor stated:

Prong is proud to premiere our video for our new single from our Ruining Lives LP — ‘Remove, Separate Self.’ This stomping track in the Prong tradition is about illusion and it’s negative effects and I think director Brian Cox captured the content.

SPV/Steamhammer will be releasing a new digital and 7″ single of “Remove, Separate Self.” There will be two versions of the digital single which will be released September 12th. The 7″ will be released on October 24th. The standard version of the single will include the following tracks:

1. Remove, Separate Self (album version)
2. “Separate Self, Remove” inspired by and created from “Remove, Separate Self” by Prong (Matt Heafy de-mix)

Prong hits the road to tour North America this fall, starting on September 10th. See the dates below.

Ruining Lives can be purchased now at Amazon: MP3 – $9.49 or CD – $16.62

Prong North American Tour:

*With Overkill
9/10: Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room
9/11: Las Vegas, NV @ LVCS
9/12: Anaheim, CA @ The Grove
9/13: Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
9/14: Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
9/15: Oklahoma City, OK @ The Chameleon*
9/16: San Antonio, TX @ Backstage Live
9/17: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
9/18: Dallas, TX @ Trees*
9/19: Merriam, KS @ Aftershock
9/20: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave*
9/21: Joliet, IL @ Mojoes*
9/22: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom*
9/23: Toronto, ON @ Opera House*
9/24: Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec*
9/25: Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero*
9/26: Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater*
9/27: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom*
9/28: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
9/29: Albany, NY @ Bogie’s
9/30: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
10/1: West Springfield, VA @ Empire
10/2: Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
10/3: Westland, MI @ Token Lounge
10/4: Kokomo, IN @ Centerstage
10/5: Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub and Billiards
10/7: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/9: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/10: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
10/11: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
10/12: Boise, ID @ The Shredder
10/14: San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside

KNOT Fest

10/25: San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheatre

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Prong has a winner on their hands with the new album Ruining Lives. It’s doing well on the charts and it’s the first Prong album to chart in Germany since 1996′ Rude Awakening.

I’m assuming that the success of the album is the reason for the addition of new dates to their current tour in Europe and North America as special guest to Overkill and additional headline appearances.

Ruining Lives is out now on Steamhammer/SPV as a limited Digipak version that includes one bonus track and a poster, as a double gatefold colored vinyl version including one bonus track and the CD in cardboard sleeve, as a standard CD version and download. Order Ruining Lives at Amazon: MP3 – $9.49 or CD – $15.47

The dates marked in RED below are new announcements!

Prong European Summer Dates 2014

(Dates in bold are new)
22.07. I-Milano – Lo-Fi
24.07. SLO-Tolmin – Metaldays
26.07. D-Viersen – Eier mit Speck Festival
27.07. NL-Eindhoven – Dynamo
29.07. NL-Rotterdam – Baroeg
30.07. D-Weinheim – Cafe Central
31.07. D-Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
02.08. D-Wacken – Wacken Open Air
06.08. GB-Belfast – Limelight 2
07.08. IRE-Dublin – Voodoo Lounge
08.08. GB-Derbyshire – Bloodstock Open Air
09.08. B-Kortrijk – Alcatraz Festival
19.08. D-Düsseldorf – Stahlwerk Club
20.08. D-Aachen – Musikbunker
21.08. D-Stuttgart – Universum
22.08. D-Würzburg – Posthalle
23.08. D-Bad Wünnenberg – Wünnstock Open Air

Prong North American Dates 2014:

10.09. US-Los Angeles,CA – Viper Room
11.09. US-Las Vegas,ND – LVCS
12.09. US-Anaheim,CA – The Grove
13.09. US-Tempe,AZ – Club Red
14.09. US-Albuquerque,NM – Launch Pad
15.09. US-Oklahoma City,OK – The Chameleon (with Overkill)
16.09. US-San Antonio,TX – Backstage Live
17.09. US-Houston,TX – Scout Bar
18.09. US-Dallas,TX – Trees (with Overkill)
19.09. US-Merriam,KS – Aftershock
20.09. US-Milwaukee,WI – Rave (with Overkill)
21.09. US-Joliet,IL – Mojoes (with Overkill)
22.09. US-Cleveland,OH – Agora Ballroom (with Overkill)
23.09. CAN-Toronto,ONT – Opera House (with Overkill)
24.09. CAN-Quebec Ciry,QUE – Imperial de Quebec (with Overkill)
25.09. US-Philadelphia,PA – The Trocadero (with Overkill)
26.09. US-Hartford,CT – Webster Theater (with Overkill)
27.09. US-Sayreville,NJ – Starland Ballroom (with Overkill)
28.09. US-Worcester,MA – The Palladium
29.09. US-Albany,NY – Bogie`s
30.09. US-New York,NY – The Gramercy Theatre
01.10. US-West Springfield,VA – Empire
02.10. US-Pittsburgh,PA – Smiling Moose
03.10. US-Westland,MI – Token Lounge
04.10. US-Kokomo,IN – Centerstage
05.10. US-Louisville,KY – Diamond Pub and Billiards
07.10. US-Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
09.10. US-Seatlle,WA – El Corazon
10.10. CAN-Vancouver,BC – Rickshaw Theater
11.10. US-Portland,OR – Hawthorne Theatre
12.10. US-Boise,ID – The Shredder
14.10. US-San Francisco – Thee Parkside

Prong European Dates with Overkill 2014:

30.10. E-Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2
31.10. E-Madrid – Shoko
01.11. P-Lisbon – Paradise Garage
02.11. E-Bilbao – Kafe Antzokia
04.11. I-Milano – Live Club
05.11. CH-Pratteln – Z7
06.11. D-Karlsruhe – Substage
07.11. D-Osnabrück – Rosenhof
08.11. D-Bremen – Tivoli
09.11. D-Nürnberg – Hirsch
11.11. D-Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
12.11. D-Hamburg – Markthalle
13.11. D-Berlin – Postbahnhof
14.11. D-Cologne – Essigfabrik
15.11. NL-Uden – De Pul

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Ruining Lives is already out in Europe. The North American release will be available as a limited Digipak that includes one bonus track and a poster, as a double gatefold colored vinyl version including one bonus track and the CD in cardboard sleeve, as a standard CD version, and download.

Ruining Lives is available for pre-order at Amazon: MP3 – $9.49 or CD – $15.47

Don’t forget to catch prong live this summer. Dates just below:

Prong Live 2014:

22.07. I-Milano – Lo-Fi
24.07. SLO-Tolmin – Metaldays
26.07. D-Viersen – Eier mit Speck Festival
27.07. NL-Eindhoven – Dynamo
29.07. NL-Rotterdam – Baroeg
30.07. D-Weinheim – Cafe Central
31.07. D-Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
01.08. D-Wacken – Wacken Open Air
08.08. GB-Derbyshire – Bloodstock Open Air
09.08. B-Kortrijk – Alcatraz Festival
23.08. D-Bad Wünnenberg – Wünnstock Open Air

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Static-X frontman Wayne Static comments,

“I’m very excited to have Prong join the tour. Over the years Prong has had a huge influence on many musicians, including myself, and I am honored to share the stage with them.”

Tommy Victor of PRONG adds his sentiment by stating:

“STATIC X has been carrying the torch for no-nonsense, hard hitting music for many years and it’s an honor to tour with them. They’ve put out great records again and again and I’ve witnessed their live show so many times and never been disappointed. It’s going to be fun to see them every night tearing it up with those killer riffs, great beats and raucous hooks! Prong officially thanks Wayne and company for this opportunity!”

Newcomers Davey Suicide and 9 Electric continue throughout the entire Noise Revolution Summer 2012 Tour from the launch on July 15 in El Paso, TX and the tour has dates running until September.

Visit the official Static-X Facebook fan page for more information, including Ticket Links.

2012 Tour Dates:

8/1 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
8/2 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore *
8/3 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
8/5 South Bend, IN @ Club Fever
8/6 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
8/10 Dayton, OH @ McGuffy’s *
8/11 Twin Lakes, WI @ WIIL Rock Fest *
8/14 Philadelphia, PA @ Theater For The Living Arts
8/15 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small’s Theater
8/17 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s *
8/18 Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s w/ Huntress *
8/20 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
8/22 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
8/24 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Entertainment Center
8/25 Danville, IL @ Palmer Arena / Slang Fest
8/27 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater
8/28 Twin Falls, ID @ Peppertree Lounge
8/29 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino w/ Bobaflex
8/30 San Jose, CA @ The Rodeo Club
8/31 Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues *
9/1 W. Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues *
9/2 San Diego, CA @ House Of Blues *
*= No Prong

Source: FiXT Publicity