Well, while we are on the topic of Prong, I thought I would talk about my favorite Prong album... "Rude Awakening"... why do I like this album, well... first of all... the first time I saw this album, was in a music store in Saskatoon, SK... I saw it, and I thought the cover artwork looked cool! There was no doubt in my mind that this album was going to be excellent... If I'm not mistaken, I think I first heard and saw the video for the song "Rude Awakening" at some point after I had moved into a step-dad figure's house in Saskatoon (1996 or 97). I found out soon after that it was directed by Rob Zombie, who is also a favorite artist of mine! It wasn't until years later that I would pick it up digitally (wish I actually picked up the physical, cause I would've loved to have the booklet and all that shit)! This album really stands out for me cause, it was very angsty, very dark, they were going in a more industrial metal direction... more so than their previous efforts, I feel this album was probably their best! I love the way the guitars sound, the bass in it is nice and chunky, everything is down-tuned... It had all the industrial tropes for the time, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand... Tommy Victors trademark voice. If you read our last blog, you would know that we really love the guitar sounds that Tommy has produced over the years... especially the dissonant chords and such! I think my favorite song off this album is "Rude Awakening", it sounds soo dissonant, and Tommy fuckin howls out the lyrics... yeah, love this song!
(Rude Awakening)
(Caprice)
For a crossover band, they are definitely, excellent! I would love to see them live at some point!
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