New York's alternative metal legends PRONG are back — and with their triumphant Napalm Records debut. Their pummeling new single "Fear The Sun" honors their home city, inciting classic pit violence of the CBGB variety. Legendary frontman Tommy Victor's lyrics are forked and biting. After countless world tours and becoming mainstays at seminal festivals like Wacken and Brutal Assault, PRONG's legacy is undeniable, carrying the banner for the genre.
About "Fear The Sun," Tommy Victor states:
"I think we went back into time on this song. It's a modernized version of the groove metal basics PRONG laid a foundation for back with Beg To Differ. Lyrically, 'Fear The Sun' reflects upon living with no seasonal changes, metaphorically."
Check out the official static video for "Fear the Sun" Below;
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As the band's mission statement, Prong incorporates the well of styles their legacy is built on. Blistering thrash sections, open into lush choruses on opening anthem "The Banner," before somehow pushing the intensity even further on "New Commission." "The Uprising" reintroduces the band's industrial edge, weaponizing textured synths over a pulsating two-step, before "Uncertain Truth" flexes its melodic chops, offering a transcendently sweet hook. Immediately the band dropkicks listeners in the chest with the pummeling "Fear The Sun" inciting classic New York Hardcore pit violence. Iconic vocalist and guitarist Tommy Victor's chops come out in full swing on "Proportionate Response," a smoldering incitement of retaliatory justice, before the blistering kicks of "Simulated Drowning" propel us forward. Album closer "Our Continuance" 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.
Mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap, 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, Prong honors their legacy, reminding us why the band has had such a successful longevity.
PRONG UPRISING: EURO TOUR 2026:
11/13 — Rheine, DE — Level
11/14 — Eindhoven, NL — Helldorado
11/15 — Kortrijk, BE — DVG Club
11/16 — Hannover, DE — Musikzentrum
11/17 — Essen, DE — Turock
11/18 — Herford, DE — Kulturwerk
11/19 — Copenhagen, DK — Hotel Cecil
11/20 — Aarhus, DK — VoxHall
11/22 — Athens, GR — Gazarte
