PRONG — No Absolutes (review)

PRONG — No Absolutes album cover Album · 2016 · Groove Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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Still snapping necks...

Genre: groove / crossover thrash

Prong's "Cleansing" album from 1994 is probably their most well-known release and arguably among the seminal releases within the groove metal genre. Sadly, despite this status, the band - like so many other metal bands in the 90s - got fucked over by their label (Epic Records, I believe) and broke up in 1996. They kinda reformed and operated on and off in 2000 and ultimately returned in full force in 2007, having consistently released full-length albums since then. 2016 sees the release of "X - No Absolutes".

Like the previous full-length "Ruining Lives" (I'm ignoring the collection of cover songs that is "Songs from the Black Hole), this album offers up a blend of groove metal tracks, such as the opener 'Ultimate Authority' and thrash metal songs, such as 'Sense of Ease' and 'Cut and Dry'. The album strikes me as more diverse than you might expect with 'Ultimate Authority' and 'Soul Sickness' being in the vein of "Cleansing" and 'Belief System' being crushingly heavy and reminds me of metalcore breakdowns before the metalcore bands lost their imagination and all started sounding the same (in other words, it sounds like goo metalcore breakdowns). 'Sense of Ease', 'Cut and Dry', and 'In Spite of Hindrances' are uptempo thrashers with the former being more of a crossover thrash affair. 'Worth Pursuing' is more of a midtempo thrasher as is 'Without Words' although the latter is considerably melodic. In fact, there are some surprisingly melodic tracks on the album, such as 'With Dignity', 'Do Nothing' and the title track.

As always, the tracks on the album are rock solid, and sense of diversity makes for an enjoyable listen. Prong definitely will not let their fans down with this album.
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