PRONG — Primitive Origins (review)

PRONG — Primitive Origins album cover EP · 1987 · Crossover Thrash Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
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It's about time that a review/rating was posted for PRIMITIVE ORIGINS here at Metal Music Archives. I'm a little surprised that Prong is often neglected. They are certainly not at the same level of instrumental skill as the generally regarded leaders of the thrash or "groove" metal genre. That is not really a bad thing in my opinion.

Prong are certainly more than competent musicians. If you're looking for great soloing for instance, this is not the place or record. However, I don't think that's what thrash is primarily about. This EP has a visceral feel to it that Metallica's more recent releases, for instance, mostly lack.

As suggested on other websites, the better songs are on the second half of PRIMITIVE ORIGINS. The groove influence heard in Prong's music adds greatly to its appeal for me. PRIMITIVE ORIGINS clearly isn't the pinnacle of Prong's career. It is a good sampling of their visceral metal, by a band that I think is underexposed.
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