Editing Prong (band) (section)

===Major label signing and underground success (1989–1995)===
Prong signed with [[Epic Records]] in 1989.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=October 13, 1994|title=PRONG BRINGS ITS SOUND TO DV8 MONDAY|url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/10/13/19136200/prong-brings-its-sound-to-dv8-monday|access-date=November 15, 2020|website=Deseret News}}</ref> Their major label debut album, ''[[Beg to Differ]],'' was released in 1990.

In the following year, Kirkland left the band and was replaced by bassist [[Troy Gregory]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Prong - Biography by Eduardo Rivadavia|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/prong-mn0000363100/biography|access-date=November 15, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Prong issued their fourth release, ''[[Prove You Wrong]],''<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=353}}</ref> which saw the band experiment with programming and electronic samples while still retaining an aggressive yet melodic sensibility.

By 1993, Troy Gregory was out of the band and was replaced by [[Paul Raven (musician)|Paul Raven]] and John Bechdel, both from [[Killing Joke]] and [[Murder, Inc. (band)|Murder, Inc.]]<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The new line-up released ''[[Cleansing (album)|Cleansing]]'' (Prong's fifth major release) in 1994.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> With a slight [[industrial metal]] influence, ''Cleansing'' contained songs that are still considered Prong classics ("Broken Peace" and "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck") and is Prong's most successful release to date. The videos for these two songs became staples of [[MTV]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]''.<ref name=":2" /> The band toured America with [[Sepultura]] and [[Pantera]] as an opener for their respective ''[[Chaos A.D.]]'' and ''[[Far Beyond Driven]]'' tours. They also undertook a headlining European tour with [[Life of Agony]] and [[The Obsessed]] as their support.{{cn|date=December 2024}}