Editing Prong (band) (section)

===Demise (1996–2002)===
Prong's 5th album ''[[Rude Awakening (Prong album)|Rude Awakening]]'' was released in 1996.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> It entered the charts at No.&nbsp;107<ref name=":3">{{cite magazine|title=Prong|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/352640/prong/chart|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718054131/https://www.billboard.com/artist/352640/prong/chart|archive-date=July 18, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> and sold 10,000 units in the United States in its first week.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2014|title=Interview with Tommy Victor of Prong {{!}} The Midlands Rocks|url=https://www.themidlandsrocks.com/interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=Themidlandsrocks.com|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126154933/http://www.themidlandsrocks.com/interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite the good sales, Epic Records released the band from their contract three weeks after the album's release.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=October 7, 2019|title=PRONG – 'Blood Out Of Stone'|url=https://www.themetalchannel.net/video-reviews/prong-blood-out-of-stone/|access-date=December 7, 2020|website=The Metal Channel|archive-date=August 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810054742/https://www.themetalchannel.net/video-reviews/prong-blood-out-of-stone/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, Raven left prior to a tour supporting [[Type O Negative]] and was replaced by [[Rob Nicholson (musician)|Rob "Blasko" Nicholson]]. [[Mike Riggs]] later joined on guitar so Victor could focus more on vocals. This line-up later disbanded, with Victor joining [[Danzig (band)|Danzig]] as their guitar player,<ref name=":2" /> and Ted Parsons joining [[Godflesh]]. Parsons also played with Jesu and toured with [[Paul Raven (musician)|Paul Raven]] in [[Killing Joke]].