Editing Prong (band) (section)

==Musical style, influences and legacy==
Prong has been described as [[groove metal]],<ref name=VH1>{{cite web |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/h0tfpf/90s-post-thrash-groove-metal-scene |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524053141/https://www.vh1.com/news/h0tfpf/90s-post-thrash-groove-metal-scene |url-status=live |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |title=Rediscovering The '90s Post-Thrash Groove Metal Scene |publisher=[[VH1]] |author=coyled |date=August 12, 2015 |access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Steel|first=Jackson|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RvyuDAAAQBAJ&q=prong+%22groove+metal%22&pg=PT113|title=Das Lexikon der Musikrichtungen - Was ist eigentlich Metal ?: Von Heavy Metal über Death Metal bis White Metal|date=July 13, 2016|publisher=neobooks|isbn=978-3-7380-7718-6|language=de}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="UG">{{cite web|title=10 Essential Bands to Get Into Groove Metal|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/10_essential_bands_to_get_into_groove_metal-161797|website=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|date=31 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024|first=Jorge|last=Martins|archive-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131152256/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/10_essential_bands_to_get_into_groove_metal-161797}}</ref> [[industrial metal]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture [4 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories That Shaped Our Culture |publisher=ABC-CLIO |last=Edmondson |first=Jacqueline |year=2013 |isbn=9780313393488 |page=706}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-from-the-black-hole-mw0002811697 | title=Prong - Songs from the Black Hole | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=July 29, 2015 | author=Jeffries, David}}</ref> and [[thrash metal]],<ref name=EncyclopediaofHeavyMetal>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal |last=Bukszpan |first=Daniel |year=2003 |isbn=9780760742181 |publisher=Barnes & Noble Publishing |page=188 |quote="Starting out in the [[New York hardcore|New York City hard-core scene]], Prong was a basic thrash metal band with [[hardcore punk|hard-core]] overtones."}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> while their early work has been characterized as [[crossover thrash]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/prong-carved_into_stone | title=Prong - Carved into Stone | publisher=[[Exclaim!]] | date=April 24, 2012 | access-date=November 30, 2015 | author=Prat, Greg}}</ref><ref name="UG"/> Emerging from the [[New York hardcore]] scene,<ref name="EncyclopediaofHeavyMetal" /> they, along with bands such as [[Pantera]], [[Sepultura]] and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]], are one of the bands of the groove metal movement of the 1990s.<ref name=VH1 /> Prong has cited several bands as influences, including [[Rush (band)|Rush]],<ref name=BM>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/prong-announces-state-of-emergency-album-shares-non-existence-single|title=PRONG Announces 'State Of Emergency' Album, Shares 'Non-Existence' Single|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=August 3, 2023|date=August 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/prong-shares-video-for-cover-of-rush-classic-working-man|title=PRONG Shares Video For Cover Of RUSH Classic 'Working Man'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=December 6, 2024|date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> [[Bad Brains]], [[Killing Joke]],<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Shlosman |first=Rafi |date=July 12, 2012 |title=INTERVIEW – TOMMY VICTOR OF PRONG |url=https://crypticrock.com/interview-tommy-victor-prong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728015714/https://crypticrock.com/interview-tommy-victor-prong/ |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=Cryptic Rock |quote=For example, [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]] was a really big influence on us back in the day, also [[Bad Brains]] and [[Killing Joke]].}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]],<ref name=":4" /> [[Celtic Frost]], [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]], [[Kreator]], [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]],<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2014 |title=Interview with Tommy Victor of Prong |url=https://themidlandsrocks.co.uk/interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202170652/https://themidlandsrocks.co.uk/interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/ |archive-date=December 2, 2024 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=The Midlands Rock |quote=[W]e were into [[Celtic Frost]] and [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] and [[Kreator]] and [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]], and then mixed that with [[Bad Brains|the Bad Brains]] – who were a huge influence on us – and then [[Killing Joke]], and all that combined so it made Prong different.}}</ref> [[Metallica]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Prong |url=https://threateningsociety.com/prong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613132517/https://threateningsociety.com/prong |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=Threatening Society Fanzine}}</ref> [[Warzone (band)|Warzone]], the [[Cro-Mags]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2009 |title=Interview: Tommy Victor, Prong |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-tommy-victor-prong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926083622/https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-tommy-victor-prong/ |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Invisible Oranges}}</ref> [[Die Kreuzen]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2013 |title=An Interview with Tommy Victor of Prong |url=https://smellslikeinfinitesadness.com/an-interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601074420/https://smellslikeinfinitesadness.com/an-interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/ |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Smells Like Infinite Sadness}}</ref> and [[the Sisters of Mercy]].<ref name=":3" />

They have influenced many notable musicians such as [[Korn]]'s [[Jonathan Davis]], [[Demon Hunter (band)|Demon Hunter]]'s [[Ryan Clark (musician)|Ryan Clark]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]]' [[Trent Reznor]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disquiet.com/2012/04/12/the-industrial-nuance-of-prong/|title=The Industrial Nuance of Prong|date=April 12, 2012 |publisher=Disquiet.com|access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/k/korn/news_feature_may_02/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022044517/http://www.mtv.com/bands/k/korn/news_feature_may_02/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2002|title=MTV.com: Korn: The Untouchables|publisher=Mtv.com|access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> as well as bands such as Pantera and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 27, 2019|title=Every Prong Album Ranked From Worst To Best By Tommy Victor|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/every-prong-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best-by-tommy-victor/|access-date=January 9, 2021|website=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref>