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{{Short description|American heavy metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Prong
| image             = Prong - Wacken Open Air 2017 05.jpg
| caption           = Prong performing live at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2017. L-R: Tommy Victor, Art Cruz and Jason Christopher.
| image_size        = 
| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[New York City]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Groove metal]]
*[[thrash metal]]
*[[alternative metal]]
*[[industrial metal]]
*[[crossover thrash]] (early)
}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1986–1997|2002–present}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Epic Records|Epic]]
*[[Locomotive Music|Locomotive]]
*[[13th Planet Records|13th Planet]]
*[[SPV GmbH|SPV]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|prongmusic.com}}
| current_members   = *[[Tommy Victor]]
*Jason Christopher
*Tyler Bogliole
| past_members      = *[[Ted Parsons]]
*[[Paul Raven (musician)|Paul Raven]]
*John Bechdel
*[[Charlie Clouser]]
*[[John Tempesta]]
*Sterling Flournoy
*[[Troy Gregory]]
*[[Rob "Blasko" Nicholson]]
*[[Frank Cavanagh]]
*Dan Laudo
*Brian Perry
*Mike Kirkland
*[[Mike Riggs]]
*[[Monte Pittman]]
*[[Mike Longworth]]
*[[Tony Campos]]
*[[Alexei Rodriguez]]
*Matt Celmer
*[[Art Cruz]]
*Griffin McCarthy
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
*[[Swans (band)|Swans]]
*[[Abstinence (band)|Abstinence]]
*[[Danzig (band)|Danzig]]
*[[The Dirtbombs]]
*[[Fear Factory]]
*[[Godflesh]]
*[[Jesu (band)|Jesu]]
*[[Killing Joke]]
*[[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]
*[[Murder, Inc. (band)|Murder, Inc.]]
*[[Wasted Youth (American band)|Wasted Youth]]
*[[Damage (American band)|Damage]]
*[[Mest]]
*[[Seismatik]]
*[[Winds of Plague]]
}}
}}

'''Prong''' is an American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in New York City in 1986. The band is fronted by guitarist/vocalist [[Tommy Victor]], Prong's sole constant member. To date, [[Prong discography|they have released]] 13 studio albums (including a covers album), one live album, four EPs, one DVD and one remix album.

Prong had two independent releases, ''[[Primitive Origins]]'' (1987) and ''[[Force Fed]]'' (1989), which attracted the attention of [[Epic Records]], who signed the band in 1989. Their first two albums on Epic, ''[[Beg to Differ]]'' (1990) and ''[[Prove You Wrong]]'' (1991), were released to critical acclaim and garnered attention on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Headbangers Ball]]''.<ref name=":0" /> The band's 1994 album ''[[Cleansing (album)|Cleansing]]'' was also successful,<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=prong|chart=all}}|title=Prong Hot 100 Chart History|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> and included their best-known song, "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck". After releasing one more album (''[[Rude Awakening (Prong album)|Rude Awakening]]'' in 1996), Prong disbanded in 1997, but reformed in 2002 and has continued to tour and record since then.

==History==
===Early days (1986–1989)===
The band was founded in 1986 by singer/guitarist [[Tommy Victor]] (then a sound engineer for the New York City music club [[CBGB]]) and bassist Mike Kirkland (doorman at CBGB), who recruited ex-[[Swans (band)|Swans]] drummer [[Ted Parsons]] shortly after.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Prong independently released an EP, ''[[Primitive Origins]]'' (1987), and a studio album, ''[[Force Fed]]'' (1989), both of which were noted for their very raw sound.<ref name=":0" />

===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}}

===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]].

===Interim (2002–2006)===
In 2002, Victor reformed Prong with bassist [[Brian Perry (musician)|Brian Perry]] ([[Dirty Looks (Pennsylvania band)|Dirty Looks]], [[Jake E. Lee]]), drummer Dan Laudo and guitarist [[Monte Pittman]] ([[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]). In 2002, after a 42-date American tour that was recorded for a live CD (''[[100% Live]]'', Locomotive Music) Prong entered the studio and recorded their first studio album in seven years, ''[[Scorpio Rising (Prong album)|Scorpio Rising]]'' (2003), which was received with mixed responses.

Victor played on and off again with [[Glenn Danzig]] from 1998 to 2005 in between time with Prong. His final goal of playing and writing on a Danzig record was met with ''[[Circle of Snakes]]'' in 2004.

Prong released a live two-disc DVD in 2005 entitled ''The Vault'' which features performances from the Hulstsfred and [[With Full Force]] festivals and a full show in Amsterdam. This disc has Brian Perry and Mike Longworth on bass as Longworth replaced Perry after his departure in 2003. Dan Laudo left the band in 2005 and the band enlisted [[Aaron Rossi]], who used to be in the bands [[Strife (band)|Strife]] (Victory Records), [[Shelter (band)|Shelter]] (Century Media Records), [[John 5 (guitarist)|John 5]] (Shrapnel Records), and [[Ankla]] (Bieler Bros. Records)

Victor and Rossi joined [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] in 2005 to write and tour in support of their 2006 album ''[[Rio Grande Blood]]''. The two also appear on Ministry's follow-up album ''[[The Last Sucker]]'' (2007), although in a more limited capacity.

===Reformation (2007–present)===
[[file:Tommy Victor mit PRONG.jpg|thumb|upright|Frontman Tommy Victor performing in 2020]]
In 2007, Prong signed to [[Al Jourgensen]]'s [[13th Planet Records]], who released ''[[Power of the Damager]]'' on October 2, 2007. The band embarked on the "Slicing Across America" and "Slicing Across Europe" tours supporting the album in 2007 and early 2008. Joining Tommy Victor for the tour were [[Monte Pittman]] and drummer [[Aaron Rossi]]; bassist Paul Raven had died of a heart attack in his sleep on October 20, 2007, at the age of 46.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=October 22, 2007|title=Killing Joke/Ministry Bassist Paul Raven Dies|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047841/killing-jokeministry-bassist-paul-raven-dies|access-date=March 6, 2014|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

Rossi joined [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]] as their new drummer on the "C U LaTour" which started in March 2008.

[[Alexei Rodriguez]] and Tony Campos from [[Static-X]] were on the lineup with Tommy supporting Soulfly on the "Blood Fire War Hate" tour in the fall of 2009. They were replaced by Jason Christopher (bass) in 2011<ref>[http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=13050 "OVERKILL And PRONG Live in Cleveland, OH With Photos!"] By Geoff Ketler, ''KNAC'' September 26, 2014</ref><ref>[http://music.mxdwn.com/2015/05/02/reviews/prong-songs-from-the-black-hole/ "Prong – Songs From The Black Hole"]. ''Music Mixdowns'', May 2, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=12558 "PRONG Live In Dublin, Ireland"] By Larry Petro, News Monkey, Friday, August 8, 2014 via KNAC</ref> and [[Art Cruz]] (drums) in 2012.

The band supported [[Fear Factory]] on their tour which ended on June 6, 2010. Prong released a new album, ''[[Carved into Stone]]'', on April 23, 2012, with Long [[SPV GmbH|Branch Records/SPV]]. It was produced by Steve Evetts. The band toured as a headliner and with acts such as [[Crowbar (American band)|Crowbar]] in the US, and in May 2012 performed ''Beg to Differ'' in its entirety during a two-week tour in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/prong-carved-into-stone-track-listing-cover-art-unveiled/ |title=Prong: 'Carved Into Stone' Track Listing, Cover Art Unveiled |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=February 9, 2012 |access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/touring/crowbar-and-prong-announce-us-tour-dates-together |title=Crowbar And Prong Announce US Tour Dates Together |publisher=Metal Insider |date=February 14, 2012 |access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref>

In the summer of 2013, the band performed an extensive European festival and headline run and also recorded a self-released "Official Bootleg" entitled ''Unleashed in the West – Live in Berlin'' via [[Bandcamp|Bandcamp.com]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/prong-unleashed-in-the-west-live-in-berlin-official-bootleg-released/|title=PRONG: 'Unleashed In The West: Live In Berlin' Official Bootleg Released|date=March 17, 2014|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref>

After spending November and December 2013 in the studio, Prong released their ninth album, ''[[Ruining Lives]]'', on [[SPV GmbH|Steamhammer/SPV]] in April 2014 and toured extensively in its support. [[Blabbermouth.net]] called the album "Tommy Victor's personal liberation."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/ruining-lives/|title=CD Reviews - Ruining Lives|date=June 10, 2014|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> The album was produced by Victor and mixed by [[Steve Evetts]].

The band started a second wave of touring behind ''Ruining Lives'' in July 2014, with European festivals and headline shows. They also toured in North America, both as headliners and as support to [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]], followed by a tour in Europe as main support to Overkill in October and November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/overkill-to-tour-europe-with-prong-enforcer-darkology/ |title=Overkill To Tour Europe With Prong, Enforcer, Darkology |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 5, 2014 |access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.abqjournal.com/460668/entertainment/albuquerque-metal-6.html "Ruining lives: It's the name of Prong's latest effort"]. ''ABQ Journal'', by Rozanna M. Martinez  September 12, 2014</ref>

In 2015, the band released the cover album ''[[Songs from the Black Hole (Prong album)|Songs from the Black Hole]]'', followed a year later by their eleventh studio album ''[[X – No Absolutes]]''. Another album, ''[[Zero Days (album)|Zero Days]]'', was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRONG: 'Zero Days' Album Details Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/prong-zero-days-album-details-revealed/|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, at the beginning of August, they played a concert in Polish Woodstock Festival. Prong's next release was the EP ''Age of Defiance'', released on November 29, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRONG To Release 'Age Of Defiance' EP In November|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/prong-to-release-age-of-defiance-ep-in-november/|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=September 15, 2019|date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

The band's thirteenth studio album, ''State of Emergency'', was released on October 6, 2023.<ref name="BM"/>

==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>

==Members==
=== Current members ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Tommy_Victor_mit_PRONG_(cropped).jpg|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=45|oLeft=55}}
|[[Tommy Victor]]
|1986–present
|{{Hlist|guitars|lead vocals}}
|[[Prong discography|all releases]]
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Prong_-_Reload_Festival_2018_03.jpg|bSize=600|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=50|oLeft=315}}
|Jason Christopher
|{{Hlist|2012–2016|2017–present}}
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''Unleashed in the West: Live in Berlin'' (2014)
* ''[[Songs from the Black Hole (Prong album)|Songs from the Black Hole]]'' (2015)
* ''[[X – No Absolutes]]'' (2016)
* ''Age of Defiance'' (2019)
* ''State of Emergency'' (2023)}}
|-
| 
|Tyler Bogliole
|{{Hlist|2023–present}}
|{{Hlist|drums}}
| none
|}

=== Former members ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Release contributions
|-
|
|[[Ted Parsons]] 
|1986–1996
|{{Hlist|drums|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''[[Primitive Origins]]'' (1987) to ''[[Rude Awakening (Prong album)|Rude Awakening]] (1996)
|-
|
|Mike Kirkland
|1986–1991
| rowspan="2" |{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''Primitive Origins'' (1987) to ''Live at CBGB's'' (1990)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Troy_Gregory_Artist.jpg|bSize=135|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=50|oLeft=20}}
|[[Troy Gregory]]
|1991–1993
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Prove You Wrong]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Whose Fist Is This Anyway?]]'' (1992)}}
|-
|
|[[Paul Raven (musician)|Paul Raven]]
|1993–1996 {{Small|(died 2007)}}
|bass 
|{{flatlist|
* ''Snap Your Fingers, Break Your Back'' (1993)
* ''[[Cleansing (album)|Cleansing]]'' (1994)
* ''Rude Awakening'' (1996)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=John Bechdel.jpg|bSize=200|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=25|oLeft=75}}
|John Bechdel
|1993–1995 {{Small|(session 1992)}}
| rowspan="2" |{{Hlist|keyboards|programming}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''Whose Fist Is This Anyway?'' (1992)
* ''Snap Your Fingers, Break Your Back'' (1993)
* ''Cleansing'' (1994)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Charlie Clouser by Gage Skidmore.jpg|bSize=130|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=25|oLeft=27}}
|[[Charlie Clouser]] 
|1995–1996
|''Rude Awakening'' (1996)
|-
|
|[[Mike Riggs]]
|1996–1997
|guitars 
| rowspan="4" |none
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Ozzy en Chile 2011 (4).jpg|bSize=700|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=145|oLeft=264}}
|[[Rob Nicholson (musician)|Rob "Blasko" Nicholson]]
|1996
| rowspan="2" |bass
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Patrick and Cavanagh.jpg|bSize=725|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=115|oLeft=380}}
|Frank Cavanagh
| rowspan="2" |1997
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=John Tempesta 2021 (cropped).png|bSize=135|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=16|oLeft=30}}
|[[John Tempesta]]
| rowspan="2" |drums 
|-
|
|Dan Laudo 
|2002–2005
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[100% Live]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Scorpio Rising (Prong album)|Scorpio Rising]]'' (2003)
* ''The Vault'' (2005)}}
|-
|
|[[Dirty Looks (Pennsylvania band)|Brian Perry]]
|2002–2003
|bass 
|{{flatlist|
* ''100% Live'' (2002)
* ''The Vault'' (2005)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Monte_Pittman_2018.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=25|oLeft=15}}
|[[Monte Pittman]]
|2002–2009
|{{Hlist|guitars {{small|(2002–2006)}}|bass {{small|(2006–2009)}}|backing vocals}}
|all releases from ''100% Live'' (2002) to ''[[Power of the Damn Mixxxer]]'' (2009)
|-
|
|[[Mest|Mike Longworth]]
|{{Hlist|2003–2006 {{small|(touring only)}}|2016–2017}}
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|''[[Zero Days (album)|Zero Days]]'' (2017)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=ARossi.jpg|bSize=200|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=45|oLeft=0}}
|[[Aaron Rossi]]
|{{Hlist|2005–2009|2018–2021}} {{Small|(died 2025)}}
|drums
|{{flatlist|
* ''[[Power of the Damager]]'' (2007)
* ''Power of the Damn Mixxxer'' (2009)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Soulfly,_Tony_Campos,_2012.jpg|bSize=275|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=50|oLeft=35}}
|[[Tony Campos]]
|2009–2012
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|''[[Carved into Stone]]'' (2012)
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=3IoB_drummer.jpg|bSize=210|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=10|oLeft=72}}
|[[Alexei Rodriguez]]
|2009–2013
|{{Hlist|drums|backing vocals}}
|{{flatlist|
* ''Carved into Stone'' (2012)
* ''Unleashed in the West: Live in Berlin'' (2014)}}
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Prong_Eier_mit_Speck_01.jpg|bSize=500|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=170|oLeft=275}}
|[[Art Cruz]] 
|2014–2018
| rowspan="2" |drums
|{{flatlist|
* ''Songs from the Black Hole'' (2015)
* ''X – No Absolutes'' (2016)
* ''Zero Days'' (2017)
* ''Age of Defiance'' (2019)}}
|-
|
|Griffin McCarthy
|2022–2023
|''State of Emergency'' (2023)
|}

=== Live musicians ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
! width="75" |Image
! width="150" |Name
! width="160" |Years active
! width="170" |Instruments
!Notes
|-
|
|[[Joseph Bishara]]
|1994
|keyboards 
|Bishara briefly toured with the band.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-25 |title=Going Into the Further With Joseph Bishara |url=http://magazine.scoreit.org/going-joseph-bishara/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Score It Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|
|Vince Dennis 
|1996
| rowspan="3" |bass 
|Dennis covered for Paul Raven when the bassist injured himself.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prong {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/prong |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.encyclopedia.com |quote=During the tour, bassist Paul Raven was injured and could not continue to perform with the band in 1996. He was temporarily replaced by World of Pain bass player Vince Dennis until he could return.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Cornell's Guitar Tech Remembers Musician's Final Show: 'You Could Tell Something Was Up' |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/chris_cornells_guitar_tech_remembers_musicians_final_show_you_could_tell_something_was_up.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.ultimate-guitar.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Crowbar @ Mod, 05.jpg|bSize=700|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=45|oLeft=390}}
|Matthew Brunson
| rowspan="2" |2012
| rowspan="2" |Brunson and Pybus covered for Tony Campos who was touring with [[Soulfly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2012-05-16 |title=CRADLE OF FILTH Bassist Joins PRONG On Stage In U.K.; Video Available |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-bassist-joins-prong-on-stage-in-u-k-video-available/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Cradle of Filth 05 - 3491653704.jpg|bSize=475|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=129|oLeft=168}}
|[[Dave Pybus]]
|-
|
|Fred Ziomek
|2019–2020
|{{Hlist|bass|backing vocals}}
|Ziomek toured with the band in 2019 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FERREIRA |first=EMANUEL |date=October 26, 2019 |title=PRONG: "End Of Sanity" [estreia] • LOUD! |url=https://www.loudmagazine.net/prong-end-of-sanity-estreia/ |access-date=2023-09-25 |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ziomek |first=Fred |date=7 March 2020 |title=Some more shots from tour with @prongtheband |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0koTFL4cFafg9KDreUVNV7u43rMd5GMNLiQutko2Li8TtQiYwoL8DZk9yPp7UvQbSl&id=342373286376652&locale=hi_IN |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>
|-
|{{CSS image crop|Image=Overkill Party.San Metal Open Air 2017 13.jpg|bSize=325|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=105|oLeft=118}}
|[[Jason Bittner]]
|2023 {{Small|(European tour)}}
| rowspan="2" |drums 
|Bittner covered for Griffin McCarthy who had other commitments in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2022-12-12 |title=PRONG Taps OVERKILL Drummer JASON BITTNER For European Tour |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/prong-taps-overkill-drummer-jason-bittner-for-european-tour |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Timeline ===
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PlotArea   = left:110 bottom:80 top:5 right:10
Alignbars  = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period     = from:01/01/1986 till:{{#time:m/d/Y}}
TimeAxis   = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend     = orientation:vertical position:bottom  columns:4
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ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1986

Colors =
  id:Vocals   value:red         legend:Vocals
  id:Backing  value:pink        legend:Backing_vocals
  id:Guitar   value:green       legend:Guitars
  id:Keys     value:purple      legend:Keyboards
  id:Bass     value:blue        legend:Bass
  id:Drums    value:orange      legend:Drums
  id:Lines    value:black       legend:Studio_album
  id:Lines2   value:gray(0.7)   legend:Live_album
  id:bars     value:gray(0.95)

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LineData =
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  at:10/29/2002
  at:03/14/2014
  color:Lines
  at:01/01/1989
  at:03/12/1990
  at:09/24/1991
  at:01/01/1994
  at:05/14/1996
  at:11/04/2003
  at:10/02/2007
  at:04/24/2012
  at:05/24/2014
  at:03/31/2015
  at:01/29/2016
  at:07/28/2017
  at:10/06/2023

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  bar:Riggs       text:"Mike Riggs"
  bar:Pittman     text:"Monte Pittman"
  bar:Kirkland    text:"Mike Kirkland"
  bar:Gregory     text:"Troy Gregory"
  bar:Raven       text:"Paul Raven"
  bar:Blasko      text:"Rob Blasko"
  bar:Cavanagh    text:"Frank Cavanagh"
  bar:Perry       text:"Brian Perry"
  bar:Longworth   text:"Mike Longworth"
  bar:Campos      text:"Tony Campos"
  bar:Christopher text:"Jason Christopher"
  bar:Parsons     text:"Ted Parsons"
  bar:Tempesta    text:"John Tempesta"
  bar:Laudo       text:"Dan Laudo"
  bar:Rossi       text:"Aaron Rossi"
  bar:Rodriguez   text:"Alexei Rodriguez"
  bar:Cruz        text:"Art Cruz"
  bar:McCarthy    text:"Griffin McCarthy"
  bar:Bogliole    text:"Tyler Bogliole"
  bar:Bechdel     text:"John Bechdel"
  bar:Clouser     text:"Charlie Clouser"

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  color:Vocals
  bar:Victor      from:start      till:12/01/1997 
  bar:Victor      from:01/01/2002 till:end        

  color:Guitar
  bar:Victor      from:start      till:12/01/1997 width:3
  bar:Victor      from:01/01/2002 till:end        width:3
  bar:Riggs       from:01/01/1997 till:12/01/1997
  bar:Pittman     from:01/01/2002 till:11/01/2002
  bar:Pittman     from:01/01/2002 till:10/06/2006

  color:bass
  bar:Kirkland    from:start      till:12/31/1990
  bar:Gregory     from:01/01/1991 till:01/01/1993
  bar:Raven       from:01/01/1993 till:10/01/1996
  bar:Blasko      from:10/06/1996 till:12/30/1996
  bar:Cavanagh    from:01/01/1997 till:12/01/1997
  bar:Perry       from:01/01/2002 till:01/01/2003 
  bar:Longworth   from:01/01/2003 till:10/01/2006
  bar:Pittman     from:10/06/2006 till:09/01/2009
  bar:Campos      from:09/01/2009 till:08/01/2012
  bar:Christopher from:08/01/2012 till:08/01/2016
  bar:Longworth   from:08/01/2016 till:08/01/2017
  bar:Christopher from:08/01/2017 till:end

  color:Drums
  bar:Parsons     from:start      till:12/31/1996 
  bar:Tempesta    from:01/01/1997 till:12/01/1997
  bar:Laudo       from:01/01/2002 till:01/01/2005 
  bar:Rossi       from:01/01/2005 till:09/01/2009   
  bar:Rodriguez   from:09/01/2009 till:12/31/2013
  bar:Cruz        from:01/01/2014 till:05/26/2018
  bar:Rossi       from:08/24/2018 till:01/01/2022
  bar:McCarthy    from:01/01/2022 till:10/08/2023
  bar:Bogliole    from:10/08/2023 till:end

  color:Keys
  bar:Bechdel     from:01/01/1993 till:01/01/1995
  bar:Clouser     from:01/01/1995 till:12/01/1996

  color:Backing width:3
  bar:Kirkland    from:start      till:12/31/1990
  bar:Parsons     from:start      till:12/31/1996 
  bar:Gregory     from:01/01/1991 till:01/01/1993
  bar:Longworth   from:01/01/2003 till:10/01/2006
  bar:Pittman     from:01/01/2002 till:09/01/2009
  bar:Campos      from:09/01/2009 till:08/01/2012
  bar:Christopher from:08/01/2012 till:08/01/2016
  bar:Longworth   from:08/01/2016 till:08/01/2017
  bar:Christopher from:08/01/2017 till:end
}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Prong discography}}
<!-- Studio albums only, therefore do not add other releases such as "Primitive Origins", "100% Live" or "Power of the Damn Mixxxer". -->
* ''[[Force Fed]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Beg to Differ]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Prove You Wrong]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Cleansing (album)|Cleansing]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Rude Awakening (Prong album)|Rude Awakening]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Scorpio Rising (Prong album)|Scorpio Rising]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Power of the Damager]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Carved into Stone]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Ruining Lives]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Songs from the Black Hole (Prong album)|Songs from the Black Hole]]'' (2015)
* ''[[X – No Absolutes]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Zero Days (album)|Zero Days]]'' (2017)
* ''State of Emergency'' (2023)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Prong}}
* {{official website|http://www.prongmusic.com/}}
* {{allMusic}}
* {{discogs artist}}

{{Prong}}
{{Authority control}}

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