Zero Days (album)
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| Released | July 28, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 50:32 | |||
| Label | Steamhammer/SPV | |||
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Zero Days is the twelfth studio album by American heavy metal band Prong. It was released on July 28, 2017 through Steamhammer/SPV record label. The record was produced by the band's guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor and longtime collaborator Chris Collier, the latter also engineering the album.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[3] |
| Louder Sound |    [4] |
Writing for Blabbermouth.net, Ray Van Horn Jr. stated: "As ever, Victor tinkers with the core sound by tapping into agro metal, hardcore, anthem rock and industrial while remaining true to the marching crunch and thrash that go into a Prong record."[3] Invisible Oranges critic Tom Campagna described the record as "a solid thrash-heavy album with tendencies leaning toward the band's salad days of industrial music."[5] Emma Johnston of Louder Sound regarded the record as a "focused and determined work with a fiery heart," further stating that "this old dog has plenty of bite left in it."[4] Loudwire's Michael Christopher noted that "Tommy Victor has shown that not only is he a major fan of metal in general, but he's got ideas and excitement to share."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Prong.[6]
- "However It May End" — 3:36
- "Zero Days" — 3:35
- "Off the Grid" — 3:18
- "Divide and Conquer" — 3:17
- "Forced into Tolerance" — 3:17
- "Interbeing" — 3:50
- "Blood Out of Stone" — 4:12
- "Operation of the Moral Law" — 3:31
- "The Whispers" — 3:20
- "Self Righteous Indignation" — 4:14
- "Rulers of the Collective" — 3:02
- "Compulsive Future Projection" — 3:10
- "Wasting of the Dawn" — 4:39
- "Reasons to Be Fearful" (bonus track) — 3:31
Personnel
[edit]Album personnel as adapted from the liner notes.[6]
- Prong
- Tommy Victor — guitars, vocals
- Mike Longworth — bass
- Art Cruz — drums
- Additional personnel
- Tommy Victor — production
- Chris Collier — production, engineering, mixing, mastering choir vocals
- Matt Williams — additional backing vocals, choir vocals
- Greg Harrison — guitar solo on "Zero Days"
- Chris Canella — guitar solo on "Interbeing"
- Marzi Montazeri — guitar solo on "Operation of the Moral Law"
- Fred Ziomek — additional guitars on "Rulers of the Collective"
- Jason Williams — choir vocals
- Steve Hernandez — choir vocals
- Justin "Rodan" Manning — choir vocals
- Sebastian Rohde — artwork
- Firma Freimauer — artwork
Chart positions
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[7] | 86 |
| Swiss Music Charts[8] | 99 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Christopher, Michael (July 31, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days (album review)". Loudwire. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "'Zero Days' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. May 18, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Van Horn, Jr., Ray (August 20, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Johnston, Emma (July 19, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days album review". Louder Sound. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Campagna, Tom (July 26, 2017). "Prong – "Zero Days" (Album Review)". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Zero Days (CD liner notes). Prong. Steamhammer/SPV. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Prong > Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Musicline.de. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Discographie Prong" (in German). hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Prong Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.