Prong 28/10/2016 Manchester O2 Academy 2 Set List:
Prong are from the USA and play and play a blend of Heavy Metal that encompasses elements of Thrash Metal, Hardcore and Crossover Punk. Led by the legendary Tommy Victor, Prong are currently touring in support of their latest album, X-No Absolutes released earlier this year on SPV/Steamhammer Records. Prong are currently touring Europe with King Parrot, Exodus and Obituary and tonight, Prong were the second band on, playing after King Parrot. From King Parrot to Prong, the turnaround was particularly quick, with Victor looking as if he was itching to play. Opening up their set with Eternal Heat from 2012’s Carved Into Stone, it was apparent that Victor seemed to have a bee in his bonnet. This was hardly surprising, it was very difficult to actually hear Victor’s voice, a feeling that seemed to the shared with the Victor and his monitors, but after a short rant at the sound guy at the side of the stage, by about halfway through the second song, Beg to Differ, from the 1990 album of the same name, Victor was much more audible. This change in volume, evidently cheered up Victor and his attitude changed instantly, running from each side of the stage, jumping and when you watch Victor play, you forget how much of an underrated guitarist he actually is. These sound problems aside, Prong sounded fantastic, effortlessly sliding in new tracks from X-No Absolutes amongst Prong classics such as Unconditional from Prove You Wrong and the fantastic Whose Fist is this Anyway? From the brilliant Cleansing album. Prong are often overlooked and easily debatable to be forgotten at times, but tonight, Prong showed that isn’t the case. Prong are easily able to keep up with their peers and other than the initial sound problems, the main problem tonight was that it was a shame that Prong didn’t have a longer set, but with 4 bands on the bill, the cloth has to be cut accordingly. It could still be widely debated that the opening band of King Parrot was a bit of a mismatch as an opener for this gig. However, Prong brought the true old-style Thrash to the stage in excellent fashion with a show that was just as good as their latest album. Adam
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