''Zero Days'' is the twelfth studio album by American
heavy metal band
Prong
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. 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 of whom provided the
engineering
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Critical reception
Writing for
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, Ray Van Horn Jr. stated: "As ever, Victor tinkers with the core sound by tapping into agro metal,
hardcore,
anthem rock and
industrial
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while remaining true to the marching crunch and
thrash
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that go into a Prong record."
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'' critic Tom Campagna described the record as "a solid thrash-heavy album with tendencies leaning toward the band's salad days of
industrial music
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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."
Loudwire
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'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."
Track listing
All tracks written by Prong.
# "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
Album personnel as adapted from the liner notes.
;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
References
External links
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2017 albums
Prong (band) albums
Albums produced by Tommy Victor
SPV GmbH albums
Steamhammer Records albums