Zero Days (album)


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.

Critical reception

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." 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." 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'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.
  1. "However It May End" — 3:36
  2. "Zero Days" — 3:35
  3. "Off the Grid" — 3:18
  4. "Divide and Conquer" — 3:17
  5. "Forced into Tolerance" — 3:17
  6. "Interbeing" — 3:50
  7. "Blood Out of Stone" — 4:12
  8. "Operation of the Moral Law" — 3:31
  9. "The Whispers" — 3:20
  10. "Self Righteous Indignation" — 4:14
  11. "Rulers of the Collective" — 3:02
  12. "Compulsive Future Projection" — 3:10
  13. "Wasting of the Dawn" — 4:39
  14. "Reasons to Be Fearful" — 3:31

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from the liner notes.
;Prong
;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 Cannella — 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