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]

Zero Days
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
Genre
Length50:32
LabelSteamhammer/SPV
Producer
Prong chronology
X – No Absolutes
(2016)
Zero Days
(2017)
State of Emergency
(2023)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8/10[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

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All tracks written by Prong.[6]

  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" (bonus track) — 3:31

Personnel

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Album personnel as adapted from the liner notes.[6]

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 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

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[7] 86
Swiss Music Charts[8] 99
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 11

References

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  1. ^ a b Christopher, Michael (July 31, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days (album review)". Loudwire. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "'Zero Days' Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. May 18, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Van Horn, Jr., Ray (August 20, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Johnston, Emma (July 19, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days album review". Louder Sound. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Campagna, Tom (July 26, 2017). "Prong – "Zero Days" (Album Review)". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Zero Days (CD liner notes). Prong. Steamhammer/SPV. 2017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Prong > Longplay-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Musicline.de. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Discographie Prong" (in German). hitparade.ch.
  9. ^ "Prong Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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