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.^[2]

Zero Days
Studio album by Prong
Released	July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
Genre	Groove metal thrash metal[1]
Length	50:32
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer	Tommy Victor Chris Collier
Prong chronology
X – No Absolutes (2016) Zero Days (2017) State of Emergency (2023)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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

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

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

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

References

1. 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. Van Horn, Jr., Ray (August 20, 2017). "Prong - Zero Days". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
4. 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. 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.

External links

• Official website