Prong

It was 1986 on the lower east side of New York City, when the sound guy at CBGB's (Tommy Victor) put an add in the Village Voice looking to start a band playing "Black Flag to Black Sabbath".

Prong gained respect in the NYHC and punk scene of the late eighties among punk legends Cro-Mags, Warzone, Murphy's Law, Sheer Terror and Bad Brains, maintaining it's signature eclectic style. After being scooped up by the Majors in the 90s "alternative metal" feeding frenzy, PRONG toured globally with Soundgarden, Pantera, White Zombie, Faith no More, and Danzig.

“PRONG was definitely a Lower East Side band" says Tommy Victor. "We weren’t a bunch of kids in the suburbs playing in garages. We were part of that whole art scene, the same scene as street artists like Keith Haring and Basquiat. It was poor Ukrainian Immigrants, biker gangs and drug addicts. Nobody wanted to live down there."

Looking back on 30 + years of Prong, with 12 studio albums and 2 live albums, Prong to this day eludes being defined within one genre. Aside from Prong, Tommy Victor was nominated for a grammy for his work with Ministry. He also plays in Danzig, and collaborated with Trent Reznor and Rob Zombie.