PRONG frontman TOMMY VICTOR has shared fresh details about the New York industrial/groove metal veterans' forthcoming album, promising a more aggressive and diverse record than 2023's State Of Emergency. Victor confirmed the album is currently in mixdown and tentatively scheduled for a November 2026 release via Napalm Records.
"It's faster than 'State Of Emergency'," Victor stated. "And it's more diverse, I think, too." The production approach mirrors the rapid-fire sessions that yielded PRONG's classic 1990 album Beg To Differ, suggesting a return to the instinctive, spontaneous creativity that defined the band's early sound.
Victor was characteristically defiant about the direction: "This record is like a real one that doesn't give a shit about what's going on today. So, we just do what we do and have a good time." In an era of algorithmic trend-chasing, that ethos feels genuinely refreshing.
PRONG — Victor, bassist Christopher Dean, and drummer Tyler Joseph — have been on a relentless creative streak. The trio released the live album Live And Uncleansed in March 2026, recorded during their July–August 2025 tour. The forthcoming studio album will be their 13th full-length and continues a tradition of uncompromising, riff-driven heaviness that has kept PRONG relevant for over three decades.
For fans of industrialized groove metal, November 2026 cannot arrive soon enough.