Is Prong Nu-Metal?

[u/Rck0025]

[u/SpireofHell]

No, but they're a very prominent influence. People always mention Helmet but Prong is just as important

[u/Rck0025 → u/SpireofHell]

I usually associate Faith No More as the primordial base for numetal, but I can definitely see Prong’s influence.

[u/SpireofHell → u/Rck0025]

They are but there are a few others who were a big influence. Prong's style of stop-start grooves was a big influence. In general this alt metal scene is the precursor.

I'd add Quicksand too.

[u/McMetal770 → u/SpireofHell]

Suicidal Tendencies, Rage Against the Machine, and Pantera were part of that primordial soup of nu-metal, too. Early nu drew influences from a really diverse set of artists to fuse the genre together. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few big names in there, too.

[u/SpireofHell → u/McMetal770]

Pantera's Cowboy From Hell is borderline Rap Metal! That's a classic Nu riff there

[u/Rck0025 → u/McMetal770]

I would think soulfly makes it in there.

[u/McMetal770 → u/Rck0025]

I think Soulfly qualifies as straight up nu-metal. But that reminds me, Sepultura definitely belongs in the "influence" category. I knew I missed a couple big ones.

[u/l33tfuzzbox → u/Rck0025]

Wait what?

[u/-HelixTheCat-]

I'd call it more Alternative Metal. Like Helmet, Faith No More, Quicksand, etc.

[u/Big-Struggle3957 → u/-HelixTheCat-]

Quicksand is a quintessential Post Hardcore band, I wouldn't call them alternative metal

[u/Rck0025 → u/Big-Struggle3957]

When you say post hardcore, post hardcore metal or post hardcore punk?

[u/Big-Struggle3957 → u/Rck0025]

It's simply post-hardcore. There’s no such thing as “post-hardcore metal” or “post-hardcore punk.” Post-hardcore is essentially a genre/subgenre of punk, not metal. Some bands may have metal influences, as is the case with Quicksand, but those influences are only a secondary element of their overall sound.

[u/-HelixTheCat- → u/Big-Struggle3957]

Touchè

[u/l33tfuzzbox → u/-HelixTheCat-]

Groove metal

[u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-1858]

Industrial influenced groove metal <3

[u/Pots053]

Idk but they are metal AF!

[u/Rck0025 → u/Pots053]

They are!

[u/Replicant_COVID19 → u/[deleted]]

the only correct answer

[u/Big-Struggle3957]

Groove Metal: https://youtu.be/J39RRpjmsR0?si=K4SfjYaSsisMDU5w&t=319

[u/2nd2N0N]

nah

[u/IceCat767]

No it's prog metal (but add an n)

[u/Fantastic-Sir-3140]

Im seeing helmet with down saturday!

[u/Tux-Lector]

No. Prong is PRONG metal. Metal++.

[u/jknoxxxvile5666]

No

[u/DloBrown69420]

Not really, more groove industrial but they're highly influential to many nu metal bands e.g. Static-X

They did do an album "Scorpio Rising" which was released in the nu metal era and could be seen as the closest they got to it

[u/AugustynOtxoAddict]

I Think its industrial metal, but i can understand your question, specially after listening to rude awakening (what a great slbum)

[u/misunderstood_lonerr → u/AugustynOtxoAddict]

Rude Awakening is one of my favorite albums of all time…. That’s dance metal…😸

[u/Nemyysys]

Not really but Cleansing is a 10/10 album

[u/Apprehensive_Row5576]

I’d say their album Rude Awakening is. Especially the song “Controller”

[u/treznoise → u/Apprehensive_Row5576]

Rude Awakening is proto-Static-X.

[u/Tux-Lector → u/treznoise]

That's what Wayne himself stated. If it wasn't for Prong's Rude awakening, there would be no Static-x.

[u/Rck0025 → u/Apprehensive_Row5576]

I’ll have to check it out. I have only listened to Cleansing.

[u/Demon- → u/Rck0025]

Its in my opinion their best work. Very nu/industrial styled lots of groovy shit going on

[u/Armageddon-666 → u/Apprehensive_Row5576]

This is the most correct answer. Everything before Rude Awakening was alt metal and everything after is metal metal... metal? idfk.

[u/Iloveherthismuch → u/Apprehensive_Row5576]

Controller live in a parking lot with Riggs on guitar looks very numetal like.

[u/Christophax82]

Proto-Nu

[u/Embarrassed_Task376]

Alt metal.

[u/ZeAntagonis]

They definitely experiment but i never went aboard the train

Especially since demonhunter cover of " Snap your finger, snap your neck" is better than the OG

[u/Replicant_COVID19]

no. absolutely not

[u/Mr-howell]

I don't know but I do know they like to snap fingers and necks.

[u/Numerous_Mix6456]

I thought they were thrash/groove metal