It was an early Friday evening when I found a post about PRONG playing that night at Fubar. It was a What-The -Hell? kind of moment. I didn’t even know those old cats were still alive, much less playing live gigs. Well, let me tell all you sinners out there that PRONG is alive and rockin’ like they did 20 years ago! While their set included many releases from their new album, Carved Into Stone, the trio rocked several classics like ‘Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck’ to a head-bangin’crowd. With original founder Tommy Victor now backed by Tony Campos on bass and Alexi Rodrigues on drums, this sonic triad has once again found the malevolence and mayhem within that made the band a legend years ago. And those elements and much more are found inside their new album. Although I lost my notes, which had the names of the two bands pictured above who opened for PRONG, I can only add that the STL hard rock scene is one to recognize. If you have any doubts, don’t wait for PRONG or some other big band to return – get out to Fubar or Just Bill’s for a show on any weekend and you’ll feel the Noise!
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