Released January 25, 1994 Length 58:02 | Recorded 1993 Release date 25 January 1994 | |
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Similar Rude Awakening, Beg to Differ, Prove You Wrong, Scorpio Rising, Ruining Lives |
Cleansing is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Prong. It was produced by Terry Date, whereas all of Prong's previous albums had been produced by Mark Dodson. It includes ex-Killing Joke members Paul Raven on bass guitar and John Bechdel on keyboards/programming. Cleansing was Prong's only moderate commercial success. It was reissued in 2008 as a digipack version.
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The music video to "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. The professional wrestler Justin Credible used the track as his entrance theme in Extreme Championship Wrestling and when performing in the independent promotions.
To promote the album, Prong embarked on the Cleansing Tour which included opening acts Clutch and Drown. They also toured with Sepultura and Pantera as an opener for their Chaos A.D. and Far Beyond Driven tours.
Vision Thing by The Sisters of Mercy was an influence Cleansing. Tommy Victor said that the band had tired of their earlier thrash metal sound, and he wanted the band to go in a new direction that incorporated dance metal.
Track listing
All tracks by Prong
- "Another Worldly Device" – 3:23
- "Whose Fist Is This Anyway?" – 4:42
- "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" – 4:11
- "Cut-Rate" – 4:52
- "Broken Peace" – 6:11
- "One Outnumbered" – 4:58
- "Out of This Misery" – 4:25
- "No Question" – 4:17
- "Not of This Earth" – 6:25
- "Home Rule" – 3:57
- "Sublime" – 3:53
- "Test" – 6:40
Personnel
Cover versions
"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" has been covered by several artists:
Album
Billboard (North America)
Reception
Jason Roche of The Village Voice included Cleansing on his list of Top 20 New York Hardcore and Metals Albums, saying that it "proved to be as catchy as it was heavy".
Songs
1Another Worldly Device3:24
2Whose Fist Is This Anyway?4:41
3Snap Your Fingers - Snap Your Neck4:12