Rude Awakening (Prong album)

Rude Awakening
Studio album by Prong
Released	May 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Groove metal, hardcore punk, industrial metal, alternative metal
Length	45:50
Label	Epic
Producer	Terry Date & Tommy Victor
Prong chronology
Cleansing (1994) Rude Awakening (1996) 100% Live (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Rude Awakening is Prong's fifth album. Rude Awakening is an enhanced CD. It was also released as a special limited edition on 12" red vinyl. The album was reissued in 2008 as a digipack version, featuring four remixes of the "Rude Awakening" single and a new booklet.

Victor appears on the Argyle Park album Misguided on the track "Doomsayer". The song shares some of the same guitar riffs as the song "Controller".

Track listing

All tracks written by Prong except "Controller" by Prong and Scott Albert and "Slicing" by Prong and Joe Bishara Kebbe.^[2]

1. "Controller" – 3:39
2. "Caprice" – 2:47
3. "Rude Awakening" – 4:18
4. "Unfortunately" – 3:08
5. "Face Value" – 4:09
6. "Avenue of the Finest" – 3:37
7. "Slicing" – 3:29
8. "Without Hope" – 3:13
9. "Mansruin" – 3:29
10. "Innocence Gone" – 3:11
11. "Dark Signs" – 3:22
12. "Close the Door" – 4:05
13. "Proud Division" – 5:46

Credits

Prong is

• Tommy Victor - vocals/guitar
• Paul Raven - bass guitar
• Ted Parsons - drums

Additional Personnel

• Charlie Clouser - drum programming and keyboards

Chart positions

Album

Billboard (North America)

References