Cleansing (album)

Cleansing
Studio album by Prong
Released	January 25, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Groove metal, hardcore punk, industrial metal, alternative metal
Length	58:02
Label	Epic
Producer	Terry Date Prong
Prong chronology
Whose Fist Is This Anyway? (1992) Cleansing (1994) Rude Awakening (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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.

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.

Track listing

All tracks by Prong

1. "Another Worldly Device" – 3:23
2. "Whose Fist Is This Anyway?" – 4:42
3. "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" – 4:11
4. "Cut-Rate" – 4:52
5. "Broken Peace" – 6:11
6. "One Outnumbered" – 4:58
7. "Out of This Misery" – 4:25
8. "No Question" – 4:17
9. "Not of This Earth" – 6:25
10. "Home Rule" – 3:57
11. "Sublime" – 3:53
12. "Test" – 6:40

Credits

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

Cover versions

"Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" has been covered by several artists:

• Dry Kill Logic on their Rot EP, which was only available from Roadrunner Records metal radio mail list
• Demon Hunter on their album, The Triptych
• Six Feet Under on their third cover album Graveyard Classics 3
• Grinspoon on their EP, Pushing Buttons.

Chart positions

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1994	The Billboard 200	126

References

1. "Cleansing - Prong". AllMusic.