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X – No Absolutes is the eleventh studio album by American heavy metal band Prong. It was released on February 5, 2016 through Steamhammer/SPV record label. The record was produced by the band's guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor and engineer Chris Collier.[1]

X – No Absolutes
Studio album by Prong
Released	February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)
Genre	Groove metal thrash metal industrial rock
Length	44:25
Label	Steamhammer/SPV
Producer	Tommy Victor Chris Collier
Prong chronology
Songs from the Black Hole (2014) X – No Absolutes (2016) Zero Days (2017)

Victor has described the songs from X – No Absolutes as "a collection of riff intensified crushers, furious barn burners, and fist pumping sing-a-longs."[1] The album features elements from thrash metal, groove metal and industrial rock.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Classic Rock	[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[2]
Revolver	4/5[5]

X – No Absolutes has received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 74 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3] Writing for Classic Rock, Malcolm Dome described the record as "the sound of Prong feeling comfortable in 2016" and "still underground and recognisable as the band who snapped our fingers and necks, but also adding essential modern detail."[4][2] Chris Ayers of Exclaim! stated: "Though it's impossible to rewind to the MTV-fuelled frenzy around 1994's Cleansing, this album shows that Victor, who turns 50 this year, still schools bands half his age with focus and mettle."[2] Loudwire's Chad Bowar noted the record to be a "very efficient 45 minute album, with very little filler."[6] Revolver wrote that the record was "charged with brawn and brains—thrashy dynamics, chunky grooves, ferocious metal energy, and Tommy Victor’s sharp-tongued socio-political observations."[5]

Track listing

1. "Ultimate Authority" — 2:55
2. "Sense of Ease" — 4:05
3. "Without Words" — 3:19
4. "Cut and Dry" — 3:52
5. "No Absolutes" — 3:19
6. "Do Nothing" — 3:41
7. "Belief System" — 3:22
8. "Soul Sickness" — 3:06
9. "In Spite of Hindrances" — 2:46
10. "Ice Runs Through My Veins" — 4:06
11. "Worth Pursuing" — 3:13
12. "With Dignity" — 3:16
13. "Universal Law" (bonus track) — 3:25

Personnel

Album personnel as adapted from liner notes.[7]

Prong

• Tommy Victor — guitars, vocals
• Jason Christopher — bass
• Art Cruz — drums

Additional personnel

• Tommy Victor — production
• Chris Collier — production, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Sebastian Rohde — artwork
• Firma Freimauer — artwork
• Neil Zlozower — photography
• Secret Playground — photography

Chart positions

Chart (2016)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[8]	87
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	7

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] X – No Absolutes

X – No Absolutes ist das zehnte Studioalbum der amerikanischen Metal-Band Prong, das 2015 erschienene Coveralbum Songs from the Black Hole nicht mitgerechnet. X – No Absolutes erschien im Februar 2016 bei Steamhammer/SPV.

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- [en] X – No Absolutes

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