Prong was one of those late 80's/early 90's metal bands that straddled the line between a lot of different hard rock and avant-garde type genres - which was a big part of their attraction. By the time the grunge era came and went, they were crammed into the "groove metal" camp with Pantera and White Zombie. I've heard bits and pieces of their earlier works, but this CD and the next one were really their most impactful on a commercial scale. The consensus was, trim 4-5 songs off of this and you have yourself a classic. I'm not so sure I would go that far but this is definitely a front-loaded affair.