Power of the Damager

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{{Infobox album

| name = Power of the Damager

| type = studio

| artist = Prong

| cover = Power of the Damager - Prong.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2007|10|2}}

| recorded = Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, Texas, U.S.

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Thrash metal,{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2007|title=Prong - Power Of The Damager review - Metal Storm|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=4765|access-date=2020-11-19|website=metalstorm.net}} groove metal

| length = 45:06

| label = 13th Planet

| producer = Tommy Victor, Monte Pittman

| prev_title = Scorpio Rising

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Power of the Damn Mixxxer

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1209495|pure_url=yes}}|title=Review: Power of the Damager|last=Jeffries|first=David|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=4 September 2009}}

| rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |last2=Perri|first2=David|author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |year=2011 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |isbn=9781-926592-20-6 |page=396}}

|rev3 = Stylus Magazine

|rev3score = B+{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/prong/power-of-the-damager.htm|title=Review: Power of the Damager|last=Lee|first=Cosmo|date=Oct 11, 2007|publisher=Stylus Magazine|accessdate=4 September 2009}}

}}

Power of the Damager is the seventh studio album by American metal band Prong. It was released through 13th Planet Records on October 2, 2007. The album peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1209495/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=Power of the Damager - Chart & Awards |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=4 September 2009}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing = Tommy Victor, except where noted

| total_length = 45:06

| title1 = Looking for Them

| length1 = 3:37

| title2 = No Justice

| length2 = 3:56

| title3 = 3rd Option

| music3 = Victor, Monte Pittman

| length3 = 4:07

| title4 = Pure Ether

| length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Power of the Damager

| length5 = 3:39

| title6 = The Banishment

| music6 = Victor, Pittman

| length6 = 5:57

| title7 = Worst of It

| music7 = Victor, Pittman

| length7 = 3:32

| title8 = Spirit Guide

| length8 = 3:40

| title9 = Messages Inside of Me

| length9 = 2:54

| title10 = Can't Stop the Bleeding

| music10 = Victor, Pittman

| length10 = 2:55

| title11 = Bad Fall

| length11 = 3:55

| title12 = Changing Ending Troubling Times

| music12 = Victor, Pittman

| length12 = 6:24

| title13 = Idealistic Types

| note13 = Japan bonus track

| length13 = 3:24

}}

Personnel

  • Tommy Victor – guitar, vocals, producer
  • Monte Pittman – bass guitar, backing vocals, additional lead guitar (track 12), associate producer
  • Aaron Rossi – drums
  • Al Jourgensen – keyboards and mixing (track 6)
  • Gil Elguezabal, Marco A. Ramirez – audio engineers
  • John Bilberry – mix engineer
  • Charles Godfrey – assistant engineer
  • Lawton Outlaw – artwork
  • Allan Amato – photography

Charts

class="wikitable"
Chart (2007)

! Position

US Top Heatseekers

| align="center"|47

References