Pronk (ADF)



Pronk (sometimes referred to simply as Progressive punk or Prog punk) is an music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Pronk is generally faster, thicker, complex, and heavier than earlier punk. Pronk has spawned the Soft-punk movement Pronk was heavily involved with the rise of the s in the 1980s, and with the s in underground music scenes. It has influenced a number of music genres which have also experienced mainstream success, such as, grunge, thrash metal, and post-pronk.

Pronk has experienced massive mainstream commercial success during the early 1980's, some of its early pioneers and -era bands have garnered critical acclaim over time. Fugazi, Bad Religon, and The Descendents have been included in Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003. The genre still achieves success with pop pronk and post-pronk. A Different Floyd