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"If another c**t calls me The Firestarter I'll stab him in the f***ing throat." How The Prodigy's incendiary electronic punk album The Fat Of The Land put a bomb under heavy music and freaked out British politicians

Released on June 30, 1997, The Fat Of The Land blew the minds of a generation

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“This is actually rock music written on electronic equipment”: How to replicate the sample-based sonics of a gnarly Prodigy classic

Dissecting one of the big beat heavyweights’ most iconic bangers, and learning how to recreate its sound ourselves

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“This is actually rock music written on electronic equipment”: How to replicate the sample-based sonics of a gnarly Prodigy classic

Dissecting one of the big beat heavyweights’ most iconic bangers, and learning how to recreate its sound ourselves

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The Prodigy legend dies seven years after Keith Flint as band pay emotional tribute

The Prodigy are mourning the loss of their first manager a few years after the tragic death of frontman Keith Flint.

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“When I look back, there’s never been any one thing that’s been normal about this band. I’m used to strangeness in my world!”: The controversial dance band who lit a fire under the 90s metal scene

How The Prodigy’s The Fat Of The Land bought aggro to dance music and rave culture to metal

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“I was on a mission to move away from the rave scene.” The story of The Prodigy's era-defining electro-punk classic inspired by Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine and The Breeders

The dance titans embraced a whole new sound on this all-conquering Fat Of The Land anthem and they never looked back

Louder

The Prodigy plan to release 'evil rave' tunes in 2026

The Prodigy have told fans to prepare for some "evil f*****' rave" tunes next year.

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The 10 best Liam and Noel Gallagher guest spots

Ten great collaborations featuring the Gallagher brothers including The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Ian Brown, The Prodigy and, erm, David Brent

Louder

“You bought it, you put it into the charts, not us": How a novelty sample almost derailed the Prodigy's fledgling career

A classic 1992 Future Music interview reveals how The Prodigy outgrew Charly and shook off the curse of ‘toy-town techno'

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Clash of the Liams: Prodigy’s Howlett misses out on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nom, while Oasis’ Gallagher tells fans not to “waste your time”

Oasis get a nomination but don’t want it, while The Prodigy get snubbed again. And both Liams aren’t happy…

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“It was the B-side that became one of the most important pieces of music ever - certainly one of the most sampled”: How breakbeat took over the music world

“It was the B-side that became one of the most important pieces of music ever - certainly one of the most sampled”

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The Prodigy’s Leeroy Thornhill on fame, raves and his late best mate Keith Flint: ‘I love him and I always will’

He and Flint joined the band as teenagers, leaving Essex to travel the world and mix with royalty. As Thornhill publishes a book of photographs from that era, he talks about the fun, friendship, chaos – and sorrow

The Guardian - UK

‘My first impression was this person’s a genius’: the life and legacy of producer pioneer Sophie

The musician, who died in 2021, shaped much of the sound of modern pop, from Madonna to Charli xcx. As her posthumous second album is released, her family and collaborators share memories of a producer who saw the future

The Guardian - UK

“We will be armed with a sonically fresh attack.” The Prodigy announce Disrupta tour dates

Liam Howlett: “We never turn down the chance to play the UK”

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“The Jilted Generation is all the kids who’ve grown up on this supposedly corrupt dance music”: revisiting The Prodigy’s era-defining second record, 30 years on

Liam Howlett says Music For The Jilted Generation was a reaction to the government trying to stop kids having a good time

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Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '90s

As the '80s drifted from mostly analogue to largely digital, would the '90s be the decade when the synth scene settled? Not really…

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"I was probably off my head... it wasn't meant to be a novelty record, it was meant to be an underground record": The story of The Prodigy’s cartoon-sampling rave hit Charly

How Liam Howlett concocted one of ‘90s rave’s most iconic tracks with two Roland W-30 keyboards and a turntable in his bedroom

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"This is about 17 minutes long and it's my favourite ever chill-out track": The Prodigy's Liam Howlett on the Pink Floyd classics that changed his life

The Prodigy's Liam Howlett may have grown up on hip-hop, Two-Tone and techno, but Pink Floyd also played a key role in his musical education

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5 artists that loved their gear so much they named themselves after it

Best of 2023: Just some great videos by bands with geeky gear names for you to enjoy

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“It's so offensive that it can't actually mean that”: Have The Prodigy finally changed the lyrics to ‘the most controversial song of all time’?

Maxim now sings "Pitch up. Change my pitch up", rather than what you hear on the 1997 original

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"There has rarely been a band that has thrived when their backs are so far up against the wall as The Prodigy": Liam Howlett's electronic punks smash out their greatest hits at The People's Palace

Storming London's Alexandra Palace, The Prodigy prove that they remain one of the world's most incendiary live acts, even without much-missed Firestarter-in-chief Keith Flint

The Independent UK

The Prodigy change lyrics to ‘Smack My B***h Up’ – 26 years after song was released

Band had previously defended problematic lyrics, despite condemnation from fellow artists and anti-domestic violence charities

The Guardian - UK

From Dream Scenario to the Prodigy: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Nicolas Cage makes a welcome return in a thought-provoking comedic tale, and the noisy rave greats return to the stage

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5 artists that loved their gear so much they named themselves after it

Just some great videos by bands with geeky gear names for you to enjoy

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Watch the synth sounds from some of The Prodigy’s biggest hits being recreated using the original hardware

Alex Ball takes a deep dive into seven of Liam Howlett’s classic ‘90s tones

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