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Orange County, CA, USA (1998 – present)
Project 86 is a christian hard rock band from Orange County, CA, USA
In 1998, Project 86 released its self-titled debut on BEC Recordings, a division of Tooth & Nail Records, and was immediately labeled “rapcore” due to strong similarities to acts such as Rage Against the Machine. Though Schwab’s vocals could barely be called rapping, it was a convenient label due to the popularity of that genre of music at the time. The album and a supporting tour opening for P.O.D. and Blindside on the Warriors Tour stirred a lot of hype for the band and their sophomore album was excitedly anticipated.
Project (as the band is often referred to by its fans) released Drawing Black Lines in early 2000 to very strong aclaim and the album is widely considered to be the band’s defining work. In support of Drawing Black Lines, Project 86 toured extensively with the addition of a second live guitarist (Cory Edelman, formerly of No Innocent Victim), headlining with supporting bands such as Living Sacrifice and Stavesacre and also opening for P.O.D. and Linkin Park. Perhaps more importantly, influential modern shock rocker Marilyn Manson took interest in the band and had the song “P.S.”, originally released on Drawing Black Lines, added to the Blair Witch 2 soundtrack. Probably due to this interest, Project 86 became a higher priority for Atlantic. DBL was slated to be re-released with new artwork and three new songs, but in actuality it was only a bare bones repackaging of the exact same album. However, Atlantic did pour over half a million into Project’s next musical foray, entitled Truthless Heroes (2002), which, though proving to be the band’s most popular outing yet, was released amidst great turmoil.
In 1998, Project 86 released its self-titled debut on BEC Recordings, a division of Tooth & Nail Records, and was immediately labeled “rapcore” due to strong similarities to acts such as Rage Against the Machine. Though Schwab’s vocals could barely be called rapping, it was a convenient label due to the popularity of that genre of music at the time. The album and a supporting tour opening for P.O.D. and Blindside on the Warriors Tour stirred a lot of hype for the band and their sophomore album was excitedly anticipated.
Project (as the band is often referred to by its fans) released Drawing Black Lines in early 2000 to very strong aclaim and the album is widely considered to be the band’s defining work. In support of Drawing Black Lines, Project 86 toured extensively with the addition of a second live guitarist (Cory Edelman, formerly of No Innocent Victim), headlining with supporting bands such as Living Sacrifice and Stavesacre and also opening for P.O.D. and Linkin Park. Perhaps more importantly, influential modern shock rocker Marilyn Manson took interest in the band and had the song “P.S.”, originally released on Drawing Black Lines, added to the Blair Witch 2 soundtrack. Probably due to this interest, Project 86 became a higher priority for Atlantic. DBL was slated to be re-released with new artwork and three new songs, but in actuality it was only a bare bones repackaging of the exact same album. However, Atlantic did pour over half a million into Project’s next musical foray, entitled Truthless Heroes (2002), which, though proving to be the band’s most popular outing yet, was released amidst great turmoil.
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...And the Rest Will Follow
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nDroae wrote:
Thank you video with a few samples of demos from the new album it sounds very good, wonder how the final versions will turn out. I'm enjoying the lo-fi-ness XD
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nDroae wrote:
Kickstarter update: "We are making final preparations to head to Nashville to record. We have never done an album in Nashville so this will be a new experience and we are looking forward to sharing it with you. We have lots of musically gifted friends in Nashville and you may just hear a few of them on this project. We plan to do plenty of studio updates and share behind the scenes pics/videos and give you the inside scoop on how things are going every step of the way. We are still writing, writing, writing new demos with the goal to record the most epic batch of songs possible. We are also excited as both U.S. and European festival and show offers are rolling in for 2012! We will be seeing you soon and sharing these new songs with you live!" Yay :3 [2]
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nDroae wrote:
New post :3 http://www.andrewschwab.com/blog/
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nDroae wrote:
Schwab: "We have won the battle... but the war is still being fought. We have hit our milestone quickly, thanks to all the support of you guys. But we still need your help. We purposely set the goal low to achieve the basic costs for recording, but we still have to fund record packaging, merchandise for the incentives, not to mention marketing, distribution, and touring. Please continue to prayerfully spread the word and offer your support with the same level of determination, all you P86 supporters!!! Thanks again for this amazing campaign which you have already made successful!" I went with the CD + book, which seems a popular choice. Not gonna buy a shirt I haven't seen. :D
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nDroae wrote:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1739683846/the-p-eight-6-project/ "For this Project, we are handling everything on our own--from recording to marketing to distribution--and we need your help. Please visit our Kickstarter page and spread the word about our new record--coming Late Spring 2012!" Yay :3 Hmm, hard to choose which deal to buy.
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CancerMan wrote:
Bands need to start ripping off Self-Titled/Drawing Black Lines-era Project 86, ASAP.
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nDroae wrote:
vv I think I love you
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yalikescake wrote:
But yeah Rival Factions kind of sounds like a Neon Horse album.
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nDroae wrote:
http://www.andrewschwab.com/blog/2011/10/10232011/ I think their popularity peaked around the Truthless Heroes / Songs to Burn Your Bridges By era (although lastfm would indicate that happened a bit later), in those days they, Blindside and Skillet (pre-Comatose) seemed to be the most popular hard rock bands among... well... youth group teenagers. They've picked up less fans since then, and I think it's a safe guess to say that the great majority of fans today have been fans for a long time.
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Erastaroth wrote:
Compared to when I first started listening to them, Yes.
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Sooto wrote:
>Implying they're mainstream.
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Erastaroth wrote:
I remember when these guy came out with their first two albums, I had no idea they had gone so mainstream...
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Samansadesu wrote:
Awesome show at Joshua Fest.
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TheDestroyer68 wrote:
I love these guys. The word "Underrated" doesn't even do them justice. They're not widely known, yet they're so great and they deserve more attention than they get. They've been doing this for almost as long as I have been alive. I have major respect for Andrew Schwab, he is such an inspiration
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WickedBreath wrote:
82,967 listeners?! Words don't begin to describe how underrated this band is.
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nDroae wrote:
@thejcchavez The Rival Factions (physical, plastic) case is dark blue, in order to hide parts of the artwork underneath.
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nokado wrote:
They played a sick show at Spirit West Coast.
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TooLateToGoBack wrote:
Christian hard-rock? lmao. Tagged as buttrock.
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thejcchavez wrote:
is rival factions case supposed to be purple?
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nDroae wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150260797375777 :P
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27 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/project86
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