Group

Project 86

US Christian metal band

From: Orange County, United States
Since: 1996–present
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 32

christian hardcore
hard rock
metal
nu metal
post-hardcore
rock

About

Project 86 is an American rock band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The band has released twelve albums, which have collectively sold nearly 500,000 units worldwide, two EPs, two DVDs, and two live albums.

In 1998, BEC Recordings released a self-titled debut album that was well received by critics and consumers. Their second release, Drawing Black Lines, garnered attention from mainstream record labels; Atlantic licensed the album from Tooth & Nail Records, the parent company of BEC. The band's third release, Truthless Heroes, was released exclusively by Atlantic, after the band was bought-out of their original deal with Tooth & Nail. The band parted ways with Atlantic shortly after their third release, upon which they had a short stint as an independent. The band then negotiated a new contract with Tooth & Nail, and subsequently released three more albums, the last one being Picket Fence Cartel in summer 2009. After fulfilling their last agreement with T&N, in December 2011 the band announced a Kickstarter campaign via their official website and Facebook page, stating that "the fans are now our record label." Their eighth studio release, Wait for the Siren, was released in 2012. Their ninth album, Knives to the Future, was independently released by Team Black Recordings in 2014.

From Project 86 on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Andrew Schwab 1996–now · original member lead vocals
Darren King 2013–now bass guitar, guitar, keyboard
Ethan Luck 1996–1997 · original member · former bass guitar, drums (drum set)
Randy Torres 1996–2009 · original member · former background vocals, guitar, keyboard
Steven Dail 1997–2010 · former background vocals, guitar, electric bass guitar
Alex Albert 1998–2007 · former drums (drum set)
Jason Gerken 2007–2012 · former drums (drum set)
Abishai Collingsworth 2016–2016 · former additional, drums (drum set)