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Project 86
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Under the surface... Project 86 has always been a band that transcended the genre. With each successive album, beginning with 1998's self-titled debut, the band has continued to evolve, touching on elements of punk, metal, industrial and post-hardcore without losing touch with its audience.
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Over the course of recording Truthless Heroes (which took around a year to complete) Project 86 had increasing difficulty with its management, as well as both record labels (Tooth & Nail still had rights to release their music to the Christian market). This wore the band down immensely, but by the time the album was finished, the difficulty seemed to have worked out in Project's favor - Atlantic bought all of Tooth & Nail's remaining rights to the band and released "
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From start to finish Project 86 exhibits the kind of musical fury that echoes the angst of the millennium youth. Along the lines of P.O.D., Drawing Black Lines is a testimony to Christendom while musically driving a fist through traditional Christian thinking. Moral lines are drawn beginning to end on this disc. On the cut "One-Armed Man, (Play On)," the band points out the state of the unbelievers as being "zombies" who are constantly seeking contentment. At one point in the song, vocalist Andrew Schwab screams that everyone is "Needing Something Real!" A highlight of the tune is the drum groove offered up by Alex Albert. On the cut "Chimes," Steven Dails' hypnotic bassline is a strong accent to the whispering vocal melody of Schwab.
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In February 2005, Project 86 announced that they were working on a new album. The title was later announced as ...And The Rest Will Follow. The band spent several weeks in the studio with Garth Richardson over the summer recording the material, and then began releasing a new song every Monday on their purevolume site. The album was released on September 27, 2005, and sold 8,000 copies in its first week, more than any other Project 86 album. A release tour began September 23, with Spoken, Number One Gun, Mourning September, and The Fold.
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Southern California’s Project 86 share both their Christian-metal roots and their management team with P.O.D. and Blindside. Their major-label debut, Drawing Black Lines (Atlantic), came out shortly after P.O.D.’s during the rap-metal explosion of a few years back. It wasn’t a hit, but Project 86 outdid many of their Christian-rock and Bizkit-fed peers with their bleak candor and razor-sharp delivery. Now they’re back with Truthless Heroes (Atlantic) and a crucial opening spot on the upcoming Taproot tour, which hits Axis October 23.
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Most of those defending Project 86 point to the fact that Project 86, to their credit, supports critical thinking about the album. This is good, but only as a first step. Critical thinking is only beneficial to the Christian if the Christian thinks critically and finds the right answers. The ultimate aim should be clear thinking, not merely questioning the existing order. Communists often think critically, as well as many other atheists and non-Christians. The measure should be how much clear thinking comes from the influence of Truthless Heroes, not how many people ponder the domination of billboards across America.
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