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.
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 "Hollow Again", the first single from the album, on mainstream radio. Word came out that the band would be shooting a video for the song shortly, but it never materialized as Atlantic ran into troubles of its own and liquidated some of its assets - including Project 86. In 2003, finding themselves cut loose by both label and management, Project started its own independent label.
Also during this time, the members of Project 86 became outspoken concerning the Contemporary Christian Music scene, siding with other similar acts such as Stavesacre and MXPX in saying that they wanted to distance themselves from the label and the idealogical restrictions that the CCM label automatically places on bands. A Truthless Heroes website containing links to various underground news organizations, as well as edgy visual art pages that decried the dehumanizing effect of pornography, surfaced and generated much controversy among the band's fans.
Project 86's fourth album, Songs To Burn Your Bridges By, was released independently in the fall of 2003 and went on to sell quite well despite being sold only at shows and online. Come 2004, the band mended relations with and re-signed to Tooth & Nail Records and Songs To Burn Your Bridges By was re-issued with three new songs and completely new artwork.
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.
On January 6th, 2006, Project 86 appeared live on G4's Attack of the Show!, performing "My Will Be A Dead Man" and "The Spy Hunter". This was the band's first appearance on mainstream cable television.
In other recent news, announced March 28th, 2007, on the band's website: "Recently, Alex Albert officially left Project 86. After many years as the drummer for the band, it was time for him to move on to pursue other interests. Alex parted the band on friendly terms, and Project 86 wishes him the best in this new chapter in his life. Thanks for all your years of comraderie, Alex, and you are in our prayers!"
From www.project86.com:
Project 86 has been riding high since the release of their 6th studio album "Rival Factions" in June, 2007. The record grabbed P86 their highest career Billboard debut at 123 and their 1 single "Evil -A Chorus of Resistance" has topped rock charts for the last several months. The new record has garnered extensive critical praise with glowing reviews in AP, Infuze, All Music Guide, Sputnik, The OC Register, etc. The guys were also featured in Outburn and CCM, and graced the July cover of HM Magazine. Add the recent tapping to have their music used on the upcoming film "The Seeker-The Dark Is Rising" video blog series on MTV.com and its clear the guys in P86 have much to celebrate.
"The Kane Mutiny-EP" was released on Nov. 27 2007, making it the first EP that Project 86 ever released.
Then, after almost a year of no new music, Project 86 released the "This Time Of Year EP", a christmas album with 5 tracks on it.
On April 24, 2009, Project 86 Announced that their seventh studio release would be entitled "Picket Fence Cartel." On May 20, 2009, they uploaded two songs from Picket Fence Cartel, "Destroyer" and "Dark Angel Dragnet" to their MySpace page, for streaming play. They also added the song from 'Picket Fence Cartel' called A John Hancock with the safety off on June 4, 2009. The album was released on July 14, 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 on August 21, 2012.
Featuring all star guest appearances by: Bruce Fitzhugh (Living Sacrifice), Rocky Gray (Evanescence), Brian "Head" Welch (Korn, Love and Death), Andrew Welch (Disciple), Blake Martin (A Plea for Purging) and The Wedding. The new album was produced by Steve Wilson and Andrew Schwab and engineered/mixed by Steve Blackmon.
Described as Andrew Schwab's opus the record promises to be a fresh take on the P86 sound. Schwab said, "On this record I was really able to take the reins of the creative process in a direction I was passionate about. I was able to write songs that pushed me to grow as an artist. It was also insanely fun to have so many of my friends involved in the process and at this point in the game that is what its about. I am really looking forward to people hearing this album." With concert goers noting the new energy of the songs and new band members Scott Davis on drums, Dustin Lowry on guitar and Mikee "Norman" Williams on bass it seems P86 has benefited from a back to basics reinvention.
2. Also, in the early 90's, house producers Howie How & Little Carlos released 12"s on seminal labels R&S Records and Nu Groove Records, under the name "Project 86". They are otherwise totally unrelated. See also the following link for detail on this collaboration: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Project+86
P.S.
Project 86 Lyrics
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It is a basis for your heartfelt hunger so gaze
At the page at the faces of nameless...
You're alone again
And this distortion is an apt replacement for
An unquenchable desire for more
More pages strewn across this sickening floor
If they saw what those eyes have seen
Oh how her heart it would bleed
If she only knew those abusive roots
And how the children would weep
If they only saw what those eyes have seen
It always keeps us longer than we wanted to stay
It always takes us further than we wanted to go
But you don't seem to mind at the time
Begging to be set free...from what we were meant to be
Innocence
It's inside you and your soul is longing, yearning
Pleading to be set free
Within your eyes, within my eyes, within our eyes
There could never be a more complete perversion of what we
were meant to be
And with all that is in me I hate this
As we're sinking inside this ever-feeding illnes
We are all quite silent
Sitting still
The lyrics of Project 86's song P.S. are introspective and full of emotion. The song is about a person who feels alone and disillusioned. The first stanza sets the tone with "Her heart bleeds" and describes the person's hunger for more. The page and the faces of nameless people suggest that this person is lost in her thoughts, looking for something that she cannot find. The distortion becomes a replacement for her unquenchable desire for more, and this metaphor is powerful and poignant.
The next stanza is even more heartbreaking, as it describes the abuse that this person has suffered. If others saw what she has seen, her heart would bleed, and the children would weep. It always takes us further than we wanted to go, but we don't seem to mind at the time. The juxtaposition of the pain and the numbness is jarring and effective. The final stanza, with its focus on innocence, is a plea for release. The soul is longing and yearning, and the person is begging to be set free. The idea that there could never be a more complete perversion of what we were meant to be is haunting, and the sense of sinking and silence is palpable.
Line by Line Meaning
Her heart bleeds
She is deeply affected by something
It is a basis for your heartfelt hunger so gaze
At the page at the faces of nameless...
Looking at the hurt of others fuels your longing to help
You're alone again
You feel isolated
And this distortion is an apt replacement for
An unquenchable desire for more
More pages strewn across this sickening floor
I can't look at any of this
Your obsession for knowledge of pain and suffering is unhealthy and distressing
If they saw what those eyes have seen
Oh how her heart it would bleed
If she only knew those abusive roots
And how the children would weep
If they only saw what those eyes have seen
The thought of conveying the pain to others and watching their response wrenches at the artist's heart
It always keeps us longer than we wanted to stay
It always takes us further than we wanted to go
But you don't seem to mind at the time
The compulsion to delve into suffering is powerful and keeps us trapped
Begging to be set free...from what we were meant to be
Being confronted with the darkness of the world makes us question our purpose and nature
Innocence
It's inside you and your soul is longing, yearning
Pleading to be set free
Within your eyes, within my eyes, within our eyes
There could never be a more complete perversion of what we
were meant to be
The innocence and goodness that is supposed to be inside us is stifled and distorted by our obsession with suffering
And with all that is in me I hate this
As we're sinking inside this ever-feeding illnes
We are all quite silent
Sitting still
The artist despises how their desire to know more about pain is slowly consuming them and others, but feels powerless to do anything
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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ProtusMose
Translation of the Japanese part
Nobody understands me
I, who know nobody understands me,
might be wise?
But when i talk with you over the phone,
for a moment I forget about myself.
I forget cause I want to forget…
I forget…
I want to forget…
I forget…
For whom does the word “Justice” exist?
To me justice is just the same with Satan,
same with Satan.
Those people are same with Satan.
I always think but that’s my life, what I can do?
What even I can do now?
I can be happy.
I want to be happy.
Would someone love me please.
Carlos Alberto Godino
Su corazon sangra
Es una base para tu sincera hambre así que mira.
En la página en las caras de anónimos ...
Estas sola otra vez
Y esta distorsión es un reemplazo apto para
Un deseo insaciable de más.
Más páginas esparcidas por este suelo enfermizo
No puedo mirar esto
No puedo mirarte
No puedo mirarme
A quien le importa
Si vieron lo que esos ojos han visto.
Oh cómo sangraría su corazón
Si ella solo supiera esas raíces abusivas
¿Y cómo llorarían los niños?
Si solo vieran lo que esos ojos han visto.
Siempre nos mantiene más tiempo del que queríamos quedarnos.
Siempre nos lleva más lejos de lo que queríamos ir.
Pero parece que no te importa en ese momento
Empezando a ser liberado ... de lo que estábamos destinados a ser
Inocencia
Está dentro de ti y tu alma está anhelando, anhelo.
Suplicando ser liberados
Dentro de tus ojos, dentro de mis ojos, dentro de nuestros ojos.
Nunca podría haber una perversión más completa de lo que nosotros
estaban destinados a ser
Y con todo lo que hay en mí odio esto.
Mientras nos hundimos dentro de esta enfermedad que se alimenta siempre.
Todos estamos bastante callados
Sentado quieto...
Traducción de la parte japonesa:
"Nadie me entiende
Yo, que no sé, nadie me entiende.
podría ser sabio?
Pero cuando hablo contigo por teléfono,
Por un momento me olvido de mí mismo.
Olvido porque quiero olvidar ...
Yo olvido…
Quiero olvidar…
Yo olvido…
¿Para quién existe la palabra “justicia”?
Para mí la justicia es igual con Satanás,
Lo mismo con Satanás.
Esas personas son iguales con Satanás.
Siempre pienso pero esa es mi vida, ¿qué puedo hacer?
¿Qué incluso puedo hacer ahora?
Puedo ser feliz
Quiero ser feliz.
Alguien me amaría por favor."
kristi welch
87 likes??? really??? Surprising. great album an track. I bought this album at white wing when I was like 13. I'm almost 32 now.
Will Cleope
Yeah I just checked this for the first time in like 5 years :) Still one of my favorite records and artists
Michael Singer
me too
ProtusMose
Translation of the Japanese part
Nobody understands me
I, who know nobody understands me,
might be wise?
But when i talk with you over the phone,
for a moment I forget about myself.
I forget cause I want to forget…
I forget…
I want to forget…
I forget…
For whom does the word “Justice” exist?
To me justice is just the same with Satan,
same with Satan.
Those people are same with Satan.
I always think but that’s my life, what I can do?
What even I can do now?
I can be happy.
I want to be happy.
Would someone love me please.
ChaseTheLit
ProtusMose Thank you so much for the translation! I have loved this song for yeeeears, but I never knew what the Japanese words meant, until now! God bless you!
Derrick Williams
Ah the memories...this song disturbed me the first few times I played it..but it has a powerful message.
The Radical Reviewer
Derrick Williams what's the message
Alfredo Munoz
I bought this album when they came out, 2000
This music keeps me fighting against EVERYTHING!!
FROM WORKING OUT TO MY PERSONAL LIFE .
NU METAL 4 EVER 🤘🏽
Effnine66
Just found this cd crammed in my old cd holder, the ones that used to fit on the car visor. It's been around 20 years since I heard the album but never forgot but this song.
Rebel Souls
Their Masterpiece song!