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Andrew Schwab is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Christian metal band Project 86. Project 86 In 1996, Schwab formed Project 86 with Matt Hernandez, Ethan Luck, and Randy Torres and recorded a demo. Hernandez left soon after and was replaced by Luck, who was replaced by Alex Albert on the Drums. Luck left a year later and was replaced by Steven Dail. Project 86's first five albums consisted of this lineup before Albert departed and was replaced by Jason Gerken, formerly of Shiner and Open Hand. The band recorded two albums and two EPs with this line-up before the remaining members, minus Schwab, quit the band. Gerken was replaced by Scott Davis, Dail was replaced by Mike Williams, and Torres was replaced by Dustinn Lowry. The band recorded ''Wait for the Siren'' before Davis and Williams quit. They were replaced by Cody Driggers of The Wedding and Ryan Wood formerly of 7 Horns 7 Eyes. The band, along with Darren King, of The Overseer, recorded their ninth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project 86
Project 86 is an American metal band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The band has released ten albums, which have collectively sold nearly 500,000 units worldwide, two EPs, two DVDs, and one live album. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Hand
Open Hand is an American rock band, first formed in Hollywood, California in 1997. History Open Hand was formed in Hollywood, California in 1997 by guitarist/vocalist Justin Isham. With bassist Michael Anastasi and drummer Alex Rodriguez, they released two EPs on Justin's own label, American Propaganda: Radio Days in 1998 and Evolutions in 1999. After touring, the band signed with Trustkill Records in 1999. In 2000, Trustkill issued ''The Dream'', a collection of the band's two EPs and bonus unreleased material. They went on to release the album "You and Me" in 2005 on Trustkill / Roadrunner Records. The band went on to tour extensively all over the world from 2005 to 2009. Open Hand released their next album, ''Honey,'' on Anodyne Records in 2010. On April 20, 2020, the band released a remixed, remastered, and re-sequenced version of ''Honey'' for its 10th anniversary. The album "Weirdo" was released on March 5, 2021. Band members Current Weirdos *Justin Isham - lead vocals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project 86 (album)
''Project 86'' is the debut album of the American band Project 86. It was released on June 16, 1998 on BEC Recordings, the Christian imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. This album established Project 86 as one of the more promising hardcore/metal groups in the Christian music scene. According to one critic, Project 86 became "one of the few Christian acts to gain exposure to the general market" by the turn of the millennium. The album sold over 30,000 copies before the release of the band's second album in the year 2000. Style and content ''Project 86'' features a rap styled vocal delivery over hard-edged, downtuned guitars. While the music itself was not heavily influenced by hip hop, vocalist Andrew Schwab was a fan of the East Coast hip hop scene. Partly due to this influence, and the popularity of rapcore at the time of this album's release, many reviewers classified the album with that genre. Others saw the prominent influence of other hard music genres such as hardcore, metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCM Magazine
''CCM Magazine'' is a twice-monthly online magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. History ''CCM'' was first published in July 1978, as a printed magazine. It has been owned by Salem since 1999. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the magazine, which would continue in an online-only format. When the magazine was first published, it was called ''Contemporary Christian Music'' and covered that music genre. The name was later shortened to ''CCM'', which was still an acronym for "Contemporary Christian Music". For a short time, the magazine changed its name to ''Contemporary Christian Magazine'' (keeping the "CCM" but broadening the scope) but then ultimately went back to ''Contemporary Christian Music'' (''CCM''). Then in May 2007, the name's meaning was changed to "Christ. Community. Music." The editor explained that the term "contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatfoot 56
Flatfoot 56 is an American Celtic punk band from Chicago, Illinois, that formed in 2000. The group's use of Scottish Highland bagpipes has led to their classification as a Celtic punk band. History The band formed in summer 2000 as a three-piece punk band. The three original members, who are brothers (Tobin Bawinkel, Justin Bawinkel, and Kyle Bawinkel), started writing songs in fall 2000. By the Christmas season of the same year, they were playing their first concert. In January 2001, the band added Josh Robieson ( bagpipes, guitar, mandolin) to the lineup and the band began including the Highland bagpipes and a second guitar into its sound. In 2001 they recorded their first demo, then in Summer 2002, the band recorded their first full-length album, entitled '' Rumble of 56''. This recording was done in Rockford, Illinois, in a studio called the Noise Chamber. Their second album, ''Waves of War'', was released in 2003. Their song, "That's OK," had heavy radio play on station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HM Magazine
''HM Magazine'' is a monthly, digital and print on demand publication focusing on hard music and alternative culture of interest to Christians. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas. The magazine states that its goal is to "honestly and accurately cover the current state of hard music and alternative culture from a faith-based perspective." It is known for being one of the first magazines dedicated to covering Christian metal. The magazine's content includes features; news; album, live show and book reviews; culture coverage and columns. HM's occasional "So and So Says" feature is known for getting into artists' deeper thoughts on Jesus Christ, spirituality, and politics. History In 1985, Doug Van Pelt started ''Heaven's Metal'' as a fanzine. It was Van Pelt's friend who would later place a classified ad in the 100th issue of ''Kerrang!,'' a British magazine focused on covering rock musicians and bands. During that time, Christian Metal as a genre began to gain more attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Jean (band)
Norma Jean (formerly known as Luti-Kriss) is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997, numerous lineup changes have left the band with no original members. To date, Norma Jean has released nine studio albums and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2006 for Best Recording Package for their second album ''O' God, the Aftermath''. The band's name is derived from the real name of actress Marilyn Monroe. History Luti-Kriss and debut album (1997–2004) Norma Jean formed in 1997 under the name Luti-Kriss with Josh Scogin on vocals, guitarists Scottie Henry and Chris Day, Josh Swofford on bass, Mick Bailey on turntables, and Daniel Davison on drums. The band recorded a split EP with Travail that was released in 1999 through Pluto Records. Luti-Kriss's songs from the split would later be released on ''5ep'', which was released on July 25, 2000 through Pluto Records. The sound of theses EPs differed greatly from futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Brandan
Cory Brandan Putman is an American singer who has been the lead vocalist for the metalcore band Norma Jean since 2004. Career Brandan is a former member of bands Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice, The Handshake Murders, and Uses Fire, and a current member of the bands Norma Jean, Fear is the Driving Force and The Radio Sky. He was one of the founding members of Mathcore band Eso-Charis, along with his brother, Matthew Putman and Arthur Green who eventually went on to join the band Living Sacrifice. He played guitar for a tour through Norway and Sweden with Living Sacrifice, before being replaced by Rocky Gray (who would go on to play drums in Evanescence and guitar in Soul Embraced). Brandan then toured with and later joined Norma Jean permanently as their lead vocalist, replacing former vocalist Josh Scogin. Since Brandan has joined Norma Jean, they have released seven records; ''O God, the Aftermath'' released in 2005, '' Redeemer'' in 2006, ''The Anti Mother'', which was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheep Among Wolves
''Sheep Among Wolves'' is the tenth studio album by Christian rock band Project 86. It features Abashai Collingsworth on drums and was self-produced by Andrew Schwab and Darren King. The album was issued in celebration of the band's 20-year anniversary. Critical reception In their review for the album, Mark Rice of Jesus Freak Hideout said, "Personally, the biggest flaw I could find with ''Sheep'' is just how much songs like "Dead Man's Switch," "Imaginary Me," "Freebooter," and a few others reminded me of ''Knives to the Future'', instead of being able to totally stand on its own. That's a relatively minor quibble, however. And there are certainly moments (most notably the title track, which to me was the album's biggest highlight) where we do get to hear them expand and experiment with their sound—this is certainly a project any Project 86 fan would want, and for those who aren't already fans, this 20th Anniversary celebration will make it easy to become one." HM Magazine sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knives To The Future
''Knives to the Future'' marks the ninth album from Project 86. Team Black Recordings released the project on November 11, 2014. Project 86 worked with Matt McClellan and Andrew Schwab on the production of this album. Reception Signaling in a four and a half star review by '' HM Magazine'', Sean Huncherick replies, "Knives to the Future not only carries the hype, but vaults it over." Michael Weaver, indicating in a four and a half star review from Jesus Freak Hideout, recognizes, "Project's latest is musically hard-hitting and lyrically challenging and on point." Shaving a half star off her review is New Release Tuesday's Mary Nikkel, responding, "This is a project likely to further solidify the loyalty of their dedicated following." Specifying in a five star review by Indie Vision Music, Lee Brown reports, "''Knives to the Future'' is poetry that is formatted for the pleasure of your auditory canals." Andrew Funderburk, awarding the album four stars at Christian Music Review, wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Overseer
The Overseer is a Christian metal band from Bentonville, Arkansas started in 2007. They released an independent EP in 2010 entitled ''The Overseer'', and two successive studio albums with their label Solid State Records entitled '' We Search, We Dig'' (2012) and '' Rest and Let Go'' (2014). Background The band started in 2007, is from Bentonville, Arkansas. Music In January 2012, the band signed to their label Solid State Records. Independent albums The band released their eponymously titled independent album in 2010 ''The Overseer''. Studio albums The band released their debut studio album ''We Search, We Dig'' on June 19, 2012, with Solid State. Their second studio LP entitled ''Rest and Let Go'' came out on March 4, 2014 again through Solid State. The album charted at Nos. 44 and 47 on the '' Billboard'' Christian Albums and Heatseeker Albums charts, for the week of March 22, 2014. The song entitled "Fragile Wings" peaked at No. 14 on the Christian Rock chart for the week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
