Andrew Schwab is the lead singer for the band

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 ...

. He is also a graphic designer, calligrapher, author, and hosts Pioneers Podcast: Finding Your Creative Voice.

Project 86

In 1996, Schwab formed Project 86 with, Matt Hernandez,

Ethan Luck Ethan John Luck is an American musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist and photographer who has played in several bands, most prominently, the ska band The O.C. Supertones, Demon Hunter, Kings of Leon, Morgan Wade, and pop punk band Relient ...

, and

Randy Torres Randy Torres is a guitarist, drummer, keyboardist and background vocalist from Seattle. He has previously played for the bands Project 86, a Christian rock group, and Crash Rickshaw. He has filled in as rhythm guitarist for the band Demon Hunter ...

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 Steven Dail is a musician who is known for playing bass guitar in several Christian metal bands including Project 86 and White Lighter, and Christian punk band Crash Rickshaw. Other bands he has played in are Starflyer 59, Low & Behold, Inne ...

. Project 86's first five albums consisted of this lineup before Albert departed and was replaced by

Jason Gerken Jason Gerken is an American musician, who has played in Molly McGuire, Shiner, Open Hand, Project 86, and most recently, HUM as well as The Birth Defects and Sie Lieben Maschinen. Gerken took over for Bryan St. Pere of HUM, when he decided to ...

, formerly of Shiner and

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. 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 ''Wait for the Siren'' marks the eighth album from Project 86. The band released the project independently on August 21, 2012. Project 86 worked with Andrew Schwab and Steve Wilson on the production of this album. Reception Specifying in a four ...

'' before Davis and Williams quit. They were replaced by Cody Driggers of The Wedding and Ryan Wood formerly of

7 Horns 7 Eyes 7 Horns 7 Eyes is an American Christian death metal band based out of Seattle, Washington. The band formed in 2006 and released their debut album '' Throes of Absolution'' on April 24, 2012, on Century Media Records in North America and Basick ...

. The band, along with Darren King, of

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 ...

, recorded their ninth album, ''

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 fo ...

'' in 2014. Lowry quit the band and was replaced by King in 2015. Their latest album, Sheep Among Wolves, was the result of a wildly successful crowdfund campaign to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the band.

London SiX Echo

London SiX Echo is a side-project of Schwab. After recording ''Knives to the Future'' with Project 86, he recorded three songs ("Counter Measures", "I Am The Beginning", "seRaPH (The Dragon)) for a solo EP.

Author, interviewer and writer

Schwab conducts interviews with other people from other bands, such as Tobin Bawinkel of

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. He has written 22 articles for ''

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 accurate ...

'' and 74 for '' CCM''. He also hosts Pioneers Podcast: Finding Your Creative Voice.

Bands

– Vocals (1996–present) * London SiX Echo – Vocals (2014–present)

Discography

P86 * ''

'' (1998) * ''

Drawing Black Lines ''Drawing Black Lines'' is the second studio album by the American band Project 86. The success of their debut, especially the song "Pipe Dream", attracted the attention of several major record labels. Originally released on BEC Recordings on Mar ...

'' (2000) * ''

Truthless Heroes ''Truthless Heroes'' is the third studio album released by the U.S. post-hardcore band Project 86. It was released on September 12, 2002 on Tooth & Nail Records and September 24, 2002 on Atlantic Records and debuted at number 146 on the Billboar ...

'' (2002) * ''

Songs to Burn Your Bridges By ''Songs to Burn Your Bridges By'' is the fourth album by rock band Project 86. Originally released independently in November 2003 on the band's own label Team Black, the album was re-released on Tooth & Nail Records on June 1, 2004. In addition t ...

'' (2003) * '' ...And the Rest Will Follow'' (2005) * ''

Rival Factions ''Rival Factions'' is the sixth studio album by Project 86. The album peaked at No. 124 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at No. 5 on ''Billboards Top Christian Albums. This album is their first without previous drummer Alex Albert, with J ...

'' (2007) * ''

The Kane Mutiny EP 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 ...

'' (2007) * ''

This Time of Year EP ''This Time of Year EP'' is the second EP by American Christian rock band Project 86. The release was first announced on September 23, 2008 through the band's official MySpace blog. Nine days later, the band released a further update naming th ...

'' (2008) * ''

Picket Fence Cartel ''Picket Fence Cartel'' is the seventh studio album by Project 86. It was released on July 14, 2009 through Tooth & Nail Records. The sound for the album has been described as "heavier", as Andrew Schwab mentioned on a MySpace blog that fans w ...

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2012) * ''The Midnight Clear Single'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * ''Sheep Among Wolves'' (2017) LSXE * "Counter Measures" (2014) * "I Am the Beginning" (2014) * "seRaPH (The Dragon) (2014) Guest vocals * "Self Mind Dead" - Death Therapy (2017) *"Panic Room" -

Disciple A disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other figure. It can refer to: Religion * Disciple (Christianity), a student of Jesus Christ * Twelve Apostles of Jesus, sometimes called the Twelve Disciples * Seventy disciples in t ...

(2019)

Bibliography

;as Author * ''We Caught You Plotting Murder'' (2002) * ''Do Not Disturb'' (2003) *
It's All Downhill From Here: On The Road With Project 86
' (2004) * ''Fame Is Infamy'' (2010) * ''The Tin Soldiers'' (2012)

References

External links

*
Andrew Schwab Interview
on Indie Vision Music
Andy Schwab interview
on Jesus Freak Hideout {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwab, Andrew Christian metal musicians Living people American performers of Christian music 1975 births Nu metal singers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Project 86 members