''Rival Factions'' is the sixth studio album by

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 ...

. 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

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 ...

from Shiner and

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 ...

playing drums. Although originally scheduled for release on June 5, 2007, the release was pushed back to June 19. "The Kane Mutiny", a track that was mentioned in some early track listings for the album, was announced to be part of the iTunes download, as a bonus. Shortly thereafter, Project 86 announced that they were investigating ways to make the track available to all those who had pre-ordered the album, and in a few weeks had made it available on their MySpace page. It was later announced on August 23, 2007 that it was to be the title track of ''

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 ...

'', released on November 27.

Accolades

In 2008, the album was nominated for a

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for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards.Nominations Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards
on CBN.com (February 14, 2008)

Track listing

#"Evil (A Chorus of Resistance)" – 3:03 #"Put Your Lips to the TV" – 2:49 #"The Forces of Radio Have Dropped a Viper into the Rhythm Section" – 2:51 #"Molotov" – 3:12 #"Slaves to Liberty" – 3:02 #"Pull Me Closer, Violent Dancer" – 3:56 #"Illuminate" – 2:40 #"The Sanctuary Hum" – 5:01 #"Caveman Jam" – 3:18 #"Normandy" – 5:03

iTunes bonus track

#"The Kane Mutiny" – 3:26

Personnel

Andrew Schwab Andrew Schwab is the lead singer for the band Project 86. 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 Luc ...

– vocals *

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 ...

– guitar, keyboards, background vocals, percussion *

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 ...

– bass, keyboards, background vocals *

– drums

References

External links

* {{Authority control Project 86 albums Concept albums Tooth & Nail Records albums Albums produced by Ulrich Wild 2007 albums