Can't get this one out of my head lately.
P86 is from Orange County, CA. They began in 1996, with vocalist & main lyricist Andrew Schwab (who also writes some awesome books & articles - go check them out!*), guitarist Randy Torres, & drummer Alex ‘the Hatchet’ Albert, with bassist Steven Dail being added the following year. (& as an interesting fact that I learned only this evening) - Their name comes from an old slang term (see Schwab’s description below…). Their self-titled debut album was released on BEC Recordings in 1998, to be followed by what became the pretty much the epitome of their early music career, “Drawing Black Lines” [BEC; 2000]. Much touring & festival appearances ensued; & they were switched over to BEC’s parent company Tooth & Nail Records for their next release “Truthless Heroes” [2002]. After a dispute of sorts, they independently released “Songs to Burn Your Bridges By” in 2003, only to reconcile with T&N to re-release the album with 3 new songs & new artwork in 2004. From there on, their career climbed, & they just celebrated 15 years of Project 86 this year with the release of their first live album: “15. Live.” (advertised also simply as “XV”), released in Dec. of 2010. This song is from “Songs to Burn Yours Bridges By”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjCxalA0ls
In an interview that posed the question of the origins of the name, Andrew Schwab responded:
“Actually, 86 is kind of the root for the name. The generation before us kind of used that phrase to describe when they would kick something out, give it a boot, get rid of it. … we were kind of throwing around the idea of just throwing a number in the name, & Project 86 is like the whole idea of being rejected, or separate, or not going along with the group.”
http://www.hmmagazine.com/exclusive/project_86_the_beginnings200306/index.php
* - http://www.andrewschwab.com/blog/
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