Project 86 is a Christian alternative metal band from Orange County, CA, USA 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. R…

Claude says:Project 86 pulled Christian post-hardcore into the rage and aggression lane—Orange County noise that refused to be soft—and you keep circling back to their self-titled, that early rapcore collision where Andy Schwab's vocals cut through like a serrated blade.