Editing Project 86 (section)

{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Project 86
| image               = Project 86 2010 (17) (4436978641).jpg
| caption             = Project 86 performing in 2012
| alt                 = Project 86 performs at a concert. The entire band plays on a stage engulfed in red lights.
| landscape           = yes
| alias               =
| origin              = [[Orange County, California]], U.S.
| genre               = <!--PLEASE STOP if you are considering removing the "Christian" label. A consensus has been reached at Talk:Project 86#Genre that Project 86 is considered a Christian band. If you would like to challenge the decision, please refer your argument to the talk page. Thank you-->{{flatlist|
*[[Christian rock]]
*[[Christian metal]]
*[[alternative metal]]
*{{nowrap|[[nu metal]]}}
*[[post-hardcore]]
}}
| years_active        = 1996–present
| label               = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[BEC Recordings|BEC]], [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
| website = {{URL|project86.com}}
| current_members = [[Andrew Schwab]]<br />Darren King<br />Abishai Collingsworth<br />Cody Driggers<br />Blake Martin
| past_members  = Mike "Norman" Williams<br />Scott Davis<br/>Alex Albert<br />Corey Edelmann<br />[[Steven Dail]]<br />[[Randy Torres]]<br />[[Ethan Luck]]<br />Matt Hernandez<br />Jason Gerken<br />Dustin Lowery<br/>Ryan Wood
}}

'''Project 86''' is an American rock band from [[Orange County, California]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/project-86-mn0000855551/biography | title=Project 86 Biography, Songs, & Albums | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> formed in 1996. The band has released twelve albums, which have collectively sold nearly 500,000 units worldwide, two EPs, two DVDs, and one live album.{{sfn|Tooth & Nail staff|2009}}

In 1998, [[BEC Recordings]] released a [[Project 86 (album)|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 Records|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 T&N, in December 2011 the band announced a [[Kickstarter]] campaign via their official website and Facebook page, stating that "the fans are now our record label." Their eighth studio release, ''[[Wait for the Siren]]'', was released in 2012. Their ninth album, ''[[Knives to the Future]]'', was independently released by Team Black Recordings in 2014.