Editing Project 86 (section)

=== 2017–2024: ''Sheep Among Wolves'' and ''Omni'' ===
From October 2016 to October 2017, while the band was writing and recording new music, they released eight new songs total for pledgers who pre-ordered new album on PledgeMusic. On October 9, 2017, it was announced that a new album, ''[[Sheep Among Wolves]]'', was to be officially released on December 5, 2017, in celebration of their 20th anniversary as a band. The album featured a three-piece lineup of Schwab, King, and [[Wolves at the Gate (band)|Wolves at the Gate]] and The Overseer drummer Abishai Collingsworth.

In 2021, the band announced that their upcoming 11th studio album would be their last.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Durlin|first=Matt|date=July 28, 2021|title=Project 86 Announces Final Chapter Of 25-Year Run|url=https://rockonpurpose.live/2021/07/28/project-86-announces-final-chapter-of-25-year-run/|access-date=February 16, 2022|website=Rock On Purpose}}</ref> On December 15, 2022, the first single for the album, "Metatropolis", was released, along with the album's name, ''Omni'', as well as the announcement that it would be a double album, with Pt. 1 a full length and Pt. 2 two EPs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/12/15/news/project-86-debut-new-single-metatropolis/ | title=Project 86 Debut New Single "Metatropolis" | date=December 15, 2022 }}</ref> On January 20, 2023, the band released a second single for the album, "0 > 1".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lambgoat.com/news/37893/project-86-deliver-latest-music-video-for-0-1/ | title=PROJECT 86 deliver latest music video for "0 > 1" }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rockfreaks.net/news/42013 | title=Project 86 premieres "0 (Is Greater than) 1" music video - Rockfreaks.net }}</ref> After a third single, "Virtual Signal", was released, Project 86 released ''[[Omni, Pt. 1]]'' on March 24, 2023.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://themosh.net/project-86-release-new-single-virtual-signal/ | title=Project 86 Release New Single "Virtual Signal" | newspaper=The Mosh Network | date=February 28, 2023 | author1=Seneca }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metalexpressradio.com/2023/04/14/andrew-schwab-project-86-this-is-the-album-i-have-always-wanted-to-make/ | title=ANDREW SCHWAB (PROJECT 86): "This is the Album I Have Always Wanted to Make" | date=April 14, 2023 }}</ref> [[Omni, Pt. 2|Pt. 2]] was slated for release on March 1, 2024, with the first single, "Ultraviolent", dropping on December 1, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | title=Project 86 tells fans the release date of "Omni Part 2" album | website=RadioU | date=22 November 2023 | url=https://radiou.com/insider/project-86-tells-fans-the-release-date-of-omni-part-2-album/ | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref> However, the album's release was moved early to January 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Project 86 Release "Ultraviolent" Music Video, Set January Release For "Omni Pt. 2" | website=theprp.com | date=6 December 2023 | url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/12/06/news/project-86-release-ultraviolent-music-video-set-january-release-for-omni-pt-2/ | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>

Despite the promotion of ''Omni'' as the band's last, in an interview with ''Heaven's Metal'' magazine, Andrew Schwab divulged that Project 86 would be rebranded P86:Omni with the new shift in genre, ending the former incarnation of the band and beginning the new one.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://heavensmetalmagazine.com/index.php/2024/04/10/project-86-the-end/ | title=PROJECT 86: The End? | date=April 10, 2024 }}</ref>