''Drawing Black Lines'' is the second studio album by the American band Project 86. The success of their debut, especially the song "Pipe Dream", attracted the attention of several major record labels. Originally released on BEC Recordings on March 21, 2000, the album was reissued with

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branding after the major label signed the band.

Reception

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has described the album as "a testimony to Christendom while musically driving a fist through traditional Christian thinking." Lyrically, the album takes a different thread from its predecessor, turning the mirror of

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into a window viewing society at large. The music also shows significant gains in maturity as well, advancing from a rapcore sound to one classified as metalcore or

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. One reviewer comments that "Moral lines are drawn beginning to end on this disc." Lyricist Andrew Schwab states that "''Drawing Black Lines'' is not just a catch phrase or an album title... When I am faced with challenges, my true character is revealed. And only by drawing a definite line, which separates me from every wrong choice, will I be able to be all I am meant to be." The BEC and Atlantic pressings are virtually the same. The original BEC version has a full-color booklet with a fold out on both ends of band photos. The Atlantic version is condensed into regular pages and for some reason is only in black and white. There are also minor alterations in the album artwork, as well as the CD itself.

Track list

Personnel

* Andrew Schwab – 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 Hunt ...

– guitar, vocals, piano * Steven Dail – bass, guitar *Alex Albert – drums *

GGGarth Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian record producer and music engineer. He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson ( Alice Cooper, The Guess Who, Badfinger, Poco), a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

– producer, additional engineer * Brandon Ebel - executive producer *Andre Wahl - engineer, mixing *Chris Vaughn Jones - additional engineer *Scott Ternan - recording assistant *Roger Swan - mixing assistant *Sleepy J - digital editing *Alex (the Amazing Condor) Aligizakis - assisted with digital editing *FU - programmer *Richard Leighton - guitar technician * Chris Crippin - drum technician *Brian "Big Bass" Gardener - mastering *Shuji - band photography *Happenstance - sleeve design

References

{{Authority control Project 86 albums 2000 albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Garth Richardson