Project 86 Releasing 20th Anniversary Edition of Drawing Black Lines on Vinyl

Like many heavy music fans at the turn of the millennium, I was blown away by Project 86's seminal 2000 album, Drawing Black Lines. The SoCal band's sophomore effort combines aggression, melody, and atmosphere in an incredibly unique way, along with fiery lyrics and an incredibly distinctive sense of rhythm. 3/4 of the band members left Project 86 at the end of the 00's, but frontman, Andrew Schwab, has continued with the band name, releasing three (pretty damn good) albums since, and currently crowdfunding a fourth and final album. However, there was a bit of a kerfuffle last year when Schwab announced plans to celebrate Drawing Black Lines' 20th anniversary (COVID-19 threw off the timeline), and didn't involve the other three original band members, several of whom soon found themselves banned from the official Project 86 Facebook page after voicing their displeasure on the celebration announcement post. Now, the three founding former members, Randy Torres, Steven Dail, and Alex Albert, are celebrating Drawing Black Lines 20th anniversary in the best way possible, by releasing a deluxe vinyl edition of the album.

The turn of the century saw CD's reigning supreme, as vinyl records wandered in the media format desert. With the resurgence of vinyl over the last decade, and the death of the compact disc, it only makes sense to finally release Drawing Black Lines on the venerable, oft-considered superior format. This month, the trio have released a black vinyl version, a deluxe orange vinyl version (including a bonus 7"), and a super deluxe version of Drawing Black Lines which includes both versions (I went for the deluxe orange). Check it out at the link below.
To find out what the big deal is, check out my review of the album here: Project 86 -- Drawing Black Lines
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