Our guest this week is musician, author, and podcaster Andrew Schwab, who is a founding member and lifelong vocalist for Project 86! Andrew has been creating music through Project 86 for over 25 years, and during that time, he has seen and experienced A LOT. Our conversation centers around his upbringing and introduction to music, getting swept up in the Christian rock wave of the late 90’s/early 00’s, pushing back against the Christian “parallel culture” thing most of us grew up in, and how his faith has changed and grown over the years. After listening to one of his podcasts called “Ceasefire!,” we really wanted to get into some questions about Andrew’s views on current events and political topics, but we just ran out of time. He has graciously offered to come back and talk about those things in the near future, so we’re looking forward to that! All in all, Andrew is a great guy and a creative force of nature, and we really enjoyed talking to him. Project 86 released part 1 of their final album, “OMNI,” which is a concept album with all sorts of accompanying materials intended to pull the listener into the story. It’s fantastic, and all you grownup metalcore kids might be interested to know that the guys from Norma Jean helped record and produce the album. Follow Andrew on X (@theandrewschwab) and Instagram (@aschwab86), check out www.project86.comfor info about OMNI Part 2 and the Pale Riders Patreon Community, and watch the new music video for “When the Belfry Speaks" available now!