Post by TheCMRecluse on Jul 9, 2023 6:32:13 GMT
Andrew Schwab
Associated Acts: Project 86 (1996-2023), London SiX Echo (2014–present)
Vocal Range: G♯1-E♭5 (3 octaves, 7 notes)
Vocal Type: Caveman Jamming OMNI-Defying Baritone
{Vocal Summary}
Praised for his aggressive and expressive delivery along with his deeply poetic lyrics about emptiness, longing, spirituality and social issues, Andrew Schwab of the acclaimed alternative metal/post-hardcore band, Project 86, has seen one of the more talented and renowned vocalists in the Christian rock and metal scene. His vocal style has been described as angry and uncompressing using mostly yells and spoken word delivery in a rap flow in the early two albums of the band’s career. However, around Truthless Heroes, he has demonstrated to be a melodic singer while not being classically trained in singing, still manages to have very powerful melodic expressions able to sing the upper 4th octave-bottom 5th octave without much issue. Though his early aggressive rap flow yelling has not disappeared, around the works in the late 2000s to early 2010s, he has developed more melodic side to his voice where screaming has gotten more reserved as a result of some vocal issues, he went through though some of the early aggression did return in works later. His lower range is also impressive while mostly used when using a spoken word delivering, he has been proven to sing a low baritone range both mainly and in the background around C#2 or lower. His screams tend to be high and very aggressive and in late 2010s has him having developed a more death growl turn to his unclean vocals in recent works. While his voice may not be everyone’s cup of tea due to how angry he tends to sound, he is nevertheless one of the most unique singers in a scene usually criticized for being one-note and cheesy.
Praised for his aggressive and expressive delivery along with his deeply poetic lyrics about emptiness, longing, spirituality and social issues, Andrew Schwab of the acclaimed alternative metal/post-hardcore band, Project 86, has seen one of the more talented and renowned vocalists in the Christian rock and metal scene. His vocal style has been described as angry and uncompressing using mostly yells and spoken word delivery in a rap flow in the early two albums of the band’s career. However, around Truthless Heroes, he has demonstrated to be a melodic singer while not being classically trained in singing, still manages to have very powerful melodic expressions able to sing the upper 4th octave-bottom 5th octave without much issue. Though his early aggressive rap flow yelling has not disappeared, around the works in the late 2000s to early 2010s, he has developed more melodic side to his voice where screaming has gotten more reserved as a result of some vocal issues, he went through though some of the early aggression did return in works later. His lower range is also impressive while mostly used when using a spoken word delivering, he has been proven to sing a low baritone range both mainly and in the background around C#2 or lower. His screams tend to be high and very aggressive and in late 2010s has him having developed a more death growl turn to his unclean vocals in recent works. While his voice may not be everyone’s cup of tea due to how angry he tends to sound, he is nevertheless one of the most unique singers in a scene usually criticized for being one-note and cheesy.
{Discography Checked}
Project 86
Genre: Alternative metal/nu metal/post-hardcore/post-punk/metalcore
EPs:
The Kane Mutiny EP (2007) G♯2-C5
Influenced EP (2016) C3-B4-D5
A Very P86 Christmas (2021 Version) E♭2-G2-B♭4-C5
Studio albums:
Project 86 (1998) F2-A4-B♭4
Drawing Black Lines (2000) B1-B♭4
Truthless Heroes (2002) A2-A4-C5
Songs To Burn Your Bridges By (2003) C♯2-F2-B♭4-D5
...And The Rest Will Follow (2005) B1-C♯2-D2-B4-C♯5
Rival Factions (2007) G2-A2-C♯5-E♭5
Picket Fence Cartel (2009) B1-D2-C5-D5
Wait For The Siren (2012) C2-B2-B♭4-C5
Knives To The Future (2014) F2-B♭2-B4-C5
Sheep Among Wolves (2017) F♯2-B2-C5-C♯5
OMNI, Pt. 1 (2023) G♯1-B1-D4-F4-C♯5
OMNI, Pt. 2 (2024) C♯2-E2-B♭4-C5
Project 86
Genre: Alternative metal/nu metal/post-hardcore/post-punk/metalcore
EPs:
The Kane Mutiny EP (2007) G♯2-C5
Influenced EP (2016) C3-B4-D5
A Very P86 Christmas (2021 Version) E♭2-G2-B♭4-C5
Studio albums:
Project 86 (1998) F2-A4-B♭4
Drawing Black Lines (2000) B1-B♭4
Truthless Heroes (2002) A2-A4-C5
Songs To Burn Your Bridges By (2003) C♯2-F2-B♭4-D5
...And The Rest Will Follow (2005) B1-C♯2-D2-B4-C♯5
Rival Factions (2007) G2-A2-C♯5-E♭5
Picket Fence Cartel (2009) B1-D2-C5-D5
Wait For The Siren (2012) C2-B2-B♭4-C5
Knives To The Future (2014) F2-B♭2-B4-C5
Sheep Among Wolves (2017) F♯2-B2-C5-C♯5
OMNI, Pt. 1 (2023) G♯1-B1-D4-F4-C♯5
OMNI, Pt. 2 (2024) C♯2-E2-B♭4-C5
Significant High Notes:
E♭5 ("Caveman Jam", "The Forces Of Radio Have Dropped A Viper Into The Rhythm Section")
D5 ("A Fruitless End Ever", "Fell On Black Days" [Soundgarden cover], "The Kane Mutiny", "The Spectacle Of Fearsome Acts")
C♯5 ("Breakdown In 3/4", "Dead Man's Switch", "My Will Be A Dead Man", "Slaves To Liberty", “Solace”, "Spoon Walker", "The Great Golden Gate Disaster")
C5 (“3 Card”, “A John Hancock With The Safety Off”, "All Of Me", "Avalantia", “Carol of the Bell (Tower) S”, “Cavity King”, “Copper Wish”, "Cyclonus", "Dark Angel Dragnet", “Imaginary Me”, “Into Another”, "Normandy", "Pull Me Closer, Violent Dancer", “Oculus”, “Oblivion”, "Put Your Lips To The TV", “Rte. 66”, “Subject To Change”, "Taser 5.0", “Team Black”, "The Black Brigade", "The Ex And The Why", "The Forces Of Radio Have Dropped A Viper Into The Rhythm Section", “The Great Escape”, "The Spectacle Of Fearsome Acts", “Two Glass Eyes”, "When The Belfry Speaks", "Ultraviolent")
B4 ("A John Hancock With The Safety Off", “Breakdown In 3/4”, "Caveman Jam", "Complete The Circle", "Fell On Black Days" [Soundgarden cover], "From December", "Genosha", "Hollow Again", "Imaginary Me", "Into Another", "Knives To The Future", "Lucretia My Reflection" [The Sisters Of Mercy cover], "Man Of Constant Sorrow" [Soggy Bottom Boys cover], "Molotov", “Necktie Remedy”, "Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste", "Oculus", "Pariah", "S.M.C.", "Sabotage" [Beastie Boys cover], “Safe Haven”, “Self Mind Dead” by Death Therapy, “Sioux Lane Spirits”, “Solace”, "Slaves To Liberty", "The Sanctuary Hum", "To Sand We Return", “Valley Of Cannons”, "When The Belfry Speaks", “Your Heroes Are Dead”, “Virtue Signal”)
B♭4 ("1X7", “Acolyte March”, “Another Boredom Movement”, “Bleed Seasons”, "Boiling The Ocean", "By Constantine", "Captive Bolt Pistol", "Cavity King", "Cement Shoes", "Chimes", "Cold And Calculated", “Copper Wish”, “Dead Man's Switch”, "Destroyer", “Doomsday Stomp”, "Evil (A Chorus Of Resistance)", “Freebooter”, “Independence?”, "Little Green Men", “MHS”, “Mr. Grinch”, "New Transmission", “One-Armed Man (Play On)”, “P.S.”, "Rebuttal", “Sad Machines”, “Set Me Up”, “Shelter Me Mercury”, “Shiny Skin”, "Sincerely, Ichobod", “Something We Can't Be”, “Son Of Flame”, “Spirit Of Shiloh”, “Strange Fruit” [Billie Holiday cover], “Stein's Theme”, “Subject To Change”, "The Butcher", "The Crossfire Gambit", "The Ex And The Why", "The Great Escape", “The Great Golden Gate Disaster”, “The Hand, The Furnace, The Straight Face”, “The Spy Hunter”, “Twenty Three”, "Two Glass Eyes", "Virtual Signal", “When Darkness Reigns”, “Wordsmith Legacy”, “Wrought On This Holiday's Eve”)
A4 ("A Toast To My Former Self", "Acolyte March", "All Of Me", "Ambigram", “Breakneck Speed”, “Captive Bolt Pistol”, “Carol of the Bell (Tower) S”, “Chapter 2”, “Christmas Time Is Here”, “Circuitry” "Cold And Calculated", "Dark Angel Dragnet", “Doomsday Stomp”, “Ghosts Of Easter Rising", "Know What It Means", “Last Meal”, "Lonely Code" "Medusa", “Metempsychosis”, “Mr. Grinch”, “My Will Be A Dead Man”, "New Transmission", “Numb”, “Oblivion”, "Off The Grid", "Omerta's Sons", “Pale Rider”, “Panic Room” by Disciple, "Pariah", "Run", "Run Rudolph", "Salem's Suburbs", “Self Mind Dead" by Death Therapy, "Shambolic", "Sheep Among Wolves”, "Skin Job", "Slaves To Liberty", "Six Sirens", "Spill Me", "Spoon Walker", “Stalemate”, “Stein's Theme”, "The Kane Mutiny", "Trench Ejector", "White Capstone", "Your Heroes Are Dead")
G♯4 (“0 > 1”, “3 Card”, “All Of Me”, "Avalantia", "Breakneck Speed", "Complete The Circle", "Facet Squared" [Fugazi cover], “Me Against Me”, “Metropolis”, “Misfit Toys”, “Open Hand”, "Pipe Dream", “Run”, “S.M.C.”, “Sad Machines”, “Say Goodnight To The Bad Guy...”, “Set Me Up”, “Sioux Lane Spirits”, "Slaves To Liberty", "Ultraviolent")
G4 (“Apotheosis”, "Caught In The Middle", "Circuitry", "Fall Goliath Fall", "Hollow Again", "Illuminate", "Molotov", “Nocturnal Gaze”, "Normandy", “S.M.C.”, “Sheep Among Wolves”, “Soma”, "Take The Hill", "Team Black", “Tears In Reign”)
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Another Boredom Movement", "Blood Moon", "Cold And Calculated", "Copper Wish", "Numb", "Oculus", "Pale Rider", "Put Your Lips To The TV", "Run Rudolph", "Stalemate", "Soma", "Team Black", "The Black Brigade",)
C♯3 ("A Shadow On Me", "Dark Angel Dragnet", "Defector", "From December", "Independence?", "Into Another", "seRaPH (The Dragon)", "Sheep Among Wolves", "Spill Me", "Subject To Change")
C3 ("Bleed Seasons", “Circuitry”, "Ghosts Of Easter Rising", "Metempsychosis", "My Will Be A Dead Man", "Normandy", "Rebuttal", "Sabotage" [Beastie Boys cover], "Safe Haven", "Trench Ejector", "Your Heroes Are Dead")
B2 ("0 > 1", "1X4", "Avalantia", "By Constantine", "Carol Of The Bell (Tower) S", "From December", "In Trenches", "Nocturnal Gaze", "Oculus", "Pipe Dream", "Rte 66", "Self Mind Dead", "Spill Me", "Stalement", "White Capstone")
B♭2 ("All Of Me", "Complete The Circle", "The Spectacle Of Fearsome Acts", "Pale Rider", "Something We Can't Be", "Wrought On This Holiday's Eve")
A2 ("By Constantine", "Cement Shoes", "Firefly Without A Night", “Lucretia My Reflection" [The Sisters Of Mercy cover], "Molotov", "Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste", "Pipe Dream", "Salem's Suburbs", "Soma", "Taser 5.0", "The Ex And The Why", “Virtual Signal”)
G♯2 ("Ambigram", "And The Rest Will Follow", "Evil (A Chorus Of Resistance)", "My Will Be A Dead Man", "Necktie Remedy", "Solace", "When Darkness Reigns")
G2 ("A Shadow On Me", "Breakdown In 3/4", "Destroyer", "Pull Me Closer, Violent Dancer", "Taser 5.0", "This Time Of Year", “Transposeur”, "Wordsmith Legacy")
F♯2 ("0 > 1", "Circuitry", "Christmas Time Is Here", "Freebooter", "I AM THE BEGINNING", "Mr. Grinch")
F2 ("A Text Message To The So-Called Emperor", "Lonely Code", "Misfit Toys", "Spirit Of Shiloh", "Take The Hill", "Tartarus Kiss", "Virtual Signal", “When Darkness Reigns”)
E2 ("Medusa", "Shiny Skin", "Skin Job")
E♭2 ("It Came Upon The Midnight Clear", "New Transmission", "Skin Job", "Spoon Walker")
D2 ("0 > 1", "Destroyer", "Necktie Remedy")
C♯2 ("Chimes", "From December", "Say Goodnight To The Bad Guy...", "Trench Ejector")
C2 ("Above The Desert Sea")
B1 ("Destroyer", "Sad Machines", "Sincerely, Ichobod", "When The Belfry Speaks")
G♯1 ("When The Belfry Speaks")
{Questionable Notes}
D2 ("Apotheosis")[4]
F♯1 ("When The Belfry Speaks") [4]
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[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
D2 ("Apotheosis")[4]
F♯1 ("When The Belfry Speaks") [4]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
