Picket Fence Cartel
{{Infobox album
| name = Picket Fence Cartel
| type = studio
| artist = Project 86
| cover = Project 86 - Picket Fence Cartel.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 14, 2009
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sound Dub Asylum, Orange County, California
| genre = Post-hardcore, alternative metal
| length = 39:56
| label = Tooth & Nail
| producer = Project 86, Ulrich Wild
| prev_title = This Time of Year EP
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Wait for the Siren
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1596669|pure_url=yes}} allmusic review]
|rev2 = Christianity Today
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2009/picketfencecartel.html Christianity Today review]
|rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout
|rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}[http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/PicketFenceCartel.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]
}}
Picket Fence Cartel is the seventh studio album by Project 86. It was released on July 14, 2009 through Tooth & Nail Records.
The sound for the album has been described as "heavier", as Andrew Schwab mentioned on a MySpace blog that fans who favor the "heavy" sound will be pleased.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} The album was also released on 12" vinyl through Tooth & Nail Records. Only 500 copies of the LP were pressed and released. The "Picket Fence Cartel" LP is considered a major collector's item and was the first of the band's albums to be released on vinyl.
The album allegedly featured Randy Torres on guitars and piano, however Torres stated that he did not play on the record.{{cite web|url=https://neverwaspodcast.simplecast.fm/32|title=#32 - ... a Musician|website=Never Was Podcast|first=Randy|last=Torres|interviewer=Mark Salomon|date=February 23, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2020}} The drummer of the album is also uncredited on the release.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Project-86-Picket-Fence-Cartel/release/2549433|title=Project 86 - Picket Fence Cartel|website=Discogs|accessdate=October 30, 2020}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_writing = Project 86
| title1 = Destroyer
| length1 = 4:49
| title2 = The Butcher
| length2 = 3:02
| title3 = The Spectacle of Fearsome Acts
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = Dark Angel Dragnet
| length4 = 3:23
| title5 = Cold and Calculated
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = Cement Shoes
| length6 = 3:56
| title7 = A John Hancock with the Safety Off
| length7 = 3:16
| title8 = Two Glass Eyes
| length8 = 3:28
| title9 = Cyclonus
| length9 = 3:46
| title10 = The Black Brigade
| length10 = 2:54
| title11 = To Sand We Return
| length11 = 4:35
| total_length = 39:56
}}
Personnel
- Andrew Schwab – vocals
- Steven Dail – guitars, bass
- Jason Gerken – drums, percussion
Production
- Ulrich Wild – producer, mixing, engineering, mastering