The T4 Project, featuring over a dozen artists from great punkrock bands including Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Pennywise, The Damned, Buzzcocks and Subhumans, have finally released their debut album. The \"story-based concept album\" took over two and a half years to shape, was recorded in seven different studios on two continentes and features two drummers: Trotsky (Citizen Fish, Subhumans among others), and Spike Smith (see photo; known from Morrissey and The Damned).
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The album feature ten tracks by the band, eight \"pseudo commercial interludes\" featuring social and political commentary, as well as bonus materials like full color comic art and 15 hours of studio footage.
The roster of musicians is as follows: Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise), Greg Hetson (Bad Religion, Circle Jerks), Peter Distefano (Porno for Pyros), and Armand Tambouris (From Satellite) on guitars, Trotsky (Citizen Fish, Subhumans) and Spike Smith (Morrissey, the Damned) on drums, Jay Bentley (Bad Religion), Tony Barber (Buzzcocks) and Mike Carter (Glass & Ashes) on bass and Paul Roesler (The Screamers, Nina Hagen) on keyboards.
Rounding out this punk rock supergroup is Kirsten Patches of Naked Aggression, Jason Cruz of Strung Out and Shannon Saint Ryan of Meet the Virus sharing vocal duties. Backing the band up on the album was the 40-piece Ventura College Choir.
You can find three tracks, 15 Minutes, Protest and Underground at the band\'s Myspace page.