Tooth & Nail Records
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| Tooth & Nail Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Brandon Ebel |
| Distributor(s) | US Catalog: Capitol/EMI CMG (1994–2013) RED Music (2013–present) International Catalog: EMI/Universal (1994–2013) Sony Music (2013–present) |
| Genre | Rock, Punk, Metal, Metalcore |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Official website | toothandnail |
Tooth & Nail Records is a record label[1] founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle where it is today. Tooth & Nail and its imprint Solid State Records have been home to many well-known rock & metal acts, including Underoath, The Devil Wears Prada, Fit For A King, MxPx, Emery, Norma Jean, Silent Planet, The Almost, Demon Hunter, Hawk Nelson, Starflyer 59, FM Static, Anberlin, & many more.
Tooth & Nail's first album released was Wish for Eden's Pet the Fish,[2] which was produced by Michael Knott and originally slated to be released by Blonde Vinyl. Releases from The Juliana Theory, MxPx, and Starflyer 59 made Tooth & Nail known in music circles, as well as a niche underground subculture in itself. Prior to forming Tooth & Nail, Ebel worked for Frontline Records.[3]
Overview[edit]
Eight Tooth & Nail-affiliated albums have been RIAA-certified as gold for sales of 500,000 or more copies. The label had one of its greatest successes when Underoath's Define the Great Line debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2006.[4]
The label also released a limited edition hard cover book; the proceeds went to benefit Music Cares.[5]
NPR described the label as having "altered the course of the Christian rock industry by launching and legitimizing the careers of MxPx, The O.C. Supertones and Underoath."[6]
RIAA gold certifications[edit]
| Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jeremy Camp | Carried Me: The Worship Project |
| 2002 | Stay | |
| 2004 | Restored | |
| 2006 | Beyond Measure | |
| 2008 | There Will Be a Day[7] | |
| 2006 | Underoath | Define the Great Line |
| 2004 | They're Only Chasing Safety | |
| 2022 | 7eventh Time Down | God is on the Move[8] |
| 2005 | Kutless | Strong Tower |
| 2006 | Live from Portland[9] | |
| 1998 | MxPx | Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo |
Nominations and awards[edit]
| Year | Artist | Album / Song | Award | Result / Category | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Norma Jean | O God, the Aftermath | Grammy | Nominated - Best Recording Package | Solid State Records |
| 2007 | Fair | The Best Worst-Case Scenario | Grammy | Nominated - Best Recording Package | |
| Underoath | "Writing on the Walls" | Grammy | Nominated - Best Short Form Music Video | Solid State Records/Tooth & Nail Records | |
| 2008 | The Fold | Secrets Keep You Sick | Grammy | Nominated - Best Recording Package | |
| 2009 | Hawk Nelson | Hawk Nelson Is My Friend | Grammy | Nominated - Best Recording Package | BEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail Records |
| Jeremy Camp | Speaking Louder Than Before | Grammy | Nominated - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album | BEC Recordings | |
| Underoath | Lost in the Sound of Separation | Grammy | Nominated - Best Recording Package | Solid State Records |
Structure[edit]
Tooth & Nail contains multiple imprints, each catering to a different genre of music:
- BEC Recordings mostly includes artists in the mainstream sect of commercial Christian rock such as Kutless and Jeremy Camp, with some exceptions (such as hip hop artists KJ-52 and Manafest).
- Solid State Records distributes metal and hardcore albums[3] by artists such as Living Sacrifice, Demon Hunter, Haste the Day, Underoath and August Burns Red.
- Plastiq Musiq (founded by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric) primarily signed electronic music artists.[3] Tooth & Nail entered a partnership to distribute Plastiq Musiq albums in 1998 and 1999.[10] Plastiq Musiq continues to release albums independently.
- Fugitive Recordings primarily is made up of artists marketed outside of the Christian market, including Denison Witmer, The Presidents of the United States of America, and Young London.
- The label acquired Takehold Records, an independent record label, in 2002. This acquisition brought several bands to Tooth & Nail including Underoath, Further Seems Forever, Few Left Standing and Narcissus.
On March 13, 2013, it was announced that Brandon Ebel had sold the entire Tooth & Nail music catalog to Capitol Christian Music Group (formerly EMI Christian Music Group) and by doing so was able to buy back the 50% stake in Tooth & Nail formerly owned by EMI making it an independent record label. It will retain the rights to all future releases with a new distributor, RED Distribution.[11]
Label artists[edit]
Current[edit]
- Acres
- Colorblind
- Copeland
- Deep Al Brindle
- Emery
- Idle Threat
- John Van Deusen
- Kevin Klein
- LOYALS
- Make Sure
- Mike Mains & The Branches
- Off Road Minivan
- The Rocky Valentines
- Salt Creek
- Slick Shoes
- Tigerwine
- Tyson Motsenbocker
- Valleyheart
- Watashi Wa
source:[12]
Former: active[edit]
- Aaron Sprinkle
- Abandoned Pools
- Acceptance
- Alexander Fairchild
- Anberlin (currently on Equal Vision Records)
- Anchor & Braille
- Artifex Pereo
- As Cities Burn (currently on Equal Vision Records)
- The Blamed (reunited and currently independent)
- Blank Books
- Bleach (currently active)
- Blindside (currently unsigned)
- Brave Saint Saturn (signed to Department of Biophysics Records)
- Children 18:3
- CIVILIAN
- The Classic Crime (currently on BC Music)
- Corey Crowder (currently unsigned)
- Craig's Brother (currently on Takeover Records)
- Crash Rickshaw (side project for members of Project 86)
- The Crucified
- Damien Jurado
- Danielson (currently on Secretly Canadian)
- Death Therapy
- The Dingees (officially changed their name to Peg and the Rejected)[citation needed]
- Disciple
- Discover America (currently on Lujo Records)
- Dogwood (currently on Roadside Records)
- The Drawing Room (side project of Thousand Foot Krutch)
- Empty Isles
- Everdown (reunited, two new demos on MySpace)
- Family Force 5 (currently on Transparent Media Group / Word Records)
- Fighting Jacks
- Focused (unsigned)
- The Fold (independent)
- Further Seems Forever (currently on Rise Records; members became part of Dashboard Confessional, Action Reaction and Fields Forever)
- Aaron Gillespie
- Goodnight Star (currently on Miniature Records)
- Hawk Nelson (currently on Fair Trade Services)
- Hearts Like Lions
- Holland (changed name to The Lonely Hearts; currently unsigned)
- Hyland
- The Huntingtons (reunited)
- Icon for Hire (independent)
- The Juliana Theory (currently on Equal Vision Records)
- Kids
- Kings Kaleidoscope (currently on Rainbow Records)
- Klank (indepMende the)
- Le Voyageur
- The Letter Black (currently on EMP Label Group)
- The Lonely Hearts
- Love & Death
- Luxury (currently on Northern Records)
- Mae
- Mantric
- Matt & Toby (currently on BC Music)
- Mike Knott
- Mirours
- MxPx (currently on Rock City Recordings)
- Nine Lashes (currently on BEC Recordings)
- Norway (independent)
- Number One Gun
- Overcome (currently on Facedown Records)
- Paradise Now
- Pedro the Lion (David Bazan)
- P.O.D. (currently on Universal Music Group)
- Project 86 (independent)
- Rocky Loves Emily (currently unsigned)
- Ruth
- Sainthood Reps (currently on No Sleep Records)
- Search the City (currently unsigned)
- Seventh Day Slumber (currently on BEC Recordings)
- Since October
- Spoken (currently on Artery Recordings)
- States (currently recording a second album)
- Starflyer 59 (currently on Velvet Blue Music)
- Stavesacre (limited activity, members in Neon Horse)
- Surrogate (Independent)
- Swimming with Dolphins (currently unsigned)
- Sullivan (currently on Spartan Records)
- Thousand Foot Krutch (independent)
- We Are the City
- The Wednesdays (Currently with Thorp Records)
- The Welcome Wagon
- Underoath (currently on Fearless Records)
- Write This Down (currently unsigned)
Former: disbanded[edit]
- A Dream Too Late
- Ace Troubleshooter (members now in Relient K and My Red Hot Nightmare)
- All Wound Up
- The Almost
- And Then There Were None (members now in Young London / Contact)
- AP2 (Contributors continue as lvl and Celldweller, among others)
- Blenderhead (One member now in The Out Circuit)
- Blessed by a Broken Heart (One member now in Still Remains)
- Bloodshed (members now in My Compatriots, Justice Constantine and B is Bridgie)
- Born Blind
- The Brothers Martin (One-time Project)
- Calibretto 13 (members now in Harley Poe, Everything, Now!, Divebomber and Encourager)
- CHATTERbOX (members formed Stavesacre)
- The Cootees (Former side project for members of MXPX, Ninety Pound Wuss, and Slick Shoes)
- Crux
- The Deadlines (members now in The Bullies, The Escape, Haunted Bayou, and Kisses Lose Their Charm)
- Delta Haymax
- The Deluxtone Rockets
- Don't Know (Members have formed Blenderhead)
- Driver Eight (members have played with Theft, Fastball, Paloalto and Golden State)
- Element 101 (members formed ActionReaction)
- Falling Up (Independent)
- Fanmail (members in Radio Saints and My Compatriots)
- Fine China (members now in The Foxglove Hunt)
- Focal Point (One member formed Training for Utopia and is now in Demon Hunter)
- For Love Not Lisa (members have started Puller)
- Frodus (members formed The Out Circuit, The Black Sea, Decahedron, Frantic Mantis, The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Cassettes; and Shelby Cinca now records as a solo artist)
- Furthermore
- Ghoti Hook
- Hangnail
- Havalina (members now in Matt Death and the New Intellectuals)
- Holland (members started The Lonely Hearts. One member joined Demon Hunter)
- House of Wires
- Joe Christmas (members in Summer Hymns)
- Jonezetta
- Lucerin Blue
- mewithoutYou
- Morella's Forest
- Neon Horse (inactive side-project of members of Stavesacre, Starflyer 59, and Project 86; members now in White Lighter)
- New Empire
- Ninety Pound Wuss (members are now in Raft of Dead Monkeys and Suffering and the Hideous Thieves)
- The O.C. Supertones
- Off the Record
- Outer Circle
- Pep Squad
- Plankeye (members have formed Fielding and Fanmail)
- Poor Old Lu (members have formed Fair, Rose Blossom Punch, and perform solo)
- Puller
- Queens Club
- Roadside Monument (members have formed Unwed Sailor, Raft of Dead Monkeys, Calm Collapse and Suffering and the Hideous Thieves)
- Rob Walker
- Royal
- Sal Paradise
- Sent by Ravens
- Shorthanded
- Showbread
- Side Walk Slam
- Slow Coming Day
- Sometime Sunday (members now in Tragedy Ann)
- Squad Five-O (reunited for one-off shows in 2012 and 2017)
- Strongarm (members now in Further Seems Forever)
- Terminal (members now in Alive in Wild Paint, Oh, Sleeper)
- Sunsets for Julia
- Too Bad Eugene
- Twothirtyeight (Chris Staples formed Discover America and performs solo)
- Unashamed
- The Undecided
- Upside Down Room
- Value Pac (Members in Radio Saints)
- Velour 100
- Waking Ashland (Jonathan Jones went solo Immortal Records and also formed We Shot the Moon)
- Watashi Wa (members formed Eager Seas, then disbanded; members now in Lakes, and Briertone)
- We Are the Becoming (members are now part of Project 86)
- Wish for Eden
Former: On hiatus or inactive[edit]
- Bon Voyage
- Capital Lights
- Dead Poetic
- A Dream Too Late
- Far-Less
- FM Static (side project of Thousand Foot Krutch)
- Halo Friendlies
- I Am Empire (members in Talkie and Disciple)
- Ivoryline
- Joy Electric (currently on EEP Society, performing as Said Fantasy)
- Mortal (Jerome Fontamillas now in Switchfoot)
- The River Bends
- Run Kid Run
- Secret and Whisper
- The Send
- The Wedding
- XXI
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Capitol Christian Music Group Completes Acquisition of Tooth & Nail's Catalog, T&N to Re-Launch". Billboard. March 13, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ Brown, Bruce A. (February 1994). "R.E.X. Begins to Distribute for Grrr Records". CCM Magazine. 16 (8): 12.
- ^ a b c Bonham, Chad (May–June 1998). "Tooth & Nail". 7ball (18): 22–25. ISSN 1082-3980.
- ^ "Underoath – Define the Great Line". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ^ "Tooth & Nail celebrates 20 years". CBA. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (March 14, 2024). "Michael Knott, who changed the course of Christian rock, dies at 61". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "RIAA Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Tooth & Nail Records". Discogs. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "CCMG Purchases Tooth & Nail Catalog". allaccess.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Tooth & Nail - Artists". Tooth & Nail Records. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
