Tooth & Nail Records

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 Records
Founded1993 (1993)
FounderBrandon Ebel
Distributor(s)US Catalog:
Capitol/EMI CMG (1994–2013)
RED Music (2013–present)
International Catalog:
EMI/Universal (1994–2013)
Sony Music (2013–present)
GenreRock, Punk, Metal, Metalcore
Country of originUnited States
LocationSeattle, Washington
Official websitetoothandnail.com

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

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
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
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

Tooth & Nail contains multiple imprints, each catering to a different genre of music:

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

Current
  • Acres
  • Colorblind
  • Copeland
  • Deep Al Brindle
  • Emery
  • Idle Threat
  • John Van Deusen
  • Kevin Klein
  • LOYALS
  • Make Sure
  • Mike Mains & The Branches
  • My Epic
  • Off Road Minivan
  • The Rocky Valentines
  • Salt Creek
  • Slick Shoes
  • Tigerwine
  • Tyson Motsenbocker
  • Valleyheart
  • Watashi Wa

source:[12]

Former: active

Former: disbanded
  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Capitol Christian Music Group Completes Acquisition of Tooth & Nail's Catalog, T&N to Re-Launch". Billboard. March 13, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. Brown, Bruce A. (February 1994). "R.E.X. Begins to Distribute for Grrr Records". CCM Magazine. 16 (8): 12.
  3. Bonham, Chad (May–June 1998). "Tooth & Nail". 7ball (18): 22–25. ISSN 1082-3980.
  4. "Underoath – Define the Great Line". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  5. "Tooth & Nail celebrates 20 years". CBA. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  6. Gotrich, Lars (March 14, 2024). "Michael Knott, who changed the course of Christian rock, dies at 61". NPR Music. NPR. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. "RIAA Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  8. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  9. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. "Tooth & Nail Records". Discogs. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  11. "CCMG Purchases Tooth & Nail Catalog". allaccess.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  12. "Tooth & Nail - Artists". Tooth & Nail Records. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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