Tooth & Nail Records

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Tooth & Nail Records
Tooth & Nail Logo New.jpg
Founded1993 (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 originUnited States
Location Seattle, Washington
Official website toothandnail.com

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.

Contents

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

YearArtistAlbum
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

YearArtistAlbum / SongAwardResult / CategoryOther
2006 Norma Jean O God, the Aftermath Grammy Nominated - Best Recording Package Solid State Records
2007 Fair The Best Worst-Case Scenario GrammyNominated - Best Recording Package
Underoath "Writing on the Walls"GrammyNominated - Best Short Form Music Video Solid State Records/Tooth & Nail Records
2008 The Fold Secrets Keep You Sick GrammyNominated - Best Recording Package
2009 Hawk Nelson Hawk Nelson Is My Friend GrammyNominated - Best Recording Package BEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail Records
Jeremy Camp Speaking Louder Than Before GrammyNominated - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album BEC Recordings
Underoath Lost in the Sound of Separation GrammyNominated - Best Recording PackageSolid 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

source: [12]

Former: active

Former: disbanded

Former: On hiatus or inactive

See also

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