Tooth & Nail Records


Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian rock record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington where it is situated today. It has been home to many well-known musical acts, including Underoath, Hawk Nelson, Emery, The Almost, FM Static, Family Force 5, Anberlin, and MxPx.
Tooth & Nail's first album released was Wish for Eden's Pet the Fish, which was produced by Michael Knott and originally slated to be released by Blonde Vinyl. Subsequent releases from The Juliana Theory, MxPx, and Starflyer 59 made Tooth & Nail a strong force in Christian music circles, as well as a niche underground subculture in itself. Prior to forming Tooth & Nail, Ebel worked for the Christian label Frontline.

Overview

Eight Tooth & Nail-affiliated albums have been RIAA-certified as Gold for sales of 500,000 or more copies. The label saw one of its greatest successes when Underoath's Define the Great Line debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in 2006.
The label also released a limited edition hard cover book, with the proceeds going to benefit Music Cares.

RIAA gold certifications

ArtistAlbum
Jeremy CampCarried Me: The Worship Project
Jeremy CampStay
Jeremy CampRestored
Jeremy CampBeyond Measure
Jeremy CampThere Will Be a Day
UnderoathDefine the Great Line
UnderoathThey're Only Chasing Safety
KutlessStrong Tower
MxPxSlowly Going the Way of the Buffalo

Nominations and awards

YearArtistAlbum / SongAwardResult / CategoryOther
2006Norma JeanO God, the AftermathGrammyNominated - Best Recording PackageSolid State Records
2007FairThe Best Worst-Case ScenarioGrammyNominated - Best Recording Package
2007Underoath"Writing on the Walls"GrammyNominated - Best Short Form Music VideoSolid State Records/Tooth & Nail Records
2008The FoldSecrets Keep You SickGrammyNominated - Best Recording Package
2009Hawk NelsonHawk Nelson Is My Friend GrammyNominated - Best Recording PackageBEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail Records
2009Jeremy CampSpeaking Louder Than Before GrammyNominated - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel AlbumBEC Recordings
2009UnderoathLost in the Sound of SeparationGrammyNominated - 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 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.

Label artists

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Former: active