Tooth and Nail Records
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| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Brandon Ebel |
| Distributor(s) |
Capitol Christian Music Group (US; 1994-2013) RED (US; 2013-present) Sony Music (Worldwide) Diamante Music Group (former) |
| Genre | Christian rock, alternative rock, Christian metal, Christian punk |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Official website | www |
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, 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.
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 goign to benefit Music Cares.
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.
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