Tooth & Nail Records is a

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly C ...

record label founded by

Brandon Ebel Brandon Ebel is the founder, president and CEO of Tooth & Nail Records. He founded the label in 1993 in California, United States. The label has since grown to include sub-labels BEC Recordings, Solid State Records and Uprok Records. Ebel ha ...

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in November 1993. The label later moved to

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where it is situated today. It is home to many well-known musical acts, including

Underoath Underoath (stylized as Underøath or UnderOath) is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida. It was founded by lead vocalist Dallas Taylor and guitarist Luke Morton on November 30, 1997, in Ocala, Florida; subsequently, its additional membe ...

Hawk Nelson Hawk Nelson is a Canadian rock band from Peterborough, Ontario. Formed in 2000, the band has released eight studio albums to date. History Early independent releases (2000–2003) In 2000, Dunn, Clark, and Paige founded a Peterborough-based gr ...

, Emery, The Almost,

FM Static FM Static is a Canadian Christian pop punk duo based in Toronto, Ontario. The band was formed in 2003 as a side project for Thousand Foot Krutch. The band consists of Trevor McNevan and Steve Augustine. The original lineup included John Bunner ...

Family Force 5 FF5 (formerly known as Family Force 5, The Phamily, Ground Noise and The Brothers) is an American Christian rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band formed in 2005 by brothers Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, and Jaco ...

Anberlin Anberlin is an American alternative rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band consists of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, a ...

, and

MxPx MxPx () is an American pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington, founded in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera on lead vocals and bass guitar, Yuri Ruley on drums and percussion, Tom Wisniewski on lead g ...

. 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 Blonde Vinyl was an independent record label founded in 1990 by Michael Knott. The ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music'' describes the label as "one of Christian music's first true indie labels." Background Blonde Vinyl signed bands w ...

. Subsequent releases from

The Juliana Theory The Juliana Theory is an American rock duo from Greensburg and Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States. They signed to Tooth & Nail Records, and later to Epic Records for the release of the album ''Love''. They released four studio albums before di ...

, and

Starflyer 59 Starflyer 59 is an American alternative rock band from Riverside, California that was founded in 1993 by Jason Martin, brother of Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric. While Jason Martin has written nearly all of Starflyer 59's songs, the band h ...

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

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Overview

Eight Tooth & Nail-affiliated albums have been

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-certified as Gold for sales of 500,000 or more copies. The label saw one of its greatest successes when

's ''

Define the Great Line ''Define the Great Line'' is the fifth album by American rock band Underoath. It was released on June 20, 2006, through Tooth & Nail Records. Five months after the release of their fourth studio album '' They're Only Chasing Safety'', the band w ...

'' 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

Nominations and awards

Structure

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

BEC Recordings BEC (Brandon Ebel Company) Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group. The label promotes bands with more adult Christi ...

mostly includes artists in the mainstream sect of commercial Christian rock such as

Kutless Kutless is an American Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released multiple studio albums and one live album, ''Live from Portland''. They have sold over 3 million records worldwide. H ...

and

Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp (born January 12, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter from Lafayette, Indiana. He has released eleven albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and two live albums. Camp's original music ...

, with some exceptions (such as hip hop artists

KJ-52 Jonah Kirsten Sorrentino (born June 26, 1975), better known by his stage name KJ-52, is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J. Mac,"

and

Manafest Christopher Scott Greenwood (born July 19, 1979), known by his stage name Manafest, is a Canadian Christian rapper and rock artist from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He has won multiple awards for the GMA Canada Covenant Awards, GMA Dove Award ...

). *

Solid State Records Solid State Records is a Christian metalcore record label, an imprint of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore punk and heavy metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However ...

distributes

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and hardcore albums by artists such as

Living Sacrifice Living Sacrifice is an American Christian metal band formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. The band has released eight studio albums, out of which the first three were recorded under R.E.X. Records with their original vocalist Darren Johns ...

, Demon Hunter, Haste the Day,

and

August Burns Red August Burns Red is an American metalcore band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 2003. The band's current lineup consists of lead guitarist John Benjamin "JB" Brubaker, rhythm guitarist Brent Rambler, drummer Matt Greiner, lead vocalist ...

. *

Plastiq Musiq Plastiq Musiq is an independent record label which concentrates on melodic electronic music made primarily on analog synthesizers. About Plastiq Musiq was created by Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric in 1997. It shared a partnership with Tooth ...

(founded by Ronnie Martin of

Joy Electric Joy Electric is the brand label for a series of electropop/synthpop productions by Ronnie Martin. Martin began producing music under the Joy Electric name in 1994, after the demise of Dance House Children, a band Ronnie was in with his brother ...

) primarily signed

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electro ...

artists. Tooth & Nail entered a partnership to distribute Plastiq Musiq albums in 1998 and 1999. Plastiq Musiq continues to release albums independently. * Fugitive Recordings primarily is made up of artists marketed outside of the Christian market, including

Denison Witmer Denison Witmer is an American singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. His first release, in 1995, was a cassette titled ''My Luck, My Love''. He has since released six studio LPs; two live albums, a cover album (''Recover ...

, The Presidents of the United States of America, and Young London. * The label acquired Takehold Records, an

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, in 2002. This acquisition brought several bands to Tooth & Nail including

Further Seems Forever Further Seems Forever is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Over its initial eight-year run the band experienced several lineup changes, resulting in a different lead vocalist performing on each of their first three ...

Few Left Standing Few Left Standing is a Christian metal band that primarily played Christian hardcore and was signed to Takehold Records. The band's debut album was produced by Living Sacrifice frontman, Bruce Fitzhugh. The band has toured with Underoath, Narc ...

and

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. On March 13, 2013, it was announced that

had sold the entire Tooth & Nail music catalog to

Capitol Christian Music Group Capitol Christian Music Group (Capitol CMG) (formerly known as EMI Christian Music Group) is an American music group that, since 2013, is under the ownership of Universal Music Group. It is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. Capitol CMG is in the C ...

(formerly

EMI Christian Music Group EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

) 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 RED Music, stylized RED MUSIC, formerly RED Distribution, LLC (Relativity Entertainment Distribution) was a Sony-owned sales and marketing division that merged under The Orchard in 2017. RED previously handled releases for more than sixty i ...

Label artists

Current

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* Anchor & Braille * Alexander Fairchild *

Artifex Pereo Artifex Pereo was an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky that formed in 2008. The band released two independent releases before being signed to Tooth & Nail Records. In 2014, the band released their debut studio album entitled '' Time i ...

* CIVILIAN * Copeland *

Death Therapy Death Therapy is an American Christian metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. The project was formed in 2015 by Jason Wisdom, the former bassist and vocalist of Becoming the Archetype. The band has since signed with Solid State Records and have rel ...

* Deep Al Brindle *

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* Emery * Empty Isles *

Aaron Gillespie Aaron Roderick Gillespie (born July 18, 1983) is an American musician, best known for being the original and current drummer and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath and the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock ...

* Hearts Like Lions * Idle Threat * John Van Deusen * Kids * Le Voyageur * LOYALS *

Mae Mae is an American rock band that formed in Norfolk, Virginia in 2001. The band's name is an acronym for "Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience", based on a course taken by drummer Jacob Marshall while a student at Old Dominion University. History ...

* Make Sure *

Mantric Mantric is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Oslo that formed in 2007. Background When the last remaining founding members of Extol, vocalist Peter Espevoll and drummer David Husvik, decided to end the band in 2007, the remaining mem ...

* Mike Mains & The Branches * Mirours *

Tyson Motsenbocker Tyson Jay Motsenbocker (born April 26, 1986) is an American songwriter and guitarist. He has released three studio albums, 2016's '' Letters to Lost Loves'', 2020's ''Someday I'll Make It All Up to You'', and 2022's Milk Teeth, all three with ...

* Off Road Minivan * Paradise Now * Salt Creek *

Slick Shoes Slick Shoes is an American punk rock band from Antelope Valley, California, United States. The band formed in 1994 and made their first release as a self-titled EP in 1996. In 2022, Loudwire magazine named the "Wake Up Screaming" album one of ...

Aaron Sprinkle Aaron Sprinkle (born March 20, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer from Seattle, Washington. Career His career in music began in high school with a group called BellBangVilla. BellBangVilla became Poor Old Lu and th ...

* Tigerwine *

We Are the City We Are The City was a Canadian progressive rock band based in Vancouver, British Columbia and formed in 2008 in Kelowna, British Columbia. The last known line-up included singer-keyboardist Cayne McKenzie, drummer Andrew Huculiak, and guitarist ...

The Welcome Wagon The Welcome Wagon is a Gospel/indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of Presbyterian minister Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife, Monique. Their debut album, ''Welcome to the Welcome Wagon'' (2008), was produced by Su ...

source:

Former: active

Abandoned Pools Thomas Edward Walter (born October 30, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his alternative rock band, Abandoned Pools, as well as being the former bassist and one of the founding members of Eels. Early years and the E ...

(currently on

Equal Vision Records Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand. The label originally existed solel ...

) *

As Cities Burn As Cities Burn is an American post-hardcore band from Mandeville, Louisiana, that formed in 2002 and has released four studio albums. Their debut, '' Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest'', was released in 2005. Two years later, they released ''Come ...

(currently on

) *

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(reunited and currently independent) * Blank Books *

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(currently active) * Blindside (currently unsigned) *

Brave Saint Saturn Brave Saint Saturn (stylized as braveSaintSaturn, brave saint saturn or BS2) is a Christian rock band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1999. The band is a side-project of members of Five Iron Frenzy started by Reese Roper. The band calls their mu ...

(signed to Department of Biophysics Records) * Children 18:3 *

The Classic Crime The Classic Crime is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2004. The band's current lineup consists of Matt MacDonald (vocals, guitar), Alan Clark (bass), Robert "Cheeze" Negrin (guitar), and Paul "Skip" Erickson (drums, vo ...

(currently on BC Music) * Corey Crowder (currently unsigned) *

Craig's Brother Craig's Brother is an American punk rock band. They have released three full-length recordings internationally, two on Tooth & Nail Records and one self-released. History Foundation and ''Homecoming'' (1995-2001) In 1995, singer and guitar pla ...

(currently on

Takeover Records Takeover Records is a punk rock record label based in Long Beach, California, United States. The company was founded by former Yellowcard guitarist Ben Harper and his friend Greg McDonald in 1997. Artists Current *Bracket *HeyMike! * River City ...

) *

Crash Rickshaw Crash Rickshaw is a side project of the post-hardcore band Project 86. It was founded by Alex Albert, Steven Dail and Joby Harris, with Randy Torres joining later. Crash Rickshaw released their self-titled album on September 11, 2001, on Tooth ...

(side project for members of

Project 86 Project 86 is an American metal band from Orange County, California, formed in 1996. The band has released ten albums, which have collectively sold nearly 500,000 units worldwide, two EPs, two DVDs, and one live album. In 1998, BEC Recordings ...

) * Damien Jurado *

Danielson Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. The group consists of frontman Daniel Smith and a number of various artists with whom he collaborates. Smith has also released solo work as Br ...

(currently on

Secretly Canadian Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Secretly Canadian is a label included in Secretly Group, which ...

) * The Dingees (officially changed their name to Peg and the Rejected) * Discover America (currently on

Lujo Records Lujo Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 2001 by Erik Aucoin in Louisiana.Dogwood ''Cornus'' is a genus of about 30–60 species of woody plants in the family Cornaceae, commonly known as dogwoods, which can generally be distinguished by their blossoms, berries, and distinctive bark. Most are deciduous trees or shru ...

(currently on Roadside Records) * The Drawing Room (side project of

Thousand Foot Krutch Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

) * Everdown (reunited, two new demos on MySpace) *

(currently on Transparent Media Group /

Word Records Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records (the former Warner Bros. Records). History In 1 ...

) * Fighting Jacks * Focused (unsigned) *

The Fold The Fold is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Fold formed in 2005, and promptly began work on their album '' This Too Shall Pass'' for Tooth & Nail Records. They have released four full-length studio albums ...

(independent) *

(currently on Rise Records; members became part of

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the songThe Sharp Hint of New Tears off their debut album, '' The Swiss Army Romance''. History Early ...

, Action Reaction and Fields Forever) * Goodnight Star (currently on Miniature Records) *

(currently on

Fair Trade Services Fair Trade Services, formerly known as INO Records, is an American record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, specializing in Contemporary Christian music (CCM). History The label was founded in 1999 as INO Records, a division of M2 Communi ...

) *

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(changed name to

The Lonely Hearts The Lonely Hearts are an Americana and rock band formed in 2003 in Nashville, Tennessee by brothers Will and Josiah Holland. They have released one full-length album, ''Paper Tapes''. History The Lonely Hearts started as a four-piece while liv ...

; currently unsigned) * Hyland *

The Huntingtons Huntingtons are a punk band from Baltimore, Maryland which formed in 1993 in the Maryland and Delaware area by Cliff Powell (a.k.a. Cliffy Huntington), Mike Holt (a.k.a. Mikey Huntington) and Mike Pierce (a.k.a. Mikee Huntington). The band is he ...

(reunited) *

Icon for Hire Icon for Hire is an American rock band from Decatur, Illinois. Formed in 2007, the band's current lineup consists of singer Ariel Bloomer and lead guitarist Shawn Jump. They released two EPs independently before signing to Tooth & Nail Records ...

(independent) *

(currently on

) *

Kings Kaleidoscope Kings Kaleidoscope is an American rock band based in Seattle, fronted by Chadwick "Chad" Gardner. Their music features an eclectic range of electronic, woodwind, string and brass instruments, with a musical style described as indie rock meets hi ...

(currently on Rainbow Records) *

Klank Klank, also stylized as kLaNk or KLANK, is an American industrial metal and groove metal band that originated out of Long Island, New York in December 1993. The project began after Daren Diolosa, the brainchild of Klank, departed from the fe ...

(indepMende the) *

The Letter Black The Letter Black, formerly known as Breaking the Silence, is an American Christian rock band that was formed in 2006 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The band consists of lead vocalist Sarah Anthony; her husband, lead guitarist and vocalist Mark Ant ...

(currently on

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) *

* Love & Death *

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(currently on

Northern Records Northern Records is an independent record label in California. It was founded in 1999 and is distributed in the United States and Canada by RED Distribution ( Sony BMG). Releases See also * List of record labels * RED Distribution R ...

) * Matt & Toby (currently on BC Music) * Mike Knott *

(currently on Rock City Recordings) *

Nine Lashes Nine Lashes is an American Christian rock band from Birmingham, Alabama formed in 2006. They independently released their first album, '' Escape'', in 2009 before Trevor McNevan of Thousand Foot Krutch brought them to the attention of Tooth & N ...

(currently on

) * Norway (independent) * Overcome (currently on

Facedown Records Facedown Records is a Christian rock record label based in Fallbrook, California that is devoted to hardcore punk and metalcore bands (Christian and secular) with a few death metal acts such as Immortal Souls and Indwelling. Founded by No ...

) *

Pedro the Lion Pedro the Lion is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, United States. David Bazan formed the band in 1995 and represented its main creative force, backed by a varying rotation of collaborating musicians. In 2006 Pedro the Lion wa ...

(

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) *

P.O.D. P.O.D., an initialism for Payable on Death, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo, vocalist Sonny Sandoval, bassist Traa ...

(currently on

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) *

(independent) * Rocky Loves Emily (currently unsigned) *

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Sainthood Reps Sainthood Reps is an American indie rock band from Long Island, New York, formed in 2009. Their debut album, ''Monoculture'', was released on Tooth & Nail Records in the summer of 2011 and was produced by Mike Sapone. The band released their sec ...

(currently on No Sleep Records) *

Search the City Search the City was an American alternative and punk band from Detroit, Michigan who released two EPs and two studio albums. Background The band is the brainchild of founding members Alex Sheldon (guitar) and Adam McMillion (drums) back in 20 ...

(currently unsigned) * Seventh Day Slumber (currently on

) *

Since October Since October is an American Christian alternative rock band from Bradenton, Florida. History Since October was signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 2007. They sold over 5,000 copies of an independent release prior to signing to Tooth and Nail. T ...

* Spoken (currently on

Artery Recordings Artery Recordings is an American record label based in Sacramento, California founded in 2010 as an imprint of Razor & Tie by Eric Rushing, owner of The Artery Foundation. On August 31, 2017, it was announced that Artery was acquired by Warn ...

) * States (currently recording a second album) *

(currently on

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Stavesacre Stavesacre are an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California formed in 1995. The band is composed of vocalist Mark Salomon, guitarists Jeff Bellew and Ryan Dennee, bassist Dirk Lemmenes and drummer Sam West. Stavesacre has released ...

(limited activity, members in

Neon Horse Neon Horse was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by Mark Salomon, Jason Martin and Steven Dail. They were previously signed to Tooth & Nail Records with whom they have released two studio albums. Neon Horse's sound has b ...

) * Surrogate (Independent) *

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(currently unsigned) * Sullivan (currently on

Spartan Records Spartan Records was founded by John T. Frazier in Seattle, Washington in January 2007. It is currently home to the bands Schematic, Barren Womb, Ourlives, Shy, Low, and several others. Prior to founding Spartan, Frazier was the director of mar ...

) *

(independent) *

The Crucified The Crucified is an American Christian hardcore and crossover thrash band from Fresno, California that formed in 1984. Its lineup is vocalist Mark Salomon, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Jeff Bellew, and drummer Jim Chaffin. The band are considere ...

* The Wednesdays (Currently with Thorp Records) *

(currently on Fearless Records) * Write This Down (currently unsigned)

Former: disbanded

* A Dream Too Late *

Ace Troubleshooter Ace Troubleshooter, often shortened to Ace, was an American pop punk band. Formed in December 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they released five albums through Tooth & Nail Records. Background Formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the band gain ...

(members now in Relient K and My Red Hot Nightmare) * All Wound Up * The Almost *

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(members now in Young London / Contact) * AP2 (Contributors continue as lvl and

Celldweller Celldweller is an American electronic rock project by multi-musician Klayton. Celldweller songs have been featured in many films, movie trailers, television shows and video games. Career Precursors: Circle of Dust and Angeldust (1992–1999) The ...

, among others) *

Blenderhead Blenderhead was an American punk rock band signed to Tooth & Nail Records. They released three albums from 1992 to 2001. The band reunited for guitarist Tyler Vander Ploeg's 40th birthday in March 2016. Band members ;Current * Billy Power - v ...

(One member now in The Out Circuit) * Blessed by a Broken Heart (One member now in

Still Remains Still Remains is an American metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition. They released three studio albums, ''Of Love and Lunacy'', '' The Serpent'' and '' Ceasing to Breathe' ...

) * Bloodshed (members now in My Compatriots, Justice Constantine and B is Bridgie) * Born Blind *

The Brothers Martin The Brothers Martin are an indie rock band from Riverside, California consisting of brothers Ronnie Martin and Jason Martin. Musically, they incorporate elements of both Joy Electric and Starflyer 59 (Ronnie and Jason's primary music projects, ...

(One-time Project) *

Calibretto 13 Calibretto 13 (later, simply Calibretto) was a Christian folk punk band from Kokomo, Indiana, United States. The acoustic punk style of the band and the peculiar vocal style of singer Joe Whiteford gives the band their signature sound. Another ...

(members now in Harley Poe, Everything, Now!, Divebomber and Encourager) *

CHATTERbOX Chatterbox also styled as CHATTERbOX was a project of the Crucified's Jeff Bellew. The project has hosted many session musicians, including Stavesacre and the Crucified's Mark Salomon, and Argyle Park and Circle of Dust's Scott Albert. Bellew ha ...

(members formed

) * The Cootees (Former side project for members of

MXPX MxPx () is an American pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington, founded in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera on lead vocals and bass guitar, Yuri Ruley on drums and percussion, Tom Wisniewski on lead gu ...

Ninety Pound Wuss Ninety Pound Wuss (sometimes styled as 90 Lb. Wuss) was an American punk rock band formed in Port Angeles, Washington, in 1994. They signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1995 and released three studio albums over the next five years which would b ...

, and

) * Crux *

The Deadlines The Deadlines were an American rock band that formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2002. Their musical style started as horror punk and later evolved toward glam rock. They were signed to Tooth & Nail Records. History The Deadlines were founded i ...

(members now in The Bullies, The Escape, Haunted Bayou, and Kisses Lose Their Charm) * Delta Haymax *

The Deluxtone Rockets The Deluxtone Rockets is an American band from Muskegon, Michigan. It began as a punk band, but by the time of signing to Tooth & Nail Records it had evolved into a swing revival outfit. Their first album, which was self-titled, was produced ...

* Don't Know (Members have formed

) * Driver Eight (members have played with Theft,

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, 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 Training for Utopia, also stylized as TFU, was an American metalcore band active from 1996 to October 2000. History The band first signed with Tooth & Nail Records and was later moved to Solid State Records, the Tooth & Nail imprint that pr ...

and is now in Demon Hunter) * For Love Not Lisa (members have started Puller) *

Frodus Frodus (a.k.a. Frodus Conglomerate International, Frodus Sound Laboratories, FCI, Frodus Escape Plan, Frodus Deposit Insurance Corporation) was an American post-hardcore band formed in 1993 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist/guitarist Shelby Cinca ...

(members formed The Out Circuit, The Black Sea,

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, Frantic Mantis,

The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...

and

The Cassettes The Cassettes (also known as ''The Cassettes Musical Explorers Society'') are a Washington, D.C., based "Mystic Country"/Steampunk band formed in 1999. History The Cassettes were originally formed as an outgrowth of front-man Shelby Cinca’s fo ...

; and

Shelby Cinca The Cassettes (also known as ''The Cassettes Musical Explorers Society'') are a Washington, D.C., based "Mystic Country"/ Steampunk band formed in 1999. History The Cassettes were originally formed as an outgrowth of front-man Shelby Cinca’s fo ...

now records as a solo artist) * *

Ghoti Hook Ghoti Hook ( ) was an American punk band from Fairfax, Virginia. The band formed in 1991, signed to Tooth & Nail Records in 1996, and disbanded in 2002. History Joel Bell, Adam Neubauer, and Justin Levy formed the group in 1991. Conrad Tolosa ...

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* Havalina (members now in Matt Death and the New Intellectuals) * Holland (members started

. One member joined Demon Hunter) * House of Wires * Joe Christmas (members in

Summer Hymns Summer Hymns is a band based in Athens, Georgia. Summer Hymns was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Zachary Gresham and drummer Philip Brown, both formerly of mid-1990s Athens favorites, Joe Christmas. Guitarist Bren Mead, of Masters of the Hemis ...

) *

Jonezetta Jonezetta was an American rock band from Clinton, Mississippi, which released two full-length albums on Tooth and Nail Records in the 2000s. History Early Years and ''Popularity'' (2002-2006) Jonezetta formed when its four members were still ...

* Lucerin Blue *

mewithoutYou MewithoutYou, usually styled as mewithoutYou, was an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Aaron Weiss (vocals), Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver (guitars), Greg Jehanian (bass guitar), and Rickie Mazzotta ( ...

Morella's Forest Morella's Forest was a band from Dayton, Ohio which formed in 1992. They released three albums on Tooth and Nail Records and one with an independent label. Their signature sound is noise pop or space music comparable to Starflyer 59 or the Breede ...

(inactive side-project of members of

, and

; members now in White Lighter) * New Empire *

(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 Plankeye was an American Christian alternative rock band and one of Tooth & Nail Records' greatest successes during the 1990s and early 2000s. Plankeye's style could be defined as melodic post-grunge combined with indie and alternative elements ...

(members have formed Fielding and Fanmail) *

Poor Old Lu Poor Old Lu was a pioneering Christian alternative rock band based in the American Northwest. The band experimented with a variety of sounds and genres, particularly grunge, funk and psychedelic rock. The band consisted of Scott Hunter (vocal ...

(members have formed

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Rose Blossom Punch Rose Blossom Punch was a post-grunge/alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. It was formed in 1995 by Aaron Sprinkle and Paul Mumaw, with Poor Old Lu bassist Nick Barber and guitarist Terry Coggins. Two songs, "Sowing in the Sun" (1995) ...

, and perform solo) * Puller *

Queens Club The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. The club hosts the annual Queen's Club Championships men's grass court lawn tennis tournament (currently known as the "cinch Championships" for sponsorship re ...

Roadside Monument Roadside Monument was an American math rock band from Seattle, Washington, who were active from 1994–1998 and then again from 2002–2003. History Before Roadside Monument began, singer Doug Lorig was involved in other bands. During junior hi ...

(members have formed

Unwed Sailor Unwed Sailor is an American, mostly instrumental band, formed in 1998 by Johnathon Ford, with recordings that range from instrumental rock to ambient drones. The band's touring and recording lineups have largely been in rotation over the years, ...

, Raft of Dead Monkeys, and Suffering and the Hideous Thieves) * Rob Walker * Royal * Sal Paradise * Sent by Ravens * Shorthanded *

Showbread Showbread ( he, לחם הפנים ''Leḥem haPānīm'', literally: "Bread of the Faces"), in the King James Version: shewbread, in a biblical or Jewish context, refers to the cakes or loaves of bread which were always present, on a specially-de ...

Side Walk Slam Side Walk Slam was an American three-piece punk rock band, that would later form the band Run Kid Run. The band formed in Southern Illinois in a thriving local punk scene. Originally signed to Boot to Head Records, the band was later picked up ...

* Slow Coming Day * Sometime Sunday (members now in Tragedy Ann) *

Squad Five-O Squad Five-O is an American punk rock band from Savannah, Georgia no longer formally touring or recording, but rather only performing occasional weekend concerts.

(reunited for one-off shows in 2012 and 2017) *

Strongarm The StrongARM is a family of computer microprocessors developed by Digital Equipment Corporation and manufactured in the late 1990s which implemented the ARM v4 instruction set architecture. It was later acquired by Intel in 1997 from DEC's o ...

(members now in

) *

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(members now in

Alive in Wild Paint Alive in Wild Paint (formerly known as Goodbye Tomorrow) was an indie rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2003. Since early 2009, they have been on a silent hiatus. Biography Since the group's original formation in 2003, the band's lin ...

Oh, Sleeper Oh, Sleeper is an American metalcore band from Fort Worth, Texas that formed in 2006 with former members of Terminal. In over a decade's span, Oh, Sleeper has released four full-length albums, two EPs, and toured worldwide as an opening act. Af ...

) * Sunsets for Julia * Too Bad Eugene *

Twothirtyeight Twothirtyeight was an American indie rock band from Pensacola, Florida. They were active from 1995 to 2003, though they have reunited for performances in the years since their disbandment. Formed in 1995, Twothirtyeight released three independen ...

( Chris Staples formed Discover America and performs solo) * Unashamed *

The Undecided The Undecided was a p op punk band from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. History The Undecided formed as a punk band in 1994 with members singer Matt Fast, drummer Steve Dueck, John Paul Peters guitar and Mike Kehler. In 1996 they released a demo ...

* Upside Down Room *

Value Pac Value Pac was an American Christian punk band from Orange County, California. The band started making music in 1995 and disbanded in 2001, consisting of the following members during their tenure as a band: Ryan Sheely, Sean Paul, Jason Feltman, S ...

(Members in Radio Saints) * Velour 100 *

Waking Ashland Waking Ashland was an American rock band from San Diego, California. Formed in 2003, they were signed to Tooth & Nail Records and Immortal Records. In all the group released two EPs and two full-length albums before their disestablishment in 2 ...

(Jonathan Jones went solo

Immortal Records Immortal Records was an American independent record label/imprint label based in Los Angeles, California. The company helped launch the careers of such influential acts as Korn, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and Incubus over the years. The label had ...

and also formed We Shot the Moon) *

Watashi Wa Watashi Wa is a Christian pop rock band from San Luis Obispo, California on Tooth & Nail Records. in Japanese means "I am". The band formed in 1999 when most of the members were still in their teens. They were first signed to indie label Bett ...

(members formed Eager Seas, then disbanded; members now in

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, and Briertone) * We Are the Becoming (members are now part of

) * Wish for Eden

Former: On hiatus or inactive

* Bon Voyage * Capital Lights *

Dead Poetic Dead Poetic is an American rock band formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1997. Their most recent lineup consisted of vocalist Brandon Rike, guitarist Zach Miles, and drummer Jesse Sprinkle. They released three albums and a greatest hits album, '' The Fines ...

* A Dream Too Late *

Far-Less Far-Less was a five-piece post-hardcore band originally from Marion, Virginia, with members from Marion and other surrounding areas, including Pulaski and Blacksburg. They were signed to Tooth & Nail Records. Far-less played their final show on ...

(side project of Thousand Foot Krutch) *

Halo Friendlies The Halo Friendlies were an American all-girl pop punk band from Long Beach, California, United States. After snatching up a guitar in a thrift shop while on her first date with then-boyfriend now-husband Matt Wignall of Havalina/ Matt Death ...

* I Am Empire (members in

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and

) *

Ivoryline Ivoryline is an American Christian rock band from Tyler, Texas, formerly signed to Tooth & Nail Records. History Ivoryline formed in 2003 under the name Dead End Driveway, releasing an EP and an album under this name before changing the name to ...

(currently on EEP Society, performing as Said Fantasy) *

Mortal Mortal means susceptible to death; the opposite of immortal. Mortal may also refer to: * Mortal (band), a Christian industrial band * The Mortal, Sakurai Atsushi's project band * ''Mortal'' (novel), a science fiction fantasy novel by Ted Dekker ...

(

Jerome Fontamillas Jerome Fontamillas (born June 20, 1967) is an American musician. Fontamillas has played in several bands, notably with industrial rock band Mortal and alternative rock band Fold Zandura, with longtime musical partner Jyro Xhan. Since 2003, he ha ...

now in Switchfoot) * The River Bends *

Run Kid Run Run Kid Run is a Christian pop/ rock band from Carmi, Illinois and Morganfield, Kentucky, formed in 2006. Their debut album '' This Is Who We Are'', was released on May 18, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. All of the members, except Paul Stewa ...

* Secret and Whisper *

The Send The Send was an American alternative rock project of Falling Up ex-guitarist, Joseph A. Kisselburgh of Albany, Oregon, was signed to Tooth & Nail Records. His debut album, ''Cosmos'', was released on July 31, 2007. Before this was even release ...

* The Wedding * XXI

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