Labeled: The Stories, Rumors & Legends of Tooth & Nail Records

Slick Shoes is back and full of new life. It's not uncommon for bands to reunite these days, but it's often just to play through an old album or do a reunion tour. Occasionally, reuniting bands put out new music. Some times that music is good, but rarely does it capture the full original spirit or energy of the band's former youthful self, but in this case, Slick Shoes has in fact done that. It has been 17 years since their last album, and the new music is killer. 2003 was pretty much the year that the Tooth & Nail scene had fully completed its generational change from punk and pop punk to the rising emo and screamo. This conversation with the full band really helps to paint the picture of that transition. We also cover the band's formation, personalities, and musical approach.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Slick Shoes “Feeble” Further Seems Forever “The Moon is Down” Strongarm “Advent of a Miracle” Zao “Times of Separation” The Chariot “The City” MxPx “Your Problem My Emergency”

The Juliana Theory’s biggest album, Emotion Is Dead, one of the most legendary in the Tooth & Nail catalog, just reached its 20 year anniversary. This episode explores the conditions in which the band and particularly the frontman Brett Detar emerged.   The western Pennsylvania/ West Virginia scene, from which Zao and The Juliana Theory are from is another hot spot that emerged and connected to the wider scene in the late 90’s in part by connecting to the Arkansas scene with Barry Poynter through Bruce from Living Sacrifice.   Bret was the guitarist in Zao, and lead singer for The Juliana Theory. Both wildly successful 90’s groups and often listed among the favorites of bands of the subsequent generation, many of whom were known for fusing hardcore with sad emo elements and learning how to tie it together in a way that could reach an even wider audiences with some pop appeal. The influence is hard to overstate.    

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

The Julianna Theory “Duane Joseph” Overcome “When Beauty Dies” Zao “Resistance” Zao “Times of Separation” Bloodshed “Words

Ninety Pound Wuss formed in 1994 just down the road from MxPx, and became one of the first bands on the label. The Seattle indie scene at the time was quite artistic and developed compared to the rest of the country, it could easily be described as snobby. Bands like Ninety Pound Wuss and Roadside Monument had a very difficult fight to prove their legitimacy in the eyes of their peers and to get the opportunities they deserved, so being associated with and dropped into the Christian pop punk subculture gave them great exposure but came at a cost.   This was an in person conversation and features Jeff and Marty from Ninety Pound Wuss, and legend Matt Johnson from Blenderhead, Roadside Monument, and Ninety Pound Wuss.    

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Ninety Pound Wuss “Something Must Break” Ninety Pound Wuss “Perserverence” Norma Jean - “I Used to Hate Cell Phones But Now I Hate Car Accidents” Live at Cornerstone ’02 Blenderhead “Bottle Breaker” Extol

Tooth & Nail goes global in the mid 90’s by acquiring and licensing Christian metal bands from Norway: Extol, Lengsel, and Selfmindead.  This episode explores how kids growing up on the other side of the world were having parallel experiences to kids here with regards to discovering heavy music and finding identity amidst struggles with authority and religion, and in just the same way, great and influential music was created to express those feelings that resonated with others. Along with the rise of the mail-order scene and the internet, global connections were able to be made musically with other like-minded people who would then have the opportunity to influence one another.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Extol “Undeceived” The Crucified “The Pit” Fold Zandura “Samovar” Selfmindead “One Step Forward” Pedro the Lion “Penetration” Extol “Gloriana” Benea Reach

Some say that Bruce Fitzhugh is the Godfather of Christian Metal and while he would resist that designation, he is certainly at minimum the driving force behind one of Solid State Records' first big successes as the lead vocalist and guitarist from Living Sacrifice. He also is credited as being central in the development of the heavy music scene that gave rise to a very positive culture that emerged in central Arkansas in the 90's, the national scene, and eventually the mainstream.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Living Sacrifice “Reborn Empowered” Living Sacrifice “Nonexistent” Stavesacre “Gold And Silver” Living Sacrifice “Second Death” - Demo Zao “Lies of Serpents, A River Of Tears” Embodyment “Halo

Frodus was a pioneer post hardcore band whose influence is larger than their footprint ever was. This important group was recognized early by Brandon and Tooth & Nail, who acquired  Frodus, a non-Christian from the 90’s DC punk scene that transitioned into the Tooth

If there is are legends in this scene, Josh Scogin is one of them: frontman of Luti-Kriss, Norma Jean, The Chariot, and ‘68. Josh has played thousands of show

Chapter 29   We have reached the final chapter of our series! We’ve seen both Tooth & Nail and the scene grow from being independent, in basements and obscurity, and grow until they were partnered with a giant corporation and had artists all over MTV and mainstream radio. Today we see how Tooth & Nail came full circle from all the mayhem and tied hands that came along with that, to once again become a true indie label.  

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

MxPx "Chick Magnet" Starflyer 59 “Fell In Love at 22” Underoath “A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White” Jonezetta “Get Ready (Hot Machete)” mewithoutYou “Messes of Men” Silent Planet “Trilogy”
Blenderhead "Escape Reason" MxPx “Secret

Chapter 28   Matt MacDonald from The Classic Crime was not a first or second generation Tooth & Nail kid;  he and his band just happened to intersect with the label and the scene right near its peak. With their polished commercial sound, aspirations of mainstream success, a hotshot management team, and Tooth & Nail's partnership with EMI, upstreaming them into the big leagues seemed like a solid bet. The expectations were understandably high all around. Many special opportunities would come their way, but ultimately, the music industry and the indie scene had a few curveballs up their sleeve, giving Matt some unexpected opportunities to learn lessons he was not hoping to learn.    

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

The Classic Crime “The Coldest Heart” The Classic Crime “Who Needs Air” Tyson Motsenbocker “Come to California” Pedro the Lion “Almost There” MxPx “What’s Mine is Yours” Anberlin

Creator of Unoriginal Vinyl, Jason Zeimet, is an original Tooth & Nail kid and top-tier fan. Most top fans are also collectors of physical media, which Jason took to even higher level by re-creating vinyl of his favorite albums for Tooth & Nail Records. This episode is an introduction to Jason and the type of deep dive bonus content we’ll be doing in the Labeled Members group during the next phase of the Labeled Podcast!

 

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