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

Chapter 27   Former Tooth & Nail employee, Derek Tenbusch, in many ways is a similar to Brandon Ebel.  Both got their start as low level employees of a record label in southern California, because of their love for music, and thought it would be satisfying to help good art thrive. Eventually both became di

Chapter 26   We have completed the ride to the top for the underground Christian punk and hardcore scene! Brandon, the label, and the artists, all had continued to grow and succeed for ten years, so now all we need to do is for everything to stay JUST as it is. Sounds easy - just don’t change anything. But we are all well acquainted with how the world works, and we  know the bad news in life is that nothing stays the same.

Chapter 25   It was just over one year ago when we began this series and covered the formation of Tooth & Nail at the tiniest little trickle of house shows, Calvary Chapels, and community centers organized by people like Billy Power followed by the rise of Cornerstone with John Herrin as the scene began to emerge. We've traveled quite a long way to get here, and today we reach the high watermark. It's a couple of decades of community building, talent compiling, large technological leaps, an exploding genre, a sharp and well oiled indie label, the perfect band (Underoath), at the perfect time, and all of that backed and supercharged by a multi-billion dollar global cooperation.   This episode covers Underoath's 2006 album, "Define The Great Line," with guitarist Tim McTauge and features Brandon Ebel.    

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Underoath "In Regards to Myself"
Underoath "Salmarnir"
Underoath "Everyone Looks So Good From Here"
Underoath "In Regards to Myself"
Underoath "Casting Such a Thin Shadow"
Underoath "Writing On The Walls"

  

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Chapter 24

There is no question that Underoath is the biggest Christian heavy band of our scene. They completely broke the ceiling of what was assumed was possible beyond our scene, but what are all the factors that go into a landmark success story like that of Underoath? In a sense, this podcast so far is a list and account of many of those factors, or maybe it's just "They’re Only Chasing Safety" was directly born out of the Tooth & Nail culture. It was a perfect wave that had been built by thousands of people collaborating and supporting one another and as they grew and gained momentum, the wave was ready to break, and Underaoth was the perfect band to harness its energy and break our scene wide open into the mainstream and become Tooth & Nail's biggest rock band to date.

My favorite viewpoint for this story is that of Tim McTague's, who at that time was something like Underoath's quarterback. Not only is he a giant of an artist and musician, but at age 21, he took the responsibility to handle their business. As we have seen in this series, the biggest pitfalls are often managing the managers, agents, labels, lawyers, promoters, pressure from other bands, and fans, all of whom desperately want something from the band, and in Underoath's case, turn the intensity of all that up about 10x, starting with the release of "They're Only Chasing Safety."

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Underoath "A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White"
Zao "Times of Separation"
Strongarm "Suplication"
Underoath "There Could Be Nothing After This"
Underoath "When the Sun Sleeps"
Underoath "A Message for Adrienne" Live
Underoath "Young and Aspiring"
Underoath "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door"
Underoath "Young and Aspiring" Live
Underoath "Salmarnir"

  

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The Devil Wears Prada is the type of band that if you didn’t know any better, you might confuse them for a career-long Solid State artist, with good reason. They grew up as fans of the label, started a terrific band, did the  first decade and a half of their career on other labels, and now, at last, they are in fact a Solid State band. So there is plenty to discuss and listen to including their new and debut release on Solid State, "The Act" which came out in October.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

The Devil Wears Prada "Dez Moines"
Norma Jean "Memphis Will Be Laid to Waste"
Beloved "Aimless Endeavor"
The Devil Wears Prada "Danger: Wildman"
Underoath "To Whom It May Concern"
The Devil Wears Prada "Born to Lose"
The Devil Wears Prada "Chemical"
The Devil Wears Prada "Please Say No"
The Devil Wears Prada "Lines of Your Hands"

  

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Chapter 23.2

Not only was Josh Moore focused on his goal of becoming a musician from a very early age, but he was also recognizably good as an early teenager who eventually was noticed by older kids at his school who picked him up and made him their lead singer. Finishing high school by an alternative program, Josh is touring as Beloved's frontman at 18 years old, and by 21 that journey would be over and Josh would move in a different direction musically and personally.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Beloved "Aimless Endeavor"
Strongarm “These Times That Try Men’s Souls”
Further Seems Forever “Pictures of Shorelines”
Beloved “Into Your Arms”
Classic Case “Hospitalized”
Beloved “Rise & Fall”
Beloved “Aimless Endeavor”
Josh Moore “Between The Lines”
Beloved “Failure On My Lips”

  

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Chapter 23.1

Beloved’s 2003 debut, "Failure On," is a legendary album in the Solid State Records catalog. They had so much in their favor: made a flawless debut record, had an incredibly promising trajectory, had all been friends since childhood, and described themselves as family, were respected in the scene that was exploding and supportive, and were a priority to the best record label in the Christian heavy music space in the middle of its most powerful moment.

Dusty Redmond gives his point of view as to how after just a few tours, and amid the anticipation of the entire scene for their follow up record, the Beloved train was derailed. Since then, Beloved has existed in conversations in greenrooms, tour busses, and record industry people as a “what if” band. There were occasionally feint rumors of possible reunions, but alas, after nearly 15 years, most people have given up hope.

You would think that it would take something extraordinary to stop the incredible momentum that Beloved had in 2004, but some things can be both powerful and fragile at the same time.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Beloved “Only our Faces Hide”
Strongarm “Council of Perfection”
Selfmindead “Always”
Fair “Carelessness”
Beloved “Rise and Fall
Beloved “Allure”
Beloved “Kiss it Goodbye”
Beloved “Insult to Injury”
Beloved “Failure On My Lips”
Advent “Hanging The Giants”
Beloved “Death to Traitors”

  

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Chapter 22

The guys in Emery grew up as far from punk and underground culture as you could get. Not until their twenties did they even find out about this whole scene. But they made up for lost time, and thanks to the foundations laid by the earlier bands, the explosion of this new scene, and the peak of the Tooth & Nail merger with EMI, Emery rode a wave of success and got used to it a little too quickly.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Emery "Studying Politics"
Pedro the Lion "Almost There"
Further Seems Forever "Pictures of Shorelines"
Neon Horse "Cuckoo"
Emery "The Weaks End"
Emery "Listening to Freddy Mercury"
Emery "Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus"
Emery "Story About a Man with a Bad Heart"
Emery "After the Devil Beats His Wife"
Emery "Rock-N-Rule"
Emery "World Away"
Emery "From Crib to Coffin"
Emery "The Party Song"
Emery "Can't Stop the Killer"
Emery "In Shallow Seas We Sail"
Emery "This Town"

  

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Chapter 21

Dead Poetic is one of the bands that was discovered at cornerstone, and due to their hard work and dedication as kids, stepped into just the right place at just the right time.  The groundwork had been laid by the pioneers of the scene, the infrastructure was in place, and Tooth & Nail, partnered with EMI was at the top of the mountain.  Killer production, promotion, and exposure were no problem at all, and the specific sound that Dead Poetic had been developing was about to explode.  The band would achieve success, sales, and opportunities that would dwarf most of the artists that preceded them. And yet, front man Brandon Rike gave it all up. But why? 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Dead Poetic "August Winterman"
Stavesacre "Shiv"
Zao "Times of Separation"
Mindset "Thick Tears"
Zao "To Think of You is to Treasure an Absent Memory"
Embodyment "Pendulum"
Training for Utopia "New York City is Overrated"
Mindset "World Cry"
The Uriah Omen "Byron"
Dead Poetic "New Medicines"
Dead Poetic "Self-Destruct & Die (The Pacifist)"
Dead Poetic "Paralytic"
Dead Poetic "Long Forgotten"
Dead Poetic "Pretty Pretty"
Dead Poetic "Vices"

  

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Chapter 20

When it comes to Christian heavy metal music, the band Disciple is both an ancestor and a contemporary. Kevin Young has been contributing and participating in the larger scene that we cover, for over 25 years and counting, and now is a part of the Tooth and Nail family.

 

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Disciple "Dear X, You Don't Own Me"
Whitecross "Who Will You Follow?"
Bride "Would You Die For Me"
Wish for Eden "Ocean"
The Blamed "Feeding the Ignorant"
Disciple "Alone"
Living Sacrifice "Reject"
Jeremy Camp "Take My Life"
Whitecross "Who Will You Follow?"
Disciple "Erase"
Disciple "Misery"
Disciple "First Love"
Disciple "Game On"
Disciple "Unbroken"
Disciple "Reanimate"

  

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