Sent By Ravens Sign to Tooth and Nail

Tooth and Nail Records are no stranger to South Carolina artists with Emery and Corey Crowder on their roster (Stretch Armstrong was signed to partner label Solid State at one time too.) Monday they added one more with the addition of Columbia/Florence natives Sent By Ravens.

Sent By Ravens now join the ranks of Anberlin, Mewithoutyou, Underoath, Copeland, As Cities Burn, Mae, MxPx and a host of archived artist including Pedro the Lion, The Juliana Theory and Further Seems Forever. Just to be mentioned in the same breath with some of these bands is an honor that the band is obviously very thankful for. I’ve posted their Myspace message below. I think the all caps are fitting for what they have accomplished.

HEY GUYS! WELL WE FREAKIN’ DID IT. WE SIGNED A DEAL WITH TOOTH AND NAIL. ITS SO CRAZY TO SAY THAT BECAUSE ITS BEEN ALL OF OUR DREAMS TO BE ON A LABEL FOR SO LONG AND ITS NOT ANY LABEL, WE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ON TOOTH AND NAIL. JUST BECAUSE A LOT OF THE BANDS THAT INFLUENCE US AND WE LOOK UP TO ARE ON T&N AND WE JUST LOOK UP TO THE LABEL ITS SELF. WE ARE SO STOKED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US. ITS TRUELY A DREAM COME TRUE. WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH EVERYONE AT T&N. EVERYONE IS SO NICE AND AWESOME. ITS DEFNINTELY A PRIVLEGE TO BE IN THE T&N FAMILY NOW.

FOR YOU GUYS WHO DO NOT KNOW. WE JUST RECENTLY GOT BACK FROM SEATTLE, WA. WE WERE THERE FOR 35 DAYS RECORDING OUR BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM. AARON SPRINKLE, WHO IS A FREAKIN’ GENIUS BTW, PRODUCED IT AND MATT CARTER, GUITARIST OF THE BAND EMERY, ENGINEERED THE RECORD. IT WAS SO AWESOME TO BE LOCKED UP IN THE STUDIO WITH THESE TWO GUYS. THEY KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT MUSIC AND THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS. THAT COMPLETELY WRAP THEMSELVES UP IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND REALLY CARE ABOUT MAKING THE RECORD AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS DEFINITELY A PLEASURE METTING AND WORKING WITH THOSE GUYS.

BUT YES WE ARE FINISHED RECORDING OUR NEW RECORD, THERE IS STILL NO SET RELEASE DATE ON IT YET BUT WE SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING WITH IN THIS NEXT MONTH, ITS THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF A NEW RECORD SO WE WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION AS WE GET IT. SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT.

WE WILL BE HITTING THE ROAD HARD HERE IN THE NEXT MONTHS TO COME. HOPEFULLY HOPPING ON SOME BIGGER AND BETTER TOURS TO HELP GET OUR NAME OUT THERE AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT SENT BY RAVENS. ALSO THE VIDEO WE SHOT FOR TRAILER VS TORNADO WILL BE ADDED TO OUR NEW PAGE PROBABLY MONDAY IN IT ENTIRETY. SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THAT.

ANYWAYS GUYS THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LOVE, HELP, AND SUPPORT. FOR ALL OF YOU WHO BELIEVED IN US FROM DAY ONE AND KNEW WE COULD DO THIS. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH. CONTINUE TO SPREAD OUR NAME LIKE A DISEASE AND TELL THE WORLD ABOUT IT. THERES NO BETTER PROMOTION THAN WORD OF MOUTH. ITS THE DAGGUM TRUTH. THANKS AGAIN GUYS AND WE LOVE YOU.

JAMIE, DANE, JJ, ZACH AND ANDY.
SENT BY RAVENS

Over the years Tooth and Nail has catered to bands that verge on the Christian Rock label and Sent By Ravens share the same views as many of the bands on the label.  They are Christians in a band, but their subject matter explores subjects outside of religion.  This interview should explain it all!