They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.

Question

这里为什么用with which来引导定语从句？为什么用with？

Answer 1

with which = with the new record这里with表示“以..."，表示celebrated的方式或伴随状语，其它介词没有这个功能啦
补充：整个是一个包含有限制性定语从句的主从复合句。把定语从句单独拉出来改写一下更好理解：they celebrated their former time as a real band with the new record . 但若这样写的话容易引起误解，所以就把with the new record 提到句首，来引导从句了。

Answer 2

从原句分析，这个句子的两个分句应该是：
they produced a new record in 1996. They celebrated the new recorde with their former time (or record?) as a real band. (与他们之前的时间（记录？）一起，他们像一只真正的乐队一样庆祝这一新纪录（的产生））。
抛开本句逻辑上是否合理不说，就纯语法而言，which 指代 the new recorde，因此从句中的with不能省略。
此处with which的用法看上去像倒装，但是为什么倒装我不能说明白。但是如果从句是which they celebrate with their.....也没有错。个人觉得。追问

celebrate with是短语搭配吗？