Record label
| Arising Empire | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Kontor Records |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Markus Staiger, Tobbe Falarz |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Kontor Records (current) Warner Music Group (former) |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Donzdorf, Baden-Württemberg |
| Official website | arising-empire |
Arising Empire is a German record label that focuses on punk, rock and metalcore music. It was founded in 2015.
History
Arising Empire was founded in 2015 by Markus Staiger and former "People Like You Records" manager Tobbe Falarz. It was, besides the former subsidiary company SharpTone Records, which was founded shortly after Arising Empire, a sub-label of Nuclear Blast. The distribution was taken on by Warner Music at the time.
The first bands, signed by the label were Amor, Imminence, Novelists and GWLT.
The first release of the label was the album Souvenirs from the French progressive metalcore band Novelists, on 11 November 2015.
In June 2020, Arising Empire was acquired by Kontor Records.
Current notable artists
- Any Given Day
- Annisokay
- Emil Bulls
- For the Fallen Dreams
- From Fall to Spring
- Future Palace
- LANDMVRKS
- Lionheart
- Madsen
- Of Virtue
- One Morning Left
- Our Mirage
- Thrown
- Tungsten
- VENUES
Former artists
- Imminence (independent)
- Lovebites
- Novelists (active, Out of Line Records)
- Peter and the Test Tube Babies
- Royal Republic
- Spoil Engine
- The Charm the Fury
- Vitja
- While She Sleeps (active, Sleeps Brothers)
References
- ^ Wellinger, Renzo (13 July 2015). "Nuclear-Blast-Chef gründet neues Label Arising Empire" [Nuclear Blast boss founds new label Arising Empire]. Musikmarkt (in German). Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Nuclear Blast Launches New Label Imprint, Arising Empire". Music Business Worldwide. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- Stassen, Murray (22 June 2020). "Distributor Kontor New Media Acquires German Rock Label Arising Empire". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 25 January 2021.