Arising Empire

Arising Empire is a German independent record label that focuses primarily on punk, rock, alternative, post-hardcore, and all forms and subsidiaries of metalcore music. It was first established in 2015 in Donzdorf, Baden-Württemberg.

History

Arising Empire was founded in 2015 by Nuclear Blast owner 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. Most of the bands who were and still are signed to the label hail from Central Europe, Germany in particular, while some bands like Imminence, Royal Republic, and Aviana that hailed from Sweden, Novelists, and Landmvrks originally of France, as well as For the Fallen Dreams and Lionheart who hail from the United States, and One Morning Left of Finland.
The first set of 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.
On June 22, 2020, during the height of COVID, Arising Empire was acquired by fellow German label Kontor Records, a subsidiary of the German-based media company Edel Music AG.

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