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Arising Empire

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Arising Empire
Parent companyKontor Records
Founded2015
FounderMarkus Staiger, Tobbe Falarz
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Kontor Records (current)
Warner Music Group[1] (former)
Genre
Country of originGermany
LocationDonzdorf, Baden-Württemberg
Official websitearising-empire.com

Arising Empire is a German record label that focuses on punk, rock and metalcore music. It was founded in 2015.

History

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Arising Empire was founded in 2015 by Markus Staiger and former "People Like You Records" manager Tobbe Falarz.[2] 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.[1]

The first release of the label was the album Souvenirs from the French progressive metalcore band Novelists, on 11 November 2015.[2]

In June 2020, Arising Empire was acquired by Kontor Records.[3]

Current notable artists

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Former artists

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Nuclear Blast Launches New Label Imprint, Arising Empire". Music Business Worldwide. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ Stassen, Murray (22 June 2020). "Distributor Kontor New Media Acquires German Rock Label Arising Empire". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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