| Arising Empire | |
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| Parent company | Kontor Records |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Markus Staiger, Tobbe Falarz |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Kontor Records (current) Warner Music Group[1] (former) |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin |  Germany |
| Location | Donzdorf,Baden-Württemberg |
| Official website | arising-empire |
Arising Empire is aGerman independentrecord label that focuses primarily onpunk,rock,alternative,post-hardcore, and all forms and subsidiaries ofmetalcore music. It was first established in 2015 inDonzdorf,Baden-Württemberg.
Arising Empire was founded in 2015 byNuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former "People Like You Records" manager Tobbe Falarz.[2]It was, besides the former subsidiary companySharpTone Records, which was founded shortly after Arising Empire, a sub-label of Nuclear Blast. The distribution was taken on byWarner 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 likeImminence,Royal Republic, andAVIANA that hailed fromSweden,Novelists andLANDMVRKS originally of France, as well asFor the Fallen Dreams andLionheart who hail from theUnited States, andOne Morning Left ofFinland.
The first set of bands, signed by the label were Amor, Imminence, Novelists, andGWLT.[1]
The first release of the label was the albumSouvenirs from the Frenchprogressive metalcore band Novelists, on 11 November 2015.[2]
On June 22, 2020, during the height ofCOVID, Arising Empire was acquired by fellow German labelKontor Records, a subsidiary of the German-based media companyEdel Music AG.[3]
ACCVSEDAlleviateAny Given DayAnnisokay
AvianaAVRALIZEAwake the DreamerBlacktoothed
Blood CommandThe Butcher Sisters
The DarkDefocusDoomcrusherEmil BullsEngstEyes Wide OpenFloyaFor the Fallen DreamsFrom Fall to SpringFuture Palace
Get the ShotHalf Me
Heart of a Coward
Kadinja(Hiatus)LANDMVRKSLionheartMadsenMavisOf VirtueThe Oklahoma KidOur Hollow, Our HomeOur MiragePolarResolveRevnoir
Sable HillsTheCityIsOursThrown
To Kill AchillesTungstenVENUESVianova
Vicious RainActive
Disbanded
