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
 * For the Fallen Dreams
 * From Fall to Spring
 * Future Palace
 * Imminence
 * LANDMVRKS
 * Lionheart
 * Madsen
 * Of Virtue
 * One Morning Left
 * Tungsten
 * thrown
 * Alleviate
 * The Ku Klux Society

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
 * While She Sleeps (active, Sleeps Brothers)