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 artists
Alleviate
Amor
Any Given Day
ATOA
Annisokay
Aviana
Awake the Dreamer
Blacktoothed
Cold Night for Alligators
Deadthrone
Defocus
Engst
Eyes Wide Open
FLOYA
For the Fallen Dreams
From Fall to Spring
Future Palace
Half Me
Heart of a Coward
Kadinja
LANDMVRKS
Lionheart
Madsen
Mister Misery
Of Virtue
One Morning Left
Our Hollow, Our Home
Our Mirage
Polar
Resolve
Sink the Ship
The Oklahoma Kid
TheCityIsOurs
Thrown
To Kill Achilles
Tungsten
Venues
Vicious Rain
Former artists
Alazka (disbanded) Borders (disbanded) Breathe Atlantis (disbanded) Cold Snap (independent) GWLT (inactive) Itchy (active, Findaway Records) Lisa Who (active, The Shit Records) Double Crush Syndrome Imminence (independent) Lovebites Novelists (active, Out of Line Records) Peter and the Test Tube Babies Royal Republic Spoil Engine The Charm the Fury To the Rats and Wolves (disbanded) Vitja (disbanded) Walking Dead on Broadway While She Sleeps (active, Sleeps Brothers)