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SharpTone Records
FoundedSeptember 11, 2013 (September 11, 2013)
Founder
Distributor(s)Nuclear Blast, Believe
Genre
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official websitesharptonerecords.co

SharpTone Records is an American independent record label started on September 11, 2013. The label was founded by Nuclear Blast CEO Markus Staiger and former vice president of Sumerian Records Shawn Keith.

History

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Conception and first releases (2013)

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The record label was started by Markus Staiger, the current CEO of Nuclear Blast Records and Shawn Keith, the former vice president of Sumerian Records.[1] The label has been described as an offshoot label of Nuclear Blast which primarily focuses on rock and alternative music, similar to Arising Empire. Arising Empire focuses on metalcore and punk bands.[2] In an interview, Keith spoke about the label: "Developing this label has been very exciting for me. The opportunity to partner and cultivate new and established artists working toward broadening their global potential is thrilling. SharpTone will continue to diversify and evolve as a brand for music fans to truly identify with. We are not just another record label. We are a new-music company, allowing artists to be as creative and passionate as they choose to be."[1]

The record label was first hinted at on June 23, 2016,[3] when several bands shared a mysterious teaser image reading "A New Era of Music Begins..." on their social media. These bands included Attila, Don Broco, Loathe, Miss May I and We Came as Romans.[4] The first release of the label would be a re-issue of the debut EP Prepare Consume Proceed by UK metal band Loathe less than a month later, but the labels first studio album release would be Attila's sixth album titled Chaos, released November 4 the same year.[5][6] Other later releases for the year included the American release of Don Broco's Automatic, and a release of Craig Owens new side project, badXchannels, who was also signed later in 2016, with the EP being named WHYDFML. Emmure also signed in 2016.[7][8]

Releases and signings (2017–present)

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The label's roster would increase from nine bands in 2016 to seventeen acts by the end of 2017. They released 12 studio albums from bands including Emmure's Look at Yourself, Loathe's The Cold Sun, While She Sleeps' You Are We, and Miss May I's Shadows Inside to name a few. In 2018, along with signing four new bands including Bleeding Through, the label's first band to move away from the label, Attila, said they wanted absolute creative freedom. That was their reason for going solo without the help of any record label.[9][10] In 2018 the label issued Don Broco's Technology, Sink the Ship's Persevere, and Bleeding Through's Love Will Kill All among others.[11][12]

Music

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The record label primarily focuses on different subgenres within rock music, more specifically the post-hardcore and progressive metalcore side of rock.[13] Early signings included Attila,[14] Emmure,[8] Currents,[15] and Loathe.[16]

Notable artists

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Current

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List of all current artists signed with Sharptone
Artist Year Labelled Origin Genres
Alpha Wolf 2017[17] Australia: Burnie, Tasmania Metalcore
August Burns Red 2022[18] US: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Metalcore
Better Lovers 2023[19] US: Buffalo, New York Metalcore
Hardcore punk
Mathcore
Bleeding Through 2018[9] US: Orange County, California Metalcore
Boston Manor 2021[20] UK: Blackpool, England Punk rock
Broadside 2020[21] US: Richmond, Virginia Pop-punk
Emo
Currents 2017[22] US: Connecticut Metalcore
Crystal Lake 2018[23] Japan: Tokyo Metalcore
Don Broco 2016[1] UK: Bedford, England Rock
Dying Wish 2020 US: Portland, Oregon Metalcore
Emmure 2016[8] US: New Fairfield, Connecticut Metalcore
Holding Absence 2017[13] UK: Cardiff, Wales Post-hardcore
Alternative rock
Jamie's Elsewhere 2023 US: Sacramento, California Metalcore
Letters Sent Home 2023[24] Germany Pop rock
Loathe 2016[1] UK: Liverpool, England Metalcore
Make Them Suffer 2023 Australia: Perth Metalcore
Miss May I 2016[1] US: Troy, Ohio Metalcore
No Cure 2024 US: Birmingham, Alabama Metalcore
Of Mice & Men 2021[25] US: Costa Mesa, California Metalcore
Polaris 2017[26] Australia: Sydney Metalcore
Pridelands 2021 Australia: Mount Gambier Alternative metal
Stepson 2020 Australia: Brisbane Melodic hardcore
Stick to Your Guns 2024 US: Orange County, California Hardcore punk
Melodic hardcore
Metalcore
Story of the Year 2022 US: St. Louis, Missouri Post-hardcore
Emo
Vukovi 2023[27] UK: Kilwinning, Scotland Pop-punk
We Came as Romans 2016[1] US: Troy, Michigan Metalcore
Post-hardcore

Former

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List of all former artists no longer signed with Sharptone
Artist Years Labelled Origin Genre's
Annisokay 2017[28] Germany: Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt Post-hardcore
Any Given Day 2019[29] Germany: Gelsenkirchen Metalcore
Attila 2016[1]–2018[10] US: Atlanta, Georgia Metalcore
badXchannels 2016[7] US: Davison, Michigan R&B, Pop-punk, Post-hardcore
Being as an Ocean 2017[30] US: San Diego, California Post-hardcore
Imminence 2017[31] Sweden: Trelleborg Post-hardcore
Make Out Monday 2018[32] US: Los Angeles, California Rock
Novelists 2017–2020[33] France: Paris Metalcore
Of Virtue 2019[34] US: Lansing, Michigan Metalcore
Rise of the Northstar 2018[35] France: Paris Hardcore punk
Stuck Out 2020–2022 Australia: Melbourne Pop punk
While She Sleeps 2017[36]–2018 UK: Sheffield, England Metalcore

Releases

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Album Type Artist Release date
Prepare Consume Proceed (Re-issue) EP Loathe July 8, 2016
Chaos Studio Album Attila November 4, 2016
Automatic (North American Release) Don Broco November 11, 2016
WHYDFML[7] EP badXchannels November 18, 2016
Look at Yourself Studio Album Emmure March 3, 2017
This Is Goodbye[37] Imminence March 31, 2017
The Cold Sun Loathe April 14, 2017
You Are We While She Sleeps April 21, 2017
Shadows Inside Miss May I June 2, 2017
The Place I Feel Safest[38] Currents June 16, 2017
Cold Like War We Came as Romans October 20, 2017
The Mortal Coil Polaris November 3, 2017
Technology Don Broco February 2, 2018
This Is as One Split EP Loathe/Holding Absence February 16, 2018
Love Will Kill All Studio album Bleeding Through May 25, 2018
Arms Annisokay August 17, 2018
Waiting for Morning to Come (Deluxe Edition) Being as an Ocean September 7, 2018
The Legacy of Shi Rise of the Northstar October 19, 2018
Visions of Hollywood Make Out Monday October 26, 2018
Split Series #1 Split EP Kingsmen/ExitWounds November 2, 2018
I Let the Devil In EP Currents December 14, 2018
Everyone Around Me Studio Album Commonwealth January 18, 2019
Helix Crystal Lake February 15, 2019
Holding Absence Holding Absence March 8, 2019
Overpower Any Given Day March 15, 2019
Fault EP Alpha Wolf April 19, 2019
I Let It In and It Took Everything Studio album Loathe February 7, 2020
The Death of Me Studio album Polaris February 21, 2020
The Way It Ends Studio album Currents June 5, 2020
Hindsight Studio album Emmure June 26, 2020
A Quiet Place to Die Studio Album Alpha Wolf September 25, 2020
The Things They Believe Studio Album Loathe February 7, 2021
The Greatest Mistake of My Life Studio Album Holding Absence April 16, 2021
Amazing Things Studio Album Don Broco October 22, 2021
Echo Studio Album Of Mice & Men December 3, 2021
The Lost & the Longing Split EP Alpha Wolf/Holding Absence August 15, 2022
Curse of Existence Studio Album Miss May I September 2, 2022
Darkbloom Studio Album We Came As Romans October 14, 2022
Datura Studio Album Boston Manor October 14, 2022
Tear Me to Pieces Studio Album Story of the Year March 10, 2023
Death Below Studio Album August Burns Red March 24, 2023
The Death We Seek Studio Album Currents May 5, 2023
Fatalism Studio album Polaris September 1, 2023

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "SharpTone Records Opens With Attila, Miss May I & We Came as Romans on Roster". Billboard. June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Nuclear Blast: Metal record label's 30-year history". loudersound. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Attila, Miss May I, WCAR rumored to have signed with new label". Lambgoat. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Multiple metalcore bands have shared this image". Alternative Press. June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Loathe Re-Release New EP, Prepare Consume Proceed - National Rock Review". www.nationalrockreview.com. July 12, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Attila's "Chaos" is as much a celebration as it is a confrontation". Alternative Press. October 27, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c Sayce, Rob (October 31, 2016). "Craig Owens Has A Weird New Project - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Emmure drop first single with new lineup, sign deal with SharpTone Records—listen". Alternative Press. October 13, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Robert Pasbani (January 22, 2018). "BLEEDING THROUGH Forging A Comeback, New Album Coming This Year?". Metal Injection. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Natasha Heinz (February 13, 2018). "Attila announce they're unsigned, tease new music: 'We can do anything we want'". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  11. ^ Everley, Dave (February 13, 2018). "Technology Sharptone Out Now Bedford Bro-Rock-Ers' Overdone Third Album". Q: 108. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via PressReader.
  12. ^ "Persevere - Sink the Ship | Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  13. ^ a b Caitlyn Ralph (February 10, 2017). "Sharptone Records sign Cardiff heavyweights Holding Absence—watch their new video". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  14. ^ "Attila announce new album, headlining tour". Alternative Press. August 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  15. ^ Lindy Smith (April 7, 2017). "SharpTone Records signs new band and other news you might have missed today". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  16. ^ "Watch Loathe's Crushing Video For New Song 'Dance On My Skin'". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  17. ^ "Alpha Wolf Sign to SharpTone Records + Announce New EP 'Fault'". Sound Fiction. March 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  18. ^ "August Burns Red sign with SharpTone Records, prepare new album". Lambgoat. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  19. ^ https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ex-every-time-i-die-members-dillinger-escape-plans-greg-puciato-form-new-band-better-lovers-share-debut-single/ [bare URL]
  20. ^ "NEWS: Boston Manor sign to SharpTone Records!". Dead Press!. July 23, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  21. ^ Broadside announce Sharptone signing with new song "Foolish Believer"
  22. ^ "Currents Sign With SharpTone Records, Debut "Night Terrors" Video". Theprp.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  23. ^ "Crystal Lake Joins Sharptone". SharpTone Records. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  24. ^ Major, Michael. "Letters Sent Home Release New Single 'Request Denied'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  25. ^ "OF MICE & MEN Announces 'Timeless' EP, Drops New Song 'Obsolete'". Blabbermouth.net. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  26. ^ "【NEWS】オージー産メタルコアバンドPolaris (SharpTone Records)が今週リリースのデビューアルバムから新曲 "LUCID" のMusic Videoを公開". Alternative Press Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  27. ^ "SharpTone Records signs Vukovi". Lambgoat. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  28. ^ "SharpTone Records Announces Signing of ANNISOKAY". Sound Fiction. July 13, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  29. ^ "Any Given Day Release 'Overpower'". SharpTone Records. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  30. ^ "Being As An Ocean start pre-order for deluxe vinyl and release new music video". Frontview Magazine. July 24, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  31. ^ "Imminence release awesome new video and other news you might have missed today". Alternative Press. March 31, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  32. ^ "Make Out Monday Sign To SharpTone Records & Share Music Video for New Single, "Bullet For Your Sweetheart"". The Prelude Press. October 26, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  33. ^ "Novelists announce new album 'Noir' - Distorted Sound Magazine". Distorted Sound Magazine. July 28, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  34. ^ "Of Virtue Sign With SharpTone Records, Debut "Suffer" Music Video". Theprp.com. January 11, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  35. ^ "Rise Of The Northstar signs with SharpTone Records". Lambgoat. August 2, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  36. ^ "While She Sleeps announce UK headline tour". loudersound. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  37. ^ "This Is Goodbye - Imminence | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  38. ^ "The Place I Feel Safest - Currents | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
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