SharpTone Records

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. The label's roster includes an amalgamation of metalcore and rock bands composed of Don Broco, Loathe, Miss May I, We Came as Romans, Of Mice & Men, Holding Absence, Kingsmen, Send Request, Commonwealth, Currents, Crystal Lake, and Emmure.

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

History

Conception and first releases (2013)

The record label was conceptualized by the labels founders Markus Staiger, the current CEO of Nuclear Blast Records, and Shawn Keith, the former vice president of Sumerian Records.[1] The label has since been described as an offshoot label of Nuclear Blast that primarily focuses on rock and alternative music, similar to Arising Empire which has a focus 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 September 11, 2013, when the 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.[3] The following day, the former mentioned bands, plus rock band Word War Me, were all confirmed to be members of the newly established independent music label that came to be known as SharpTone Records.[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. Other artists who were also labelled in late 2016 included Emmure and Widowmaker.[7][8][9]

Releases and signings (2017–present)

The label's roster would increase from the 9 bands they ended 2016 with, and increase it to 17 by the end of 2017, and releasing 12 studio albums from bands such as 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 singing on four new bands including Bleeding Through, the label also experienced its first band to move away from the label, that band being Attila, who cited the want for absolute creative freedom as their reasoning for going solo without the help of any record label.[10][11] In 2018 the label issued Don Broco's Technology, Sink the Ship's Persevere and Bleeding Through's Love Will Kill All among others.[12][13]

Music

The record label primarily focuses on different subgenres within rock music, more specifically the post-hardcore and Progressive metalcore side of rock.[14] Early signings included Attila,[15] Emmure,[8] Currents,[16] and LOATHE.[17]

Roster

Current artists
List of all current artists signed with Sharptone, listing 32 in total
Artist Year Labelled Origin Genres
156/Silence 2020[18] US: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Metalcore
Alpha Wolf 2017[19] Australia: Burnie, Tasmania Metalcore
Bleeding Through 2018[10] US: Orange County, California Metalcore
Captives 2020[20] UK: Leeds, England Post-Hardcore
Crystal Lake 2018[21] Japan: Tokyo Metalcore
Currents 2017[22] US: Connecticut Metalcore
Don Broco 2015[1] UK: Bedford, England Rock
Emmure 2016[8] US: New Fairfield, Connecticut Metalcore
Holding Absence 2015[14] UK: Cardiff, Wales Post-hardcore
Imminence 2017[23] Sweden: Trelleborg Post-hardcore
In Search of Solace 2017[24] US: Saint Paul, Minnesota Metalcore
Kingdom of Giants 2019[25] US: Northern California Metalcore
Kingsmen 2018[26] US: Providence, Rhode Island Metalcore
Loathe 2015[1] UK: Liverpool, England Metalcore
Make Out Monday 2015[27] US: Los Angeles, California Rock
Miss May I 2014[1] US: Troy, Ohio Metalcore
Novelists 2013[28] France: Paris Metalcore
Of Mice & Men 2021[29] US: Costa Mesa, California Metalcore
Of Virtue 2014[30] US: Lansing, Michigan Metalcore
Polaris 2015[31] Australia: Sydney Metalcore
Savage Hands 2018[32] US: Waldorf, Maryland Post-hardcore
Telltale 2019[33] US: Richmond, Virginia Alternative
Pop punk
We Came as Romans 2015[1] US: Troy, Michigan Metalcore
Post-hardcore
World War Me 2014[1] US: Chicago, Illinois Rock
The Wise Man's Fear 2020[34] US: Indianapolis, Indiana Metalcore
Post-hardcore

Former artists
List of all former artists no longer signed with Sharptone, listing 7 in total
Artist Years Labelled Origin Genre's
Across the Atlantic 2017[35]–2018 US: Texas Post-hardcore
Alazka 2017[16] Germany: Recklinghausen Post-hardcore
Annisokay 2017[36] Germany: Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt Post-hardcore
Any Given Day 2015[37] Germany: Gelsenkirchen Metalcore
Attila 2016[1]–2018[11] US: Atlanta, Georgia Metalcore
badXchannels 2016[7] US: Davison, Michigan R&B, Pop-punk, Posthardcore
Being as an Ocean 2013[38] US: San Diego, California Post-hardcore
Commonwealth 2016[39] US: California Rock
ExitWounds 2018[26] US: Indianapolis, Indiana Metalcore
Rise of the Northstar 2013[40] France: Paris Hardcore punk
Sink the Ship 2018[41] US: Cleveland, Ohio Post-hardcore
While She Sleeps 2017[42]–2018 UK: Sheffield, England Metalcore
Widowmaker 2016[9] US: Huntsville, Alabama Deathcore
Send Request 2018[43] US: Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Pop punk, Posthardcore
Settle Your Scores 2018[44] US: Cincinnati, Ohio Pop punk

Releases
Sharptone Records discography
Studio albums30
EPs7
Album TypeArtistRelease date
Prepare Consume Proceed (Re-issue) EPLoatheJuly 8, 2016
Chaos Studio AlbumAttilaNovember 4, 2016
Automatic (North American Release) Don BrocoNovember 11, 2016
WHYDFML[7] EP badXchannelsNovember 18, 2016
Look at Yourself Studio AlbumEmmureMarch 3, 2017
This Is Goodbye[45] ImminenceMarch 31, 2017
The Cold Sun LoatheApril 14, 2017
You Are We While She SleepsApril 21, 2017
Shadows Inside Miss May IJune 2, 2017
The Place I Feel Safest[46] CurrentsJune 16, 2017
Widowmaker[47] WidowmakerJuly 7, 2017
Phoenix[48] ALAZKASeptember 1, 2017
Works of Progress[49] Across the AtlanticSeptember 1, 2017
Noir[28] NovelistsSeptember 8, 2017
World War Me[50] World War MeOctober 6, 2017
Cold Like War We Came as RomansOctober 20, 2017
The Mortal Coil PolarisNovember 3, 2017
Technology Don BrocoFebruary 2, 2018
This Is as One Split EPLoathe/Holding AbsenceFebruary 16, 2018
Barely Alive Studio AlbumSavage HandsMarch 2, 2018
Better Luck Tomorrow Settle Your ScoresApril 13, 2018
Persevere Sink the ShipApril 27, 2018
Love Will Kill All Bleeding ThroughMay 25, 2018
Arms AnnisokayAugust 17, 2018
Perspectives Send RequestAugust 24, 2018
Waiting for Morning to Come (Deluxe Edition) Being as an OceanSeptember 7, 2018
The Legacy of Shi Rise of the NorthstarOctober 19, 2018
Visions of Hollywood Make Out MondayOctober 26, 2018
Split Series #1 Split EPKingsmen/ExitWoundsNovember 2, 2018
I Let the Devil In EPCurrentsDecember 14, 2018
Everyone Around Me Studio AlbumCommonwealthJanuary 18, 2019
Helix Crystal LakeFebruary 15, 2019
Holding Absence Holding AbsenceMarch 8, 2019
Overpower Any Given DayMarch 15, 2019
Fault EPAlpha WolfApril 19, 2019
Timeless Youth TelltaleApril 26, 2019
What Defines You Studio AlbumOf VirtueMay 24, 2019

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