SharpTone Records

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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.

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SharpTone Records
FoundedSeptember 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)
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Distributor(s)Nuclear Blast, Believe
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Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official websitesharptonerecords.co
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Conception and first releases (2013)

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)

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

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

Current

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List of all current artists signed with Sharptone
Artist Year signed Origin Genre(s)
156/Silence 2020[17] US: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Metalcore
Alpha Wolf 2017[18] Australia: Burnie, Tasmania Metalcore
August Burns Red 2022[19] US: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Metalcore
Better Lovers 2023[20] US: Buffalo, New York Metalcore
Hardcore punk
Mathcore
Bleeding Through 2018[9] US: Orange County, California Metalcore
Boston Manor 2021[21] UK: Blackpool, England Punk rock
Broadside 2020[22] US: Richmond, Virginia Pop-punk
Emo
Currents 2017[23] US: Connecticut Metalcore
Crystal Lake 2018[24] 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
Foreign Hands 2022[25] US: Wilmington, Delaware Metalcore
Holding Absence 2017[13] UK: Cardiff, Wales Post-hardcore
Alternative rock
Jamie's Elsewhere 2023 US: Sacramento, California Metalcore
Letters Sent Home 2023[26] Germany Pop rock
LEVELS 2023[27] US: Little Rock, Arkansas Metalcore
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[28] US: Costa Mesa, California Metalcore
Polaris 2017[29] 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
The Gloom In The Corner 2016 Australia: Melbourne Metalcore
Vukovi 2023[30] UK: Kilwinning, Scotland Pop-punk
We Came as Romans 2016[1] US: Troy, Michigan Metalcore
Post-hardcore
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Releases

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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[40] 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[41] CurrentsJune 16, 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
Love Will Kill All Studio albumBleeding ThroughMay 25, 2018
Arms AnnisokayAugust 17, 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
I Let It In and It Took Everything Studio albumLoatheFebruary 7, 2020
The Death of Me Studio albumPolarisFebruary 21, 2020
The Way It Ends Studio albumCurrentsJune 5, 2020
Hindsight Studio albumEmmureJune 26, 2020
A Quiet Place to Die Studio AlbumAlpha WolfSeptember 25, 2020
The Things They Believe Studio AlbumLoatheFebruary 7, 2021
The Greatest Mistake of My Life Studio AlbumHolding AbsenceApril 16, 2021
Fragments of a Bitter Memory Studio AlbumDying WishOctober 1, 2021
Amazing Things Studio AlbumDon BrocoOctober 22, 2021
Echo Studio AlbumOf Mice & MenDecember 3, 2021
The Lost & the Longing Split EPAlpha Wolf/Holding AbsenceAugust 15, 2022
Curse of Existence Studio AlbumMiss May ISeptember 2, 2022
Darkbloom Studio AlbumWe Came As RomansOctober 14, 2022
Datura Studio AlbumBoston ManorOctober 14, 2022
Tear Me to Pieces Studio AlbumStory of the YearMarch 10, 2023
Death Below Studio AlbumAugust Burns RedMarch 24, 2023
The Death We Seek Studio AlbumCurrentsMay 5, 2023
Fatalism Studio albumPolarisSeptember 1, 2023
Symptoms of Survival Studio AlbumDying WishNovember 3, 2023
PULSE [42] EPLEVELSFebruary 2, 2024
What's Left Unsaid Studio albumForeign HandsJune 21, 2024
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