SharpTone Records

SharpTone Records
Founded 2016 (2016)
Founder
Distributor(s) Nuclear Blast
Genre
Country of origin United States
Location Los Angeles, California
Official website sharptonerecords.co

SharpTone Records is an American independent record label started on June 24, 2016. 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, World War Me, Holding Absence, and Emmure.

History

Conception and first releases (2016)

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 June 23, 2016 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 where 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] So far, the only releases the label has issued this year has been Don Broco's Technology and Sink The Ship's Persevere.[12][13]

Music

The record label primarily focuses on different subgenres within rock music, more specifically the post-hardcore and 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 20 in total
Artist Year Labelled Origin Genre's
Across the Atlantic 2017[18] US: Texas Heavy metal
ALAZKA 2017[16] Germany: Recklinghausen Heavy metal
badXchannels 2016[7] US: Davison, Michigan R&B
Being as an Ocean 2018 US: San Diego, California Post-hardcore
Bleeding Through 2018[10] US: Orange County, California Heavy metal
Commonwealth 2018[19] US: California Post-Hardcore
Currents 2017[20] US: Connecticut Heavy metal
Don Broco 2016[1] UK: Bedford, England Rock
Emmure 2016[8] US: New Fairfield, Connecticut Heavy metal
Holding Absence 2017[14] UK: Cardiff, Wales Heavy metal
Imminence 2017[21] Sweden: Trelleborg Rock
Loathe 2016[1] UK: Liverpool, England Heavy metal
Miss May I 2016[1] US: Troy, Ohio Heavy metal
Novelists 2017[22] France: Paris Heavy metal
Polaris 2017[23] Australia: Sydney Heavy metal
Savage Hands 2018[24] US: Waldorf, Maryland Heavy metal
Settle Your Scores 2018[25] US: Cincinnati, Ohio Rock
Sink The Ship 2018[26] US: Cleveland, Ohio Heavy metal
We Came as Romans 2016[1] US: Troy, Michigan Heavy metal
While She Sleeps 2017[27] UK: Sheffield, England Heavy metal
Widowmaker 2016[9] US: Huntsville, Alabama Heavy metal
World War Me 2016[1] US: Chicago, Illinois Rock

Former artists

List of all former artists no longer signed with Sharptone, listing 1 in total
Artist Years Labelled Origin Genre's
Attila 2016[1]-2018[11] US: Atlanta, Georgia Heavy metal

Releases

Sharptone Records discography
Studio albums 15
EPs 2
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[28] 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[29] CurrentsJune 16, 2017
Widowmaker[30] WidowmakerJuly 7, 2017
Phoenix[31] ALAZKASeptember 1, 2017
Works of Progress[32] Across the AtlanticSeptember 1, 2017
Noir[22] NovelistsSeptember 8, 2017
World War Me[33] World War MeOctober 6, 2017
Cold Like War We Came As RomansOctober 20, 2017
Technology Don BrocoFebruary 2, 2018
Persevere[13] Sink The Ship April 27, 2018

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "SharpTone Records Opens With Attila, Miss May I & We Came as Romans on Roster". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ↑ "Nuclear Blast: Metal record label's 30-year history". loudersound. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ↑ "Multiple metalcore bands have shared this image - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Attila, We Came As Romans, Miss May I, others leave current record labels for new company - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Loathe Re-Release New EP, Prepare Consume Proceed - National Rock Review". www.nationalrockreview.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Attila's "Chaos" is as much a celebration as it is a confrontation - Reviews - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  7. 1 2 3 Sayce, Rob (31 October 2016). "Craig Owens Has A Weird New Project - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  8. 1 2 3 "Emmure drop first single with new lineup, sign deal with SharpTone Records—listen - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Widowmaker Sign A Deal With SharpTone, New Video Streaming". Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  10. 1 2 "BLEEDING THROUGH Forging A Comeback, New Album Coming This Year?". Metal Injection. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  11. 1 2 "Attila announce they're unsigned, tease new music: "We can do anything we want" - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  12. ↑ Everley, Dave (13 February 2018). "Technology Sharptone Out Now Bedford Bro-Rock-Ers' Overdone Third Album". Q: 108. Retrieved 8 May 2018 – via PressReader.
  13. 1 2 "Persevere - Sink the Ship | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  14. 1 2 "Sharptone Records sign Cardiff heavyweights Holding Absence—watch their new video - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  15. ↑ "Attila announce new album, headlining tour - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  16. 1 2 "SharpTone Records signs new band and other news you might have missed today - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Watch Loathe's Crushing Video For New Song 'Dance On My Skin' - Features - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Across The Atlantic And SharpTone Records Sign A Deal, "24 Hours" Video Streaming". Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  19. ↑ "Commonwealth Joins SharpTone | sharptonerecords.co". sharptonerecords.co. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  20. ↑ "Currents Sign With SharpTone Records, Debut "Night Terrors" Video | Theprp.com". Theprp.com. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  21. ↑ "Imminence release awesome new video and other news you might have missed today - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  22. 1 2 "Novelists announce new album 'Noir' - Distorted Sound Magazine". Distorted Sound Magazine. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  23. ↑ "【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 2018-05-02.
  24. ↑ "【NEWS】ポストハードコアバンドSavage Hands (SharpTone Records) がデビューEPから "Unconditional" のMusic Videoを公開". ALTERNATIVE PRESS JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  25. ↑ "Settle Your Scores New Single 'Zero Hour' Is Pretty Much Pop-Punk Perfection - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  26. ↑ "【NEWS】イージーコアバンドSink The Ship (SharpTone Records)がデビューアルバムを4月にリリース、新曲 "Second Chances" のMusic Videoを公開". ALTERNATIVE PRESS JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  27. ↑ "While She Sleeps announce UK headline tour". loudersound. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  28. ↑ "This Is Goodbye - Imminence | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  29. ↑ "The Place I Feel Safest - Currents | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  30. ↑ "IT'S HERE - WIDOWMAKER RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM + NEW VIDEO - SharpTone Records". SharpTone Records. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  31. ↑ "German melodic hardcore act Alazka premiere intense music video for "Ghost"—watch - Features - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  32. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: Works Of Progress - Across The Atlantic - Distorted Sound Magazine". Distorted Sound Magazine. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  33. ↑ "Listen To World War Me's New Song - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
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