Tag: Arising Empire

Playthrough: “Ritual” from Heart Of A Coward!

Edited and mixed by guitarist Steve Haycock, Milton Keynes DJentlemen Heart of a Coward have recorded a full band playthrough video for their track “Ritual“. The audio was all captured in one take with each band member shooting video on their smartphones. Modern technology, ain’t it grand? But that’s not all. A second video shows

NEWS: Cro-Mags return “From The Grave”!

19th June 2020 will see a two decade wait for a full length album from the highly influential Crossover Hardcore act Cro-Mags finally come to an end. Available for pre-order here, the album, entitled “In The Beginning” will be surfacing via Arising Empire and will feature this new song “From The Grave“. Expect global touring

Playthrough: “Ritual” from Heart of a Coward!

There was a time when it seemed that Milton Keynes DJentlemen Heart of a Coward might not return. The wake of the departure of vocalist Jamie Graham had left a void hard to fill and when they finally announced his replacement in No Consequence frontman Kaan Tasan after over 200 submissions, a few eyebrows were

NEWS: The Oklahoma Kid love a wager…

…if it goes ahead, Germans The Oklahoma Kid have a run of dates entitled “The Good Fellas Tour” in Germany in November, supporting their current album “Solarray“. That was mixed and mastered by Christoph Wieczorek (Annisokay, The Handshake Affair, Myra), and is a solid piece of Metalcore. If evidence is needed, they’ve dropped “High Stakes”

Playthrough: “Fully Automatic” from Annisokay!

German Metalcore act Annisokay dropped the impressive “Arms” via Arising Empire in 2018. September will see them return to Wiesbaden where footage of drummer Nico Vaeen performing “Fully Automatic” was captured on drum cam. New vocalist Rudi Schwarzer will be appearing at those shows and you can expect new single “STFU” to be in the

NEWS: Spoil Engine trapped in a “Golden Cage”!

When you’re lucky enough to be joined by Jeff Walker of Carcass fame for a single, you know that you need to make the most of it. Female fronted part Belgian part Dutch Arising Empire signings Spoil Engine did exactly that with single “The Hallow” one of the stant out tracks on their November 2019

NEWS: Annisokay debut “STFU”!

Having announced their new vocalist Rudi Schwarzer and shared a couple of his vocal takes and live footage, German Metalcore act Annisokay have now let us have a first single written with him. Going by the titled of “STFU“, Mixed and mastered by Christoph Wieczorek at Sawdust Recordings and with a video from Peter Leukhardt,

NEWS: Cro-Mags go back to the beginning?

It seems crazy to think but on 19th June, seminal crossover hardcore act Cro-Mags will be releasing their first album in 20 years. “In The Beginning” is slated to appear via Arising Empire and given the quality of the bands past two EPs along with this new track “The Final Test“, it’s going to be

NEWS: Annisokay October European Tour!

Fresh and rescheduled tour dates continue to trickle out with German Metalcore act Annisokay being the latest to do so. They’ll be playing in Russia in September leading into this October run with a pair of UK shows announced. The burning question is very much ‘is this a release run for a new album?‘ with

Bootleg: Cro-Mags perform “The Quarantine Show”!

Arising Empire streamed the entirety “The Quarantine Show“, a full pro-shot live set in the studio from legendary Crossover Hardcore act Cro-Mags. As the World is gripped by a Pandemic the likes of which we have never seen, Harley Flanagan has dedicated this one to the fans with classics like “We Gotta Know” and “Hard