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Robotic Empire

upward. from sun to cross the sky.

About Me

OUT NOW:
* CANNABIS CORPSE - Tube Of The Resinated 12" - available now !
* TORCHE - In Return 10"+CD (3rd pressing) - available in our Online Store
COMING NEXT:
* HELMS ALEE - Night Terror 12" (CD on Hydra Head) - August 12th
* JESU / BATTLE OF MICE - Split CD / LP - August 12th
* TORCHE - Meanderthal LP (CD on Hydra Head) - hopefully JULY sometime... we are working to get this out as fast as possible... it WILL be worth the wait!
* VERSE EN COMA - Rialto 10"+CD (both formats together) - August 12th
*** we don't typically do pre-orders for our releases, so please just keep an eye on our Online Store for availability. thanks. ***
COMING AFTER THAT:
* GODS & QUEENS - untitled 12"+CD (both formats together)
* ISIS - Live IV 2xLP
* other cool shit to-be-announced soon
Robotic Empire is a record label/mailorder operation based out of Richmond, VA that's main goal is to help independent music fans hear some of the finest and most creative groups playing today. Whether that pertains to heavy metal, instrumental music, indie rock, etc., we are proud to work with some of the underground's finest bands who we're privileged to know. Please take a minute to check out our constantly updated online store & never-updated video page:
* Robotic Empire - Online Store
* Robotic Empire - Videos on Youtube
NOTE TO BANDS: we appreciate all of the hard work and excitement that goes into forming a solid band (we've been there ourselves), but at this time we are not looking to pick up any new artists / releases. thank you for the interest though! we do not book shows either, sorry.
NEW TO OUR ONLINE STORE : (TORCHE - In Return 10"+CD 3rd press)

Now back in print! It sure doesn’t feel like it, but it’s been three years since TORCHE’s eponymous debut, and now they return with a blistering new release fittingly titled, well, "In Return". This monstrous, seven-song, 20-minute EP pushes TORCHE’s musical extremes even further as the "poppy" songs are far more catchy, and the "heavy" songs are infinitely more crushing. The band continues to explore every side of their multi-faceted personas, presenting their darkest, heaviest and most infectious work to date!
"In Return" is also Robotic Empire’s most obsessively ridiculous packaging yet; a beautiful full-color John Baizley design as a gatefold 10" jacket with a printed innersleeve and a die-cut that holds the companion CD in place, all housed in a thick mylar bag with a two-color sticker. Yep, this deluxe colored vinyl comes with a musically-identical CD counterpart so you don’t have to deal with any digital download hassles if you simply want this thing on your computer. However, you’ll definitely appreciate the physical nature of this true beast once you see and hear TORCHE’s absolutely mammoth new release, as this truly is the most over the top packaging we’ve done to date! We let the band-members themselves each pick a color for this pressing, so there is an excellent variety available.
Here’s the info for the third pressing of this "In Return" 10"+CD:
* 400 on RED / BLUE [Steve]
* 400 on MINT SWIRL [Rick]
* 400 on CREAMSICLE [Juan]
* 400 on WINE
* 200 on "ORCHID" (clear w/ splatters) [Jonathan]
* 200 on "FLOWER PETALS" (translucent yellow with metallic gold "planet" inserts)
Robotic Empire Online Store : TORCHE "In Return" Items

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/21/2004
Band Website: roboticempire.com
Band Members: Robotic Empire has been fortunate enough to work with many amazing and diverse bands: (links go to the bands' myspace accounts)

* Abandoned Hearts Club
* A Days Refrain
* Agoraphobic Nosebleed
* Alien Crucifixion
* A Life Once Lost
* Battle Of Mice
* Benumb
* Capsule
* The Catalyst
* Circle of Dead Children
* Circle Takes The Square
* City of Caterpillar
* Creation is Crucifixion
* Crestfallen
* Crowpath
* Cursive
* Daughters
* Daybreak
* Ed Gein
* Enkephalin
* Employer Employee
* Excitebike
* Garuda
* Ghastly City Sleep
* Gnob
* Grails
* Gregor Samsa
* Hassan I Sabbah
* Helms Alee
* Hot Cross
* House of Low Culture
* Isis
* Jesu
* Joshua Fit For Battle
* Kayo Dot
* Kungfu Rick
* Light Yourself On Fire
* Majority Rule
* Magrudergrind
* Malady
* Mannequin
* The Minor Times
* Municipal Waste
* Neil Perry
* Nemo
* The Now
* Opeth
* Pageninetynine (pg.99, page 99, pg99)
* Pig Destroyer
* Pilgrim Fetus
* Pink Razors
* Pygmy Lush
* Reactor No. 7
* The Red Chord
* Red Sparowes
* Riddle of Steel
* The Sacrifice Poles ( Cave In )
* Sea of Thousand
* Shitstorm
* Stop It!!
* Superstitions of the Sky
* Torche
* Transistor Transistor
* Tyranny of Shaw
* The Ultimate Warriors
* Ultra Dolphins
* Vadim Taver
* Verse En Coma
* Versoma
* Wadge
* Windmills By The Ocean Much respect is also due to the following companies for physically making our CDs, T-Shirts and LPs, respectively: (links go to myspace accounts)

* Icon Omnimedia
* Mammoth Printshop
* Pirates Press
Sounds Like:
PYGMY LUSH - Big Black River (live @ Velvet Lounge - DC)

PYGMY LUSH - Long Pause (@ Warehouse Nextdoor - DC)

CROWDSURFING BUDMONSTER!

Record Label: Robotic Empire (duh)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

* CANNABIS CORPSE vinyl out now!! + MASSSIVE Robotic Empire Online Store updates!

Just now realizing we missed our 4/20 release date and many (forgotten) months in the making, the second album from Richmond, Virginia's CANNABIS CORPSE is finally available on vinyl! Tube Of The Resi...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:43:00 PST

* CANNABIS CORPSE announce live dates, vinyl LP updates!

In celebration of the release of CANNABIS CORPSE's sophomore effort "Tube of the Resinated", the Richmond-based death metal outfit is excited to announce two live appearances:Tuesday, June 3rd - Richm...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:35:00 PST

* VERSE EN COMA "Rialto" Release Date Set, New Track Posted

Somewhere between the present day and unfortunate endings of PG.99, CITY OF CATERPILLAR and MALADY, a "lost" recording was created but shelved for several years. Five dynamic tracks that collided with...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:56:00 PST

* PYGMY LUSH to tour US with TIDELAND

Sterling, Virginia's PYGMY LUSH are set to embark on another US tour, mostly playing loud material. This time around they're embarking with TIDELAND (another ex-PG99 band) joining them for all shows. ...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Thu, 29 May 2008 11:18:00 PST

* New TORCHE t-shirt, limited edition Robotic Empire shirt, colored vinyl and more!

The third installment of our Robotic Empire Limited T-Shirt Series is now available and we're pretty stoked on how this one tuned out. Like the others before it, this comes on an American Apparel bran...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:01:00 PST

* ROBOTIC EMPIRE ONLINE STORE: Cheapo CD Sale, lots of limited vinyl, etc!

ROBOTIC EMPIRE CHEAPO CD EXTRAVAGANZA!It's no secret that the world of digital downloading has hindered CD sales for labels across the globe, and to combat the rapidly shrinking workspace we have here...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:25:00 PST

* ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Updates (new shirts, vinyl, cassettes, CDs and... sweatpants?!)

Hello again, we have a fairly sizeable Robotic Empire Online Store update for you here... including new limited vinyl, cassettes, CDs and garments galore! As previously mentioned, we have a limited t-...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:35:00 PST

* CANNABIS CORPSE post new song from "Tube of the Resinated"

Richmond, Virginia’s weedian heathens CANNABIS CORPSE have posted the first public sampling of their new and true death metal album, Tube of the Resinated. The new track "Mummified in Bongwater"...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:44:00 PST

* CAPSULE post new song, tour dates with FURNACE for April/May

Miami, Florida’s CAPSULE will be teaming up with their brothers in trio madness, New Hampshire’s FURNACE, for five weeks of cross-country mayhem. CAPSULE just posted another track "Flower...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:39:00 PST

* CAPSULE "Blue" 12"+CD (together) OUT NOW!! +online store additions

A long, long time coming, we are thrilled (and relieved) to finally announce that CAPSULE’s debut album Blue is now available through the Robotic Empire Online Store! One of the weirdest/crazies...
Posted by Robotic Empire on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:53:00 PST