Founded 1999 Country of origin United States Official website www.roboticempire.com | Founder Mike Taylor
Andy Low Location Richmond, Virginia Established 1999 | |
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Genre Hardcore punk, heavy metal, post-rock, alternative rock Artists Torche, Pg 99, Pygmy Lush, Isis, Thou Albums In the Absence of Truth, Document #8, Canada Songs, As the Roots Undo, At the Soundless Dawn Profiles | ||
Robotic Empire is an American record label based out of Richmond, Virginia. They specialize in hardcore punk, heavy metal, and alternative rock. Some of the most popular bands signed to the label over the years have been pg.99, City of Caterpillar, Crowpath, The Red Chord, Circle Takes the Square, Cursive, Versoma, Daughters, Isis, Kayo Dot, Cave In, Red Sparowes, Torche and Hot Cross. Robotic Empire was originally known as Robodog Records for their first 14 releases.
In the 2010s, the label released a series of Nirvana tribute albums annually for Record Store Day: In Utero, in Tribute, in Entirety (2014), Whatever Nevermind (2015) and Doused in Mud, Soaked in Bleach (2016). They all featured prominent figures in the post-hardcore scene with all three including covers by Circa Survive, Thou and Young Widows, and also included prominent performances by These Arms Are Snakes, Jay Reatard, Daughters, Torche and The Fall of Troy, among others.
The label also operates The Archivist, a digital-download label that reissues rare and out-of-print albums released from the late 1990s to the early 2000s.