Robotic Empire is an American

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based out of

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, specializing in

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, heavy metal, and

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. Some of the most popular bands signed to the label over the years have been pg.99, City of Caterpillar, Crowpath,

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, Versoma,

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, Red Sparowes, Torche and Hot Cross. Robotic Empire was known as Robodog Records for their first 14 releases. In the 2010s, the label released a series of

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tribute albums annually for

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: '' 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

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scene with all three including covers by

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and Young Widows, and also included prominent performances by

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, Torche and The Fall of Troy. The label also operates The Archivist, a digital-download label that reissues rare and out-of-print albums released between the late 1990s and the early 2000s.

Roster

*The Abandoned Hearts Club *A Days Refrain * Agoraphobic Nosebleed *Alien Crucifixion *

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* Benumb *Capsule *

*The Catalyst *

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* Creation Is Crucifixion *Crestfallen *Crowpath *

*Daybreak *Dikfore *

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*Enkephalin *Employer Employee *Excitebike * Floor *Garuda *The Ghastly City Sleep *Gnob *Gods And Queens * Grails * Gregor Samsa *Hassan I Sabbah * Hot Cross *Hollow Sunshine *House of Low Culture *

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*Joshua Fit For Battle *

*Kungfu Rick *Majority Rule * Magrudergrind *Malady *Mannequin *Matamoros *The Minor Times *

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*Neil Perry *Nemo *The Now * Opeth * pg.99 * Pig Destroyer *Pilgrim Fetus *Pink Razors * Pygmy Lush *Reactor No. 7 *

* Red Sparowes *Riddle of Steel *The Sacrifice Poles *Sea of Thousand *Shitstorm *Stop It!! *Superstitions of the Sky * Torche *Transistor Transistor *Tyranny of Shaw *The Ultimate Warriors *Ultra Dolphins *Vadim Taver ( This Day Forward, Marigold) *Verse En Coma *Versoma *Wadge *Windmills By The Ocean * Young Widows

The Archivist

* The Assistant * City of Caterpillar * Cloacal Kiss * Employer, Employee * Forcefedglass * Forstella Ford *

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* Harkonen * Hassan I Sabbah * Idolands * Joshua Fit for Battle * Lick Golden Sky * Love Lost But Not Forgotten *

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* The Now * Pushmen * Ratking * Reactor No.7 * Riddle of Steel * Transistor Transistor * The Ultimate Warriors * Welcome the Plague Year * Wraith

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Roster

The Archivist

See also

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