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Sumerian Records is an American record label based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The label was founded in 2006"Label Profile: Sumerian Records". Alternative Press #263 (June 2010), p. 38. by Ash Avildsen." VEIL OF MAYA Signs With SUMERIAN RECORDS ", Blabbermouth.net, January 11, 2008, retrieved 27 March 2010" FELLSILENT Inks U.S. Deal With SUMERIAN RECORDS ", Blabbermouth.net, October 1, 2008, retrieved 27 March 2010 They have signed artists such as Crosses, Poppy, Bad Omens, Animals As Leaders, and I See Stars. In early 2022, Sumerian acquired Behemoth Entertainment, a comic book and video game publisher, in order to increase their merchandise options and further expand the brand.
Since its inauguration, Sumerian has had several seminal artists in the Rock music, emo, and Alternative rock genres perform on late night television, such as Asking Alexandria, I See Stars, Crosses(†††), and Poppy on Jimmy Kimmel, Bones UK on Seth Meyers, and The Smashing Pumpkins on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
In 2014, Sumerian reunited Grammy Award actor/rapper Ice-T's Body Count and released its highest-selling album in 20+ years, Manslaughter.
In 2018, they released the first true solo album for Jonathan Davis, lead singer of Korn. The lead single for Jonathan's album "What It Is" went Top 5 at Rock Radio which was a first for Jonathan outside of Korn.
Sumerian delivered the highest charting alternative radio song for the Smashing Pumpkins in 12+ years for their lead single "Cyr" off their latest album.
In 2017, Sumerian received its first Grammy Award nomination for Best Metal Performance for Periphery. That year saw Sumerian also have their first box office theatrical film release in American Satan, which debuted in select AMC Theatres across the country and went top 20 in its opening weekend on box office mojo. The movie was picked up by Miramax for distribution and Showtime for first window domestic SVOD in the United States and Sky UK in the United Kingdom.
In 2018, Sumerian won the best independent label award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods in the United Kingdom and accepted the award on stage at the O2 in London.
In 2019, they received another "Best Metal Performance" Grammy Award nomination for Between The Buried And Me. In 2019, Guitar World listed two Sumerian artists in the top four of the decade, Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders and female solo artist Nita Strauss, who in addition to her solo career and being Alice Cooper's guitarist, also plays the national anthem for the home games for the LA Rams at SoFi Stadium and for WWE, most recently at WrestleMania 37.
In 2020, the label received its first Best Rock Performance Grammy Award nomination for Bones UK.
In 2021, Sumerian received the first-ever Grammy Award nomination in the history of the Recording Academy for a female solo artist in the Best Metal Performance category for Poppy, who also performed at the premiere ceremony.
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