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Awaken the Empire is an American alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington.

Awaken the Empire was founded in 2009 in Los Angeles by singer/songwriter Damien Lawson.

The band later relocated to Seattle, Washington. The group has toured throughout the US and has shared the stage with acts including Kill Hannah, Eyes Set to Kill, A Static Lullaby, The Green Children and Picture Me Broken

On February 8, 2011, Awaken the Empire released their debut EP The Awakening EP. The band released a video for their first single Know Your Place on April 27, 2011. In August 2011, Awaken the Empire was chosen to perform an unsigned showcase at The Roxy included in the Sunset Strip Music Festival. On November 3, 2011, the band's second single and video for "The Awakening" premiered exclusively on AOL Noisecreep. The video was shot in Los Angeles by director Chad Michael Ward. In November 2011, the band went into the studio to record their debut album with the record producer Erik Ron. On December 17, 2011, Awaken the Empire played Kill Hannah's New Heart For Xmas 8 at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois.