History:
Empire Magazine was started in the spring of 2002 by Deface Marketing more as a self promotional piece which included several bands from the Pittsburgh, PA area. The first issue was all black and white and given away at shows. Each sequential issue grew larger than the last, enveloping regional and national acts. Within ta matter of months the phone and e-mails at the Deface office were blowing up with labels and PR firms trying to get their artist on the pages of Empire. The publication quickly turned into a full color nationally distributed product, through such chains as Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Walden Books and nearly 650 independent retailers in the US alone. The reach of Empire has been felt around the world with a strong subscription base in both the United Kingdom and Asian countries.

The Down Turn:
In late 2005, much of the music industry was feeling the pinch, Record labels were cutting staff, tours were getting shorter and advertising budgets were drying up. Empire lost some key advertising dollars and were unable to recoup the costs in time to publish the next issue. Time passed and 1 issue getting skipped turned into two and three.Soon a year had passed and Emire had nearly died in its tracks. With the power of the internet and a web site with daily music news, interviews and world classphotography, Empire was able to keeps fans interested and keep the ball rolling.

The Rebirth:
They say opportunity only knocks once, but some how it came to our door twice. Empire Extreme was born from the ashes of its predecessor in a bigger and bolder form. Knocking it out of the park with the first new issue in over two years with a feature interview from the chart topping Type O Negative. This is just the beging of Empire Extreme's climb to the top… Again