Asheville, North Carolina / Rock and Roll
Hempire, a rock and roll band from Asheville, North Carolina
Heavy riffs and mountain fuzz out of the High Country. Turn it up.
Next ShowJUL 31 / Sly Grog Lounge / Asheville, NCOn Tour
Upcoming Shows
Catch Hempire live. Doors, ticket links, and the occasional last-minute add land here first.
- 31JULFriday / 2026
Sly Grog Lounge
Asheville, NCwith Broadslab
- 08AUGSaturday / 2026
AVL Sounds Fest
Asheville, NCAug 6-9 / multi-venue festival
Want Hempire at your venue or festival?
New Record
The Weight
Ten tracks of high country fuzz. Their first record pressed to disc, recorded loud and meant to be played louder.
- 01Nugrunner
- 02The Grind
- 03Sound of the Hellbound
- 04Without the Darkness
- 05Wasn't Born Yesterday
- 06Deathbringers, Inc.
- 07Gravedigger
- 08Bongbroth
- 09Deathtrap
- 10Ain't Leavin' Here Alive
Press play for a taste, then grab the whole thing on Bandcamp.
Merch
Wear It Loud
Tees, koozies, patches, and the new record. Everything ships through Bandcamp, or grab it from the merch table at a show.
The Band
Three from the
High Country
Out of the mountains of Western North Carolina, Hempire is three friends, a wall of amps, and a steady diet of fuzz. They play heavy, they play often, and they leave the room ringing.
Joey Shaw
Guitar / Vocals
Jon Andre
Drums
Jason Watson
Bass
