New Empire was a rock band from Sydney, Australia. The band members were Jeremy Fowler, Kale Kneale, Kyle Lane and Nate Cairns. Up until late 2011they also had a touring guitarist and keyboardist, Thom William. The band played at Black Stump Music and Arts Festival between 2005 and 2009, also appearing at Big Exo Day for a number of years. Their debut album, titled Come with Me Tonight, was released in August 2008. In 2009 they found themselves opening for headline act Relient K. In 2010 they opened for Stan Walker and Hillsong United as part of the Youth Alive tour. On 27 December 2010, it was announced on the band's Myspace and Facebook pages that Sam Walker had parted ways with the band.Throughout April 2011, they toured Australia as a supporting act for Good Charlotte.
