April 1st 1998 was the official unleashing of the Southern Lord label. Initially created solely to release (2) monumental groups that both Stephen O’Malley and I were involved in:

–Thorr’s Hammer-Dommedagsnatt
&
–Burning Witch-Crippled Lucifer (Seven Psalms For Our Lord Read more…

The second and most important album from Engine Kid : ”Angel Wings” turns 30 years old today! In celebration of this absolutely surreal fact (!!!!) the remastered version (including 1 song not originally on the session: “Angel Dust” which was mixed by Brad Read more…

From the dark alleys and dead ends of Los Angeles, EXCEL have been delivering maximum crossover since crossover first crossed over. Their classic albums Split Image (1987) and The Joke’s On You (1989) remain linchpins of the genre decades after their release. The Read more…

SECT have a lot on their minds. With the forthcoming release of their new LP Plagues Upon Plagues this Friday, SECT explore the intersection of issues which have cascaded over us for the last five years, the “plagues” of the title referring to Read more…

Sect have a lot on their minds. With the release of their brand new single, “New Low” and the promise of Plagues Upon Plagues, the follow up full-length to 2019’s Blood of the Beasts, Sect explore the intersection of Read more…

The first release on new Southern Lord label subdivision, The Lord Recordings, will be out this May-June. // Pre-order now.

Having released two-full lengths of emotive, atmospheric instrumental and/or wordless music throughout 2022, Greg Anderson returns as The Lord with Read more…

Headbangers, the gates of hell have opened, and the demons of Southern Lord Europe have unleashed their annual SALE! Slash through prices on vinyl, CDs, and merch that’ll have you headbanging all the way to checkout.

MASSIVE discounts: Read more…

Eternally shrouded in complete mystery and anonymity, the entity calling themselves Toadliquor has returned with its first recorded offerings in over 25 years. Back In The Hole will be released by Southern Lord on February 23, 2024.

Violently bleeding out Read more…

SUNN O))) will play a series of live dates in Spring 2024 as part of their Shoshin (初心) Duo tour.

See the Sunn O))) Shoshin (初心) Duo in its original, raw form. Anderson and O’Malley will perform as a pair, immersed in Read more…

“The Eye of Destiny” and “Wisps of the Black Serpent” are available now via Bandcamp.

Following on from Marthe‘s incendiary debut Southern Lord full-length Further In Evil, released this October, she now teams up with Read more…

Sacrilege B.C.’s Party With God and Virulence’s If This Isn’t A Dream… are both out today.

Southern Lord is proud to announce two essential 80s hardcore/metal/punk reissues arriving as part of RSD/Black Friday; the debut album from the ultra-cult 80s’ Read more…

See them on the road now and pick up the limited edition LP— available only at the forthcoming performances in Seattle, L.A., Austin, Asheville and more.

Sunn O))) core members Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson have embarked on their Shoshin Read more…

In celebration of Bandcamp Friday, †The Lord† (Greg Anderson) and Daniel Kubinski (Die Kreuzen, The Crosses) have released their haunting collaborative track, “Palliare.” Long circling each other with reverence, Anderson and Kubinski teamed up to track guitars and vocals for the song late Read more…

“..Marthe’s nasty, dirgy sound is imbued with occasional flecks of melody and a crusty, galloping urgency that sets her apart from anyone else. Southern Lord was smart enough to sign her, so now it’s your duty to know her.” Read more…

Further In Evil is the debut full length from one-woman metal band, Marthe, which arrives via Southern Lord on October 20th. An atmospheric and aggressive blend of punk, Further In Evil is a shift in gears from her musical background in the anarcho-punk Read more…

See core members Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson for a live experience of physical sound and glacial maximalism like no other.

This November and December, see core Sunn O))) members Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley return Read more…

Further In Evil is the debut full length from one-woman metal band, Marthe, which is due via Southern Lord on October 20th. An atmospheric and aggressive blend of punk, Further In Evil is a shift in gears from her musical background in the Read more…

After the breakup of the cult doom/death band Thorr’s Hammer in 1995, Stephen O’Malley, Greg Anderson and Jamie Sykes formed Burning Witch. The band then added G. Stuart Dahlquist and vocalist Edgy 59 to round out the lineup. Anderson left the Read more…