Southern Lord is an American
heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by
Greg Anderson. Initially, Southern Lord specialized in what could broadly be classified as
experimental metal, particularly the slow-moving
doom metal,
stoner rock, and
drone metal subgenres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Baptists,
Earth,
Om,
Goatsnake,
Khanate, Obliterations,
Pelican and
Sunn O))), among others. More recently, the label expanded its line-up to include artists from the
black metal subgenre, including releases by
Twilight,
Wolves in the Throne Room,
Xasthur, and
Striborg. They have also released albums by
hardcore punk and
crust punk bands like
Burning Love,
Agrimonia, and
Wolfbrigade.