Browse by Label: SOUTHERN LORD

Artist:	BORIS
Title:	Absolutego
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 010CD

2001 release of these '96/'97 recordings. "After several impossible to find Japan-only releases, the darkest hour of their entire body of recorded material is finally available worldwide! A one hour song with a bonus track 'Dronedevil 2' has been added to this newly remastered version. After touring the US in 1996 Boris retreated to their homeland to lay down this punishing, cult masterpiece. Like Sleep, Boris was ultimately inspired by the Melvins (in particular the Lysol album) and Earth. Besides pure heavy riff-droning bombast, Boris adds a unique experimentalist ambience to all they touch. Earth-moving drones swallow the listener whole, then regurgitate you as a mass of sloth like jelly."

Artist:	BORIS
Title:	Amplifier Worship
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 024CD

2003 re-release. "Enormously epic doom powerful enough to move mountains and decimate large cities, 2003 brought us another classic re-release from Boris in the mammoth form of: Amplifier Worship. Nearly all their releases are impossible to find, Japan-only releases. So once again, another dark chapter from their massive body of recorded material is available worldwide! Boris add a unique 'experimentalist' ambience to all they touch. Which perfectly explains their involvement and collaboration with such cult-experimental artists such as Merzbow and Keiji Haino. Every release from this group is different. Colossal in its own right. Earth-moving drones swallow the listener whole. They have a lot in common with the Melvins musically, including a fondness for heavily down-tuned guitar/bass tones and exceedingly slow tempo. But they also incorporate elements variously drawn from other sources, including psychedelic rock, punk, noise, minimalism, pure sludge-drone music à la Earth, and the more recent, rhythmic trance experiments of their countrymen the Boredoms."

Artist:	THRONES
Title:	Day Late, Dollar Short
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 039CD

"Joe Preston. Current Address: on the road with High On Fire. Previous Employers: Earth, Melvins, The Whip, SunnO))), High on Fire. Thrones is the solo project of Joe Preston. Thrones features all instruments. Including bass, drums, vocals and synth performed by Joe Preston. Many of the tracks on Day Late, Dollar Short are taken from hard-to-find previous Thrones releases. The album also features some very rare and previously unreleased tracks. Priority numero uno for the label who is at the forefront of all things extremely heavy. This is the first official Thrones release in five years."

Artist:	BORIS
Title:	Akuma No Uta
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 041CD

Boris adds a unique 'experimentalist' ambience to all they touch. Which perfectly explains their involvement and collaboration with such cult-experimental artists like: Merzbow, and Keiji Haino. Every release from this group is different, colossal in its own right. Boris also incorporate elements drawn from other sources, including psychedelic rock, garage rock, metal, noise, minimalism, and pure sludge-drone. Akuma No Uta is now available in the USA for the very first time with a cover that perfectly re-creates Nick Drake's Bryter Layter." Akuma No Uta is a 39 minute, six song album that offers up a variety of styles from past Boris albums, drawing from the heavier-than-thou rumble of Absolutego and Amplifier Worship to the exquisite beauty of Flood, and the sheer jams-out-kickin' of Heavy Rocks." -- Aquarius.

Artist:	AMBARCHI, OREN
Title:	Triste
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 046CD

"The recordings of Triste were previously available on limited edition LP (Idea label). This Southern Lord release combines the original LP recordings + some remix collaborations by Tom Recchion. It is available here for the first time in compact disc format. The Triste material is reminiscent of his work on Grapes from the Estate. Oren has transformed the guitar sound/tone into a dark, tonally extreme, percussive instrument. Imagine stripping Sunn0))), or Earth of all its distortion and layers, down to a singular pure immense tone. He then plays and arranges these subsonic tones melodically creating beautiful drone soundscapes. The sound of Oren Ambarchi could also be described as: glacial minimalism that will be of interest to listeners of experimental, ambient and avant garde sounds."

Artist:	EARTH
Title:	Hex; or Printing In the Infernal Method
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 048CD

"The 5th official studio album from the legendary Seattle group: Earth. As it was in the beginning, Earth is still helmed by Dylan Carlson. Joining Earth as a permanent member is Adrienne Davies on drums/percussion. Dylan Carlson is regarded as a innovator within ambient, experimental, drone, doom circles. Once again Earth has created an intensely powerful album that defies the normal restrictions of a definable genre. It is a decided shift away from an overly saturated and distorted guitar sound, and explores some of the earlier forms of modifying pure guitar tones, using compression, echo, tremolo, and reverb. It is a specifically 'American' style. ('Black Americana')?"

Artist:	SUNN0)))
Title:	Black One
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 050CD

"Black One raises total void into the stratosphere spilling its unlight forth in petrification. This is the sixth and darkest SUNN0))) album featuring very special guests Oren Ambarchi, Wrest (Leviathan/Lurker of Chalice/ Twilight)Malefic (Xasthur, Twilight) and John Weise (Bastard Noise). A showing of progressive yet primitive pure subsonic power committed to tape. Tonal magma explosions created under the influence of utter blackest atmospheres, SUNN0)))endlessly seeks to push boundaries and demolish pre-conceived ideas of their eminence."

Artist:	BORIS
Title:	Pink
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 055CD

"The brand new studio album from Boris: Pink. Followers of the band already know that each release Boris will do something unexpected, entirely unique, and continually forging in a new direction. Pink is absolutely no exception! However, for possibly the first time these new recordings effectively combine all the strongest elements of what Boris is capable of into one solid, complete, concise album. The mega-drone of Amplifier Worship is apparent in songs like: (track 5), the balls-out punk rock is evident (track 4 and track 9), extreme dark-psychedelia manifests itself track 8 and 10) and the '70s fuzzed out acid rock is represented in foot stomping tracks like the title track and track 3. The clincher on Pink and new element that is brought to the table is an infusion of ultra-catchy melodicism into their already heavy foundation. The album opener and closer as well as title track contain infectious vocal melodies that, combined with intelligent song-writing, create a solidified, undeniable union. As with all previous Boris releases on Southern Lord, the packaging is uniquely psychedelic with the utmost attention to detail created by Stephen O' Malley. Pink come with a die-cut cover that when opened reveals 3 perforated acid-tab cards!"

Artist:	LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR
Title:	The Ultimate Destroyer
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	LP
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 056LP

"The second album from Chicago's warlords, Lair of the Minotaur!! The Ultimate Destroyer bulldozes down the same path as their critically acclaimed and now classic debut: Carnage. Blistering riffs, and skull-crushing rhythms played with an apocalyptic aesthetic and complimented perfectly with horrific lyrical vengeance. The Ultimate Destroyer in whole is faster, yet slower and more vicious then anything the band has previously done."

Artist:	MORD
Title:	Christendom Perished
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 058CD

"Behold another sacrificial offering from the Lord: Spewing forth gruesomely grim, buzzing and blazing black metal, Southern Lord is proud to unleash the debut incarnate from Norway's Mord (which translates to: 'Murder' in their native Norwegian blasphemous tongue). This is pure yet filthy Norwegian Black Metal in the veins of ye olde guarde: Immortal, Dark Throne, and Carpathian Forest. Mord effectively put a different spin on 'traditional black metal' by injecting the influence of satanic death metal bands like Incantation and Sadistik Exekution. As has come to be expected from the recent Black Metal outpouring coming from the Southern Lord lair, Mord is no exception to Southern Lord exclusively offering only the absolute purest, bleakest and blackest unholy Black Metal in existence."

Artist:	WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
Title:	Two Hunters
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	2LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	SUNN 083LP

"The Wolves music is rooted in traditions of Black Metal, but they subvert the common aesthetic and ideology in order to remain true to their own personal manifestations. Their strong convictions appropriately compliment the confident decisive execution of their sound. This is the sound of paradox, ambiguity and confusion. Catharsis is the objective, not a lily-white and guilt free existence, death and rebirth, transformation and enlightenment. They believe that in black metal, there is great truth, transcendence and power. 'Our relationship with the natural world is a healing force in our lives. If you listen to black metal, but you don't know what phase the moon is in, or what wild flowers are blooming, then you have failed. The music is about wild forests, unfettered rivers, nature: furious and vengeful.' This natural aesthetic permeates the band's every expression: lyrically, musically, and ideologically. Vinyl version of this already cult-classic from Wolves In The Throne Room. Deluxe gatefold jacket, printed inner-sleeves. Contains one entirely exclusive bonus track: 'To Reveal' and also an extended version of the song 'Cleansing.'"

Artist:	BORIS
Title:	Smile
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	2LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	SUNN 092LP

"...Upon reflection of the aftermath of releasing their most successful album to date, Pink, Boris has found the desire to create sounds that are a wider extension of just simply music. They are searching for sounds that are also an extension of life and the many experiences that they have had in the two years that have passed since the release of Pink. In their quest, Boris are drawing upon unconventional influences such as obscure hair metal, Japanese cartoon songs, and the '80s Japanese pop singers to help shape the band's new directions. They are unafraid to embrace different sounds that are definitely not hip or cool within the context of accepted rock, noise, or drone music. These bold moves are really nothing new from the band that basically changes with every release with a conscious effort to not repeat what they have done in the past. Smile is a new sound which represents everything that is RIGHT NOW. Boris hope 'this is going to be a new experience for everyone beyond music.' Two bonus tracks + extended versions and different mixes of sounds as they appeared on the CD. All completely exclusive to the vinyl version. Packaging: killer metallic, matte silver foil, gatefold jacket. This is going to be beautiful."

Artist:	HIDDEN HAND, THE
Title:	Devoid of Color
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	SUNN 052CD

"Five brand new songs from The Hidden Hand. Recorded in the summer of 2005. Featuring the explosive lineup of Scott 'Wino' Weinrich (formerly of the Obsessed, Saint Vitus, and Spirit Caravan also featured on the Probot album) on guitar and vocals, Bruce Falkinburgh on bass and vocals, and new member Evan Tanner on drums. A special audio preview of the new direction the band will take on their forthcoming album. Spiritually and politically on fucking fire! No-bullshit, balls out and heavy as ever!" Last copies, deleted.

Artist:	CONFESSOR
Title:	Unraveled
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	LP
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	SUNN 057LP

"Emerging from over a decade of hibernation, Confessor have returned to form, heavier, harder, and more focused than ever! They first put their mark on the underground metal scene in the late '80s by combining some of the genre's essential elements in a way that no band had attempted yet, and that few, if any have successfully blended since. Unraveled is produced by Dick Hodgin (ex-Corrosion Of Conformity producer) and is a wonderful representation of the classic Confessor twisted guitar riffing and complex drumming, meshed with some more straight forward parts and a toned down and very melodic vocal approach. A must have for those into: Don Caballero, The Fucking Champs, Breadwinner, C.O.C, and Pelican."

Artist:	STRIBORG
Title:	Embittered Darkness/Isle de Morts
Label:	SOUTHERN LORD
Format:	2LP
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	SUNN 060LP

Double LP in gatefold sleeve. "Southern Lord is very proud to present the first ever domestic release of cult underground Tasmanian Black Metal legend: Sin-Nanna aka Striborg. Sin (Nanna) is a Sumerian crescent moon god and 'Striborg' is the god of winds in Slavonic mythology. All winds and storms are said to be his grandsons ('stribozhivnuci'). Bleak, misanthropic, depressive black metal with blurry guitars, clean, ephemeral bass and plodding, relentlessly pounding rhythms that create a very dark and ghostly atmosphere. Lyrics about the forest, fog and nocturnal desires."

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