December 9, 2012 — On Thursday, December 20th, The Power of the Riff presents a massive all-ages event at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. The lineup for this end-time gala will feature sets by HIGH ON FIRE, SUNN O))), CORROSION OF CONFORMITY (playing a set that will include classics from Animosity, Eye for an Eye and more), BLACK BREATH, DEAD IN THE DIRT, LOINCLOTH (featuring members of CONFESSOR) and VOID OV VOICES (featuring Atilla Csihar).
August 7, 2010 — The set times for this Sunday’s The Power of the Riff Festival at The Echo and Echoplex in Los Angeles have been announced… Echo Stage: SPIDER FEVER: 1:00pm-1:30pm RATS EYES: 1:45pm-2:15pm SEMEN SUNDAE: 2:30pm-3:00pm THE FUCKING WRATH: 3:15pm-3:45pm LECHEROUS GAZE: 4:00pm-4:45pm NAILS: 5:00pm-5:45pm EAGLE TWIN: 6:00pm-6:45pm NIGHT HORSE: 7:00pm-7:45pm
July 9, 2010 — On Sunday, August 8th, a host of loud, riff-heavy bands will descend upon Los Angeles for The Power of the Riff Festival. Curated by Greg Anderson (Southern Lord) and Sam James Velde (NIGHT HORSE), The Power of the Riff Festival was assembled with the intent to blur the lines between Metal, Hardcore, Punk and Rock music.
October 20, 2009 — Southern Lord Records is eager to announce the official signing of Washington’s BLACK BREATH. Their riotous Razor to Oblivion MLP is set for re-release on Southern Lord this November 10th, and their debut full-length will see the light of day in early 2010.
September 11, 2009 — BORIS is set to release a new 7" series called Japanese Heavy Rock Hits. The series features three vinyl 7"s to be released over the next three months exclusively through Southern Lord.
September 10, 2009 — PELICAN, who have kept busy this year with a whole lot of touring, will be embarking their own headlining U.S. tour that begins just days before the release of the band’s upcoming new album, What We All Come To Need.
June 26, 2009 — SUNN O))), who recently announced a handful of Midwest shows, just revealed dates for a West Coast tour. The tour kicks off in Seattle where SUNN O))) will headline two Southern Lord label showcase events.
May 11, 2009 — The Viper Room in Hollywood, who’ve already been bringing the metal to The Sunset Strip with a weekly metal night called The Dirty Lounge, will be home to a new monthly metal night, dubbed Club My War, that kicks off tomorrow night (May 12th).
February 7, 2009 — Southern Lord Records has announced the signing of Chicago’s PELICAN. The instrumental rockers are busy recording their first EP for the label at Red Room Studios in Seattle, Washington.
May 12, 2008 — Tokyo’s COFFINS has released two tracks from their upcoming album Buried Death on their MySpace page. The album, to be released on 20 Buck Spin Records with distribution through Southern Lord, will hit the streets on June 20th.
August 18, 2007 — Leonardo Dicaprio has hand picked songs by Southern Lord Recording artists, KHANATE and TOADLIQUOR, for the soundtrack of his forthcoming film, 11th Hour. 11th Hour is a documentary concerning the environmental crises caused by human actions and calls for restorative action through a reshaping of human activity.