Editing Southern rock (section)

== Southern metal ==
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{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Southern metal
| stylistic_origins = {{Flat list|
* Southern rock
* [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
* [[groove metal]]
}}
| cultural_origins  = 1990s, Southern United States
| derivatives       = 
| subgenrelist      = 
| subgenres         = 
| fusiongenres      = 
| regional_scenes   = [[Southern United States]]
| other_topics      = {{hlist|[[Sludge metal]]|[[sludgecore]]|[[stoner rock]]|[[country metal]]}}<!---Please do not create the country metal article. The sourcing for such an article is not strong at this time, and user-generated sites like Reddit and last.fm cannot be used, however, the term has been thrown about.-->
}}

'''Southern metal''' is a fusion genre combining southern rock with heavy metal music. It appeared in the 1990s and is performed by bands such as [[Texas Hippie Coalition]], [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]], and [[He Is Legend]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westword.com/music/the-ten-best-southern-metal-bands-5674847 | title=The ten best Southern metal bands }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westword.com/music/best-southern-metal-bands-include-mastadon-he-is-legend-norma-jean-baroness-8887673 | title=Swamp Music: Five of the Best Southern Metal Bands }}</ref>