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Portugese heavy rockers Miss Lava premiere »Dark Tomb Nebula« lyric video; new album »Under A Black Sun« out April 25th via Small Stone Recordings!

Lisbon, Portugal based stoner/heavy rockers Miss Lava premiere a lyric video for the second single »Dark Tomb Nebula« taken from their new full-length album, »Under A Black Sun«, set to release on April 25th, 2025 via Small Stone Recordings.

Tracklist:
01. Dark Tomb Nebula
02. Neon Gods
03. Evil Eye Of A Witch
04. Chaos Strain
05. Woe Warrior
06. The Bends
07. Fear In Overdrive
08. I Drown
09. Blue Sky On Mars (Bonus Track – CD/Digi)
10. Elara
11. Under A Black Sun

Courtesy of Earsplit PR:

Lisbon, Portugal-based psychedelic rock unit Miss Lava is pleased to present their lyric video for »Dark Tomb Nebula«. Now playing courtesy of New Noise Magazine, the track comes by way of the band’s »Under A Black Sun« full-length, set for release on April 25 through Small Stone Recordings.

Carrying a darker and heavier emotional weight than their previous outings, the band’s fifth album is the first record with drummer Pedro Gonçalves and, marking their 20th anniversary, celebrates the band’s longevity. “It has been a hell of a ride since we started rehearsing in a small studio in Lisbon back in 2005,” confirms guitarist K. Raffah. “Having this record come out twenty years later with a partner like Small Stone is the best thing we could wish for. Now we just need to get out there and play these songs live everywhere we can!”


Photo by Manuel Portugal

Comments vocalist Johnny Lee on Miss Lava’s latest single, “»Dark Tomb Nebula« is a metaphor for life as a journey through space – a stormy Jovian existence filled with adversity. Though we manage to shine in immense darkness, some certainties remain: we are born in light, we walk a turbulent and ever-darkening path, surrounded by black holes that threaten to consume us, until we reach our inevitable end.”

Adds New Noise, “[It’s a] seven-minute epic with heavy prog elements, the song’s space themes make for a truly trippy and rockin’ experience.”

Watch Miss Lava’s »Dark Tomb Nebula« lyric video, now playing at New Noise Magazine, HERE.

Watch Miss Lava’s previously released lyric video for »Under A Black Sun« HERE.

»Under A Black Sun« was recorded and engineered once again with Miguel “Veg” Marques, who handled the band’s previous record, Doom Machine. The record was produced by Miss Lava and Marques, mixed by Steve Lehane, mastered by Chris Goosman, and includes guest keys on »Blue Sky On Mars«, »Dark Tomb Nebula«, »Elara«, »Evil Eye Of The Witch«, and »Woe Warrior« by Marques, guest vocals on »Elara« by Alexandra Quintas “Bebé”, and artwork by João Filipe.

The record will be released on CD and digital formats as well as limited vinyl. Find all preorders at the official Small Stone Recordings Bandcamp page HERE.

Over the years, Miss Lava has played live in clubs and festivals in the UK, Spain, Germany, and, of course, Portugal. The band has shared stages with the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, Slash, Graveyard, Ufomammut, Greenleaf, Kyuss Lives!, Fu Manchu, Valient Thorr, Entombed, Truckfighters, and many more abd has even made a one-off appearance at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles. Now a five-piece with two guitar players, Miss Lava has confirmed shows throughout the Spring and Summer months with more to be announced in the weeks to come.

Miss Lava Live:
4/26/2025 Lav – Lisboa, PT w/ Graveyard
4/30/2025 A Cofradia – Vilanova De Arousa, ES
5/01/2025 Grc Amigos De Seixas – Seixas, PT
5/02/2025 Stoner Hedz Fest – Pub Transylvania – Vigo, ES
5/03/2025 O Bar Queiro – Mañón, ES
6/06/2025 Bafo De Baco – Loulé, PT
6/07/2025 Rockfest – Oliveira De Frades, PT
6/26/2025 Wurlitzer – Madrid, ES
6/27/2025 La Fábrica – Talavera de La Reina, ES
6/28/2025 Chatnoir – Badajoz, ES
7/02/2025 Antwerp Music City – Antwerp, BEL
7/03/2025 Pitchers – Düsseldorf, DE
7/04/2025 Rare Guitar – Münster, DE
7/05/2025 Ostpol – Dresden, DE
7/06/2025 Dirty & Dancing – Osnabrück, DE

Miss Lava is:
Johnny Lee – Vocals
K. Raffah – Guitars
P. Gonçalves – Drums
Ricardo Ferreira – Bass
Hugo Jacinto – Guitars

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well