Portugal-based rock unit, Miss Lava, have just revealed their latest single “Under A Black Sun,” accompanied by a lyric video. It is also the title track from the band’s fifth album, set to be released through Small Stone Recordings on April 25th, on CD and digital formats, as well as limited vinyl. Watch it below and find out more.
Pre-order Under A Black Sun here: https://smallstone.bandcamp.com/album/under-a-black-sun
“It’s a pretty intense record,” says singer Johnny Lee. “Our life experiences over the past years have made us delve into a darker matter. We explored new territories and had a blast creating this album.” Comments Lee on the single, “This song is about falling under a dark influence and the duality of this situation. For some, it’s total absence of light, but others manage to orbit around it.”
The release of Under A Black Sun will celebrate the band’s longevity, marking their 20th anniversary. It’s sonic flame with many cosmic swirls that urges to be unleashed live. “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!”
This mystical rite of creation was the first record with drummer Pedro Gonçalves, bringing a heavier vibe to the band. Under A Black Sun was recorded and engineered once again with Miguel “Veg” Marques, who handled the band’s previous record, Doom Machine, produced by Miss Lava and Marques, mixed by Steve Lehane, and mastered by Chris Goosman. Under A Black Sun includes guest keys on “Blue Sky On Mars,” “Dark Tomb Nebula,” “Elara,” “Evil Eye Of The Witch,” and “Woe Warrior” by Miguel “Veg” Marques, guest vocals on “Elara” by Alexandra Quintas “Bebé,” and artwork by João Filipe.
Under A Black Sun tracklisting:
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
Over the years, the band has played live in clubs and festivals in the UK, Spain, Germany, and of course Portugal. Miss Lava even made a one-off appearance at the legendary Whisky a Go-Go in Los Angeles. 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. The band, now a five-piece with two guitar players, 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 Pub Transylvania – Vigo, ES
5/03/2025 O Bar Queiro – Mañón, ES
6/06/2025 Bafo De Baco – Loulé, PT
6/07/2025 TBA – Oliveira De Frades, PT
6/26/2025 Wurlitzer – Madrid, ES
6/28/2025 Chatnoir – Badajoz, ES
7/02/2025 Antwerp Music City – Antwerp, BE
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
Check out this previous interview with Miss Lava here about their last album “Doom Machine”
Miss Lava:
Johnny Lee – Vocals
Raffah – Guitars
Gonçalves – Drums
Ricardo Ferreira – Bass
Hugo Jacinto – Guitars
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