Release date: April 25th, 2025
Label: Small Stone Records

250 copies on transparent yellow + orange/red splatter vinyl.

Like distant moons spitting fire, Miss Lava forged their 2025 album “Under a Black Sun”. Carrying a darker and heavier emotional weight than their previous outings, this is the band’s fifth album.

“It’s a pretty intense record. I guess 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.” says singer Johnny Lee. The release of “Under a Black Sun” will celebrate the band’s longevity, marking their 20th anniversary.

A sonic fire 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. Having this record come out 20 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!” confirms guitarist K. Raffah. This mystical rite of creation was the first record with drummer Pedro Gonçalves, bringing a heavier vibe to the band. It was taped once again with Miguel “Veg” Marques, who handled the band’s previous record “Doom Machine”.

“Under a Black Sun” is the successor to the praised “Doom Machine” (2021), “Dominant Rush EP” (2017), “Sonic Debris” (2016), “Red Supergiant” (2013), and “Blues for the Dangerous Miles” (2009) and a limited edition self-titled blood red vinyl EP (2008).

Over the years, the band has played live in clubs and festivals in the UK, Spain, Germany and of course Portugal. Miss Lava Lava even made a one-off appearance at the legendary Whisky a Go-Go in Los Angeles. The band has shared the stage with the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Slash, Graveyard, Ufommammut, Greenleaf, Kyuss Lives!, Fu Manchu, Valient Thorr, Entombed, Truckfighters and many more.

TRACKS

A1     Dark Tomb Nebula    
A2     Neon Gods    
A3     Evil Eye of a Witch    
A4     Chaos Strain    
A5     Woe Warrior   
B1     The Bends    
B2     Fear in Overdrive   
B3     I Drown   
B4     Elara    
B5     Under a Black Sun