RELEASED 23RD JANUARY 2026 / LISTEN TO FIRST SINGLE ’THUNDERTAKER’
Sky
Valley Mistress have initiated countdown to the release of their second
album Luna Mausoleum, that is due to land on Friday 23rd January 2026
(New Heavy Sounds).
Intended
to be the soundtrack of their Hearsecraft ride to the moon, Pilot
Kayley “Hell Kitten” Davies and Commander Max “Leather Messiah” Newsome
launch you into the Sonic Stratosphere with an audio journey fuelled by
70’s hard rock, driven off the road to a fresh new destination.
Taking
you through desert rock grooves and mountainous riffs, you are guided
by Kayley’s soulfully smoked voice and her range of soaring, delicate,
yearning and understated melodies as the band ride peaks and valleys of
dynamics and pace with an eclectic selection of instrumentation of fuzz guitars, organs, real orchestras and a children’s choir.
Twisting
influences of Queens of the Stone Age with Portishead and turning from
Spiritualised-sized gospel choruses to the gallow heavy swing of Black
Sabbath, with sound as fast as light they move between their influential
orbit to create a modern classic
that is entirely their own. There isn’t space in this genre the band
haven’t explored. This is a demonstration of their refusal to wait for
permission to create a record that stands in scale with some of the most
monumental albums in rock.
The band’s statement on their intent behind creating Luna Mausoleum was that it should be “greater and beyond all reason”.
Today also sees the release of first single ‘THUNDERTAKER’ named after the hearse they drive on tour. Opening
with the apocalyptic power of early Black Sabbath before taking you on a
joy ride fuelled by some Motörhead grade speed, THUNDERTAKER is a riff
rippin’ rocket jam kicked out from the Sonic Strato- sphere for the
world to hear.
Listen to the single: https://lnk.to/424Bt6
Not
only this but the first pressing of the record will be on ‘Moon Dust’
vinyl in a printed foil gatefold sleeve including a Luna Mausoleum card
model that you can build released by New Heavy Sounds.
Pre-order now:
Digital: https://lnk.to/cjQenv
Sky Valley Mistress live:
The band who has one member play every instrument so that they sound like a four piece in the studio, defy logic with
aspiration with their iconic live show as a Duel-Drumming Duo. Vocalist
Kayley “Hell Kitten” Davies takes the sticks and one half of a drum kit
whilst original drummer Max “Leather Messiah” Newsome battles the
electric guitar with the kick drum under his foot. No samples. No
backing tracks. No click tracks. No one is playing rock and roll the
ways these two do.
October 2025:
02 - LONDON THE BLACK HEART
03 - SHEFFIELD NETWORK
04 - DARWEN SUNBIRD
17 - HULL DIVEHU5
18 - PRESTON THE CONTINENTAL
23 - THE PURPLE TURTLE READING
24 - FORUM BASEMENT TUNBRIDGE WELLS
25 - THE LIGHTHOUSE KENT