ORIGINAL IN ENGLISH AT THE END
Depois que Eddie Glass (guitarra) e Ruben Romano (bateria) deixaram a icônica banda de stoner rock Fu Manchu em 1997, eles decidiram dar vida a um novo projeto: Nebula. Mark Abshire, que também havia tocado baixo no Fu Manchu, juntou-se ao projeto logo em seguida e o trio gravou seu primeiro lançamento, Nebula / That’s All Folks! – Vulcan Bomber / Aquasphere – 1997 – Last Scream Records (Split 7″), naquele mesmo ano. Seu primeiro álbum, To The Centre, viu a luz do dia em 1999.
Nebula manteve a essência stoner-doom do Fu Manchu de várias maneiras, mas acrescentou uma boa camada de elementos de space rock. Paisagens sonoras pesadas, impregnadas de feedback, ritmos hipnóticos semelhantes a mantras e guitarras cheias de fuzz. O uso original do Wah-Wah torna sua música dinâmica e expressiva, realçando os elementos psicodélicos e conferindo ao som do Nebula uma mistura de densidade e expansão que é inconfundível. A cereja no topo do bolo são os vocais de Glass ecoando pelas faixas, guiando o ouvinte para histórias surrealistas do universo do stoner rock.
Seu último álbum, Transmission from Mothership Earth, foi lançado em 2022. Em 2024, a banda lançou um álbum dividido com a banda Black Rainbows: Nebula / Black Rainbows – In Search of the Cosmic Tale ⁞ Crossing the Galactic Portal. Nos últimos anos, a banda esteve inativa, pois dois de seus baixistas faleceram. Mas seu retorno aos palcos da Europa pode ser o prelúdio de um novo lançamento em breve.
Nebula se apresentará em várias cidades europeias neste verão, incluindo o DesertFest Oslo e o DesertFest Berlin no dia de encerramento.
Você pode adquirir seus ingressos para o DesertFest Berlin 2026 aqui: https://www.desertfest.de/
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums
To the Center – 1999 – Sub Pop
Charged – 2001 – Sub Pop
Atomic Ritual – 2003 – Liquor and Poker
Apollo – 2006 – Liquor and Poker
Heavy Psych – 2009 – Tee Pee
Holy Shit – 2019 – Heavy Psych Sounds
Transmission from Mothership Earth – 2022 – Heavy Psych Sounds
Split albums and EPs
Nebula / That’s All Folks! – Vulcan Bomber / Aquasphere – 1997 – Last Scream Records (Split 7″)
Let It Burn – 1998 – Tee Pee
Sun Creature – 1999 – Man’s Ruin (EP)
Nebula/Lowrider – 1999 – MeteorCity (Split EP)
Nebula – 2003 – Liquor and Poker
Nebula / Winnebago Deal – Strange Human / Taking Care of Business – 2003 – Sweet Nothing (Split 7″)
Nebula / Quest for Fire – The Perfect Rapture / In the Place of a Storm – 2010 – Tee Pee (Split 7″)
Nebula / Black Rainbows – In Search of the Cosmic Tale ⁞ Crossing the Galactic Portal – 2024 – Heavy Psych Sounds
After Eddie Glass (Guitar) and Ruben Romano (Drums) left the iconic stoner rock band Fu Manchu in 1997, they decided to give birth to a new project: Nebula. Mark Abshire, who had also played bass in Fu Manchu, joined the project soon after and the trio recorded their first release, Nebula / That’s All Folks! – Vulcan Bomber / Aquasphere – 1997 – Last Scream Records (Split 7″) that same year. Their first record, To The Centre, saw the light in 1999.
Nebula kept the stoner-doom essence of Fu Manchu in many ways, but added a good layer of space rock elements. Heavy soundscapes soaked in feedback, mantra-like, hypnotic rhythms and fuzz-oozing guitars. The original use of the Wah-Wah makes their music dynamic and expressive, boosting the psychedelic elements, confering Nebula’s sound with a mix of density and expansion which is unmistakable. The cherry on top of the cake are Glass’ vocals echoing through the tracks, guiding the listener into surrealistic stories of the stoner rock universe.
Their last LP release, Transmission from Mothership Earth, was released in 2022. In 2024 the band released a split alongside Black Rainbows: Nebula / Black Rainbows – In Search of the Cosmic Tale ⁞ Crossing the Galactic Portal. The last few years the band was inactive, as two of their bassists passed away. But their coming back on the stages of Europe might be the prelude of a new release soon.
Nebula will play in various European cities this summer, including DesertFest Oslo and DesertFest Berlin on its closing day.
You can get your tickets for DesertFest Berlin 2026 here:https://www.desertfest.de/