Moon Destroys Sign to Blues Funeral Recordings; She Walks by Moonlight to See October Release
Moon Destroys already toured with Elder this year, and they’ll be out with Dozer and The Sword before 2025 is done. Significant time on the road and in some decent slots. And yeah, a pedigree that lets them namedrop Torche and Royal Thunder is nothing to sneeze at, but if you heard their 2025 debut album, She Walks by Moonlight (review here), upon its self-release this Spring, you already know that as a band they’re more than the sum of their collective discography.
Likely the Blues Funeral Recordings issue of She Walks by Moonlight set to release this October will be the ‘official’ edition, and fair enough for that since they’ll apparently spend much of 2026 touring to support it. Europe yet? Another record first, maybe, but you never know. They’d be a smart pickup for some Desertfest or other happening in Europe next Spring. Just thinking out loud.
Kudos to the band, cheers to Jadd on his forever-to-the-ground ear, and thanks for reading. Here’s the announcement from the PR wire:
Atlanta alternative psych unit MOON DESTROYS (w/ ex-Torche and Royal Thunder) sign to Blues Funeral Recordings; US tours with Dozer and The Sword coming!
Atlanta alternative psych rock unit MOON DESTROYS have signed to Blues Funeral Recordings for the reissue of their self-released debut “She Walks By Moonlight” as well as their new album release in 2026. The band is ready to embark on their US West Coast tour this week alongside Dozer and Abrams, and will be touring the East Coast with The Sword this fall.
Formed by guitarist Juan Montoya (ex-Torche) and drummer Evan Diprima (ex-Royal Thunder), Moon Destroys released their first EP ‘Maiden Voyage’ in 2020. The 5-song debut featured contributions from Troy Sanders (Mastodon) and Bryan Richie (The Sword) and laid a foundation that would come fully into focus when vocalist/guitarist Charlie Suárez (MonstrO) and bassist Arnold Nese completed the band in 2024.
April 2025 found Moon Destroys thrust into the limelight, supporting Elder on tour just as they were self-releasing their debut full-length “She Walks By Moonlight” in limited form. Despite hurrying to get the new LP ready in time to take on the road, the album inarguably captured the band’s tremendous evolution beyond the connections to the members’ former outfits.
Gritty and distorted yet hazy and hypnotic, “She Walks By Moonlight” shifts from shimmering post-rock to driving riff-doom and back to shoegazy psychedelia. It’s a cinematic and otherworldly journey from a band who breeze easily into the environs of Floor, Mother Love Bone, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Russian Circles and Ride, ultimately collapsing all efforts at categorization into its effervescent, compulsive swirl.
Blues Funeral Recordings is proud to welcome Moon Destroys to the label just in time for a string of US tour dates supporting Swedish icons Dozer alongside labelmates Abrams. The label will bring forth a proper worldwide release of “She Walks By Moonlight” this October as they will hit the stage for a coveted run of dates with The Sword, followed by their next album release and more touring in 2026.
The band says: “We are extremely excited to join forces with Jadd and the Blues Funeral Recordings team to continue the saga of Moon Destroys. It’s an honor to join a roster with great, like-minded artists to keep pushing the heavy underground forward! We will see you out on the West Coast this month supporting fellow label mates and Swedish legends Dozer. After that, we’ll be out supporting our friends and fellow rippers The Sword this October on the East Coast before heading back into the studio to finish a new album. We are looking forward to working hard for the rest of the year to make for an even busier 2026! It’s full steam ahead now with a great team!“
Summer 2025 supporting Dozer w/ Abrams
August 7 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Swan Dive
August 8 – Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
August 9 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
August 10 – Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing
August 12 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
August 13 – Eureka, CA @ Savage Henry Comedy Club
August 14 – Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
August 15 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
August 16 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw
August 17 – Seattle, WA @ Substation
Fall 2025 tour supporting The Sword
October 13 – Boston, MA @ Paradise
October 14 – New York City, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
October 15 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
October 17 – Buffalo, NY @ Higher Ground
October 18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
October 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
October 22 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
October 23 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
October 24 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham
October 26 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
“She Walks By Moonlight” reissue
Available October 17, 2025 on Blues Funeral Recordings
Shop on BFR website: https://www.bluesfuneral.com/
Bandcamp: https://bluesfuneralrecordings.bandcamp.com/
European store: https://en.bluesfuneral.spkr.media/
MOON DESTROYS are:
Juan Montoya – Guitars
Evan Diprima – Drums
Charlie Suárez – Vocals Guitars
Arnold Nese – Bass
https://www.moondestroys.com/
https://moondestroys.bandcamp.com/
https://linktr.ee/moondestroys
https://www.instagram.com/moondestroys/
https://www.facebook.com/moondestroys/
bluesfuneral.com
https://bluesfuneralrecordings.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/blues.funeral/
https://www.facebook.com/bluesfuneral/
