Black Moon Cult Announce Debut Album Ophidian Future (The Children of Yig)
Posted in Whathaveyou on July 8th, 2025 by JJ KoczanFollowing up on their West Coast tour announcement a couple weeks back, Ohio-based heavy rock upstarts Black Moon Cult have unveiled the cover art for their impending first record, to be released in the coming months (i.e., no exact date listed yet) through Black Doomba Records. Preorders start next month for what I’m assuming is a September release, which would be loosely timed with the tour, and one assumes the band would have copies on the road to sell, and so on.
The cover art is by Mike Stuart of Thunderbird Divine, and below you’ll find that along with the announcement of the album from Black Doomba, as posted on socials. Looking forward to this one:
BLACK MOON CULT – OPHIDIAN FUTURE (THE CHILDREN OF YIG) – ART AND TITLE REVEAL!
Black Moon Cult’s debut album is entitled “Ophidian Future (The Children of Yig)” 🐍🐍🐍🐍
Kaleb Riser speaks of the album: “Ophidian Future is thematically influenced by Lovecraftian cosmic horror, ancient Chinese mythology, and the biblical story of the Garden of Eden, where God takes away the serpent’s limbs and casts him out of paradise. All of this comes together to create the story of a serpent/reptilian race/their desire to “take back the garden”
Some lyrics convey these themes: “Leave me my teeth and my tongue and my neck, the rest I will steal in time,” “Ophidian Future, Serpentine masses align, back to the garden, back to the life that was mine.”
READ ON about the art 👇
The cover art is by Mike Stuart, drummer of Thunderbird Divine, and here is Mike with a few words to explain it 🤘 “I can’t express how awesome it has been to work with the dudes in Black Moon Cult. They had a clear vision of what they wanted, yet gave me space to put my own flavor on things. Having mostly done work for my own bands, most recently Thunderbird Divine on Black Doomba Records, it was nice to step out of my comfort zone and I really appreciate them giving me a chance to be a part of their journey.”
At Black Doomba Records we feel the same, proud to be able to put out this special album by these extraordinary musicians.
Wondering what’s next? Continue following this band’s journey here. By the way, the Pre-Sale begins in August. More about that later, and more to come from Black Moon Cult.
Tour Dates:
9/10 – The Crypt – Denver, CO
9/11 – The Echoes – Albuquerque, NM
9/12 – The Blooze Bar – Phoenix, AZ
9/13 – The Bancroft – San Diego, CA
9/14 – The Tiki Bar – Costa Mesa, CA
9/15 – The Redwood – Los Angeles, CA
9/16 – Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
BLACK MOON CULT IS:
Kaleb Riser: Guitar/ Vocals
Kevin Lewis: Bass/ Vocals
Logan Mais: Synth/Theremin/Vocals
Jeff Vandebussche: Drums/Vocals
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