US heavy rock powerhouse Moon Destroys (with current and ex-members of Torche, Abrams, Royal Thunder) premiere new single »Missing Wish«
Atlanta, Georgia based heavy rock/post-grunge trio Moon Destroys premiere new single and visualizer video »Missing Wish« taken from their upcoming album, »Omni«, set to release on September 4th 2026 via Blues Funeral Recordings.
Featuring Juan Montoya (ex-Torche) on guitar, Evan Diprima (Gold Pyramid, ex-Royal Thunder) on drums/bass, and Zach Amster (Abrams) on vocals/guitar.
Tracklist:
01. Invasion
02. Flowers
03. My Eyes
04. Motion Sickness
05. Kingdom
06. After
07. Sowing Stars
08. Missing Wish
09. Nocturne
10. Lost Hearts
11. She Cried
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US heavy rock powerhouse Moon Destroys present their crushing »Missing Wish« video exclusively on Metal Injection!
The thunderous trio formed by Juan Montoya (ex-Torche), Evan Diprima (Gold Pyramid, ex-Royal Thunder) and Zach Amster (Abrams) will release their new album »Omni« on September 4th via Blues Funeral Recordings.
Watch »Missing Wish« visualizer at this location!
Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Zach Amster about the new single: “We needed a couple more tracks to round out the record, so Evan dug into his archives and sent over the instrumental for what became »Missing Wish«. Even though the demo was a few years old, I was instantly hooked by its sheer heaviness and the open space it left for vocals. Vocally, I wanted to push my boundaries by blending raw grit with accessible melodies. Lyrically, »Missing Wish« dives straight into the heavy pain of fractured trust and the ghost of a potential that can never exist.”
Photo credit: LK Konkoli
Moon Destroys return with new album »Omni«, a shimmering blend of post-grunge, riff-doom and driving psychedelia that encapsulates the expansive soundscapes of their previous album »She Walks By Moonlight« into more focused and immediate cuts, delivering the breadth of the band’s genre-pushing abilities in hook-driven, quickfire fashion.
Fresh off a breakout 2025 that saw them tour with Elder, Dozer and The Sword, founding members Juan Montoya (ex-Torche) and Evan Diprima (Gold Pyramid, ex-Royal Thunder) ushered in 2026 by welcoming Zach Amster (Abrams) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. Energized and hungry, the thunderous trio is now ready to enter their new chapter and fully unleash their infectious brand of heaviness upon the world!
Moon Destroys »Omni« out September 4th on Blues Funeral Recordings – LP/CD/digital preorder available at this location
The band also announces an extensive US tour alongside revered Texan heavy rock unit The Well, to kick off at the end of the summer. Tickets: bandsintown.com/a/15565060-moon-destroys
US summer tour with The Well
Aug 19 – Dan Electros – Houston TX
Aug 20 – Siberia – New Orleans LA
Aug 21 – The EARL – Atlanta GA
Aug 22 – The Wormhole – Savannah GA
Aug 23 – The Pour House – Raleigh NC
Aug 25 – MilkBoy – Philadelphia PA
Aug 26 – The Wood Shop – Brooklyn NY
Aug 27 – Space Ballroom – Hamden CT
Aug 28 – Taffeta Music Hall – Lowell MA
Aug 29 – Bug Jar – Rochester NY
Sep 1 – Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland OH
Sep 2 – Small’s – Hamtramck MI
Sep 3 – Black Circle – Indianapolis IN
Sep 4 – The 58 @ Eastside Bowl – Nashville TN (release party)
Sep 5 – Fairborn Phoenix – Fairborn OH
Sep 6 – Sleeping Village – Chicago IL
Sep 7 – X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy WI
Sep 8 – Sk8bar – Kansas City MO
Sep 10 – Hi-Dive – Denver CO (headline show)
Formed by legendary guitarist Juan Montoya (a founding member of Torche) and drummer Evan Diprima (Gold Pyramid, 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 in April 2025, when the band was thrust into the limelight supporting Elder just as they were self-releasing their debut full-length »She Walks By Moonlight«. This shimmering blend of post-rock, riff-doom and shoegazy psychedelia stood as a cinematic and otherworldly journey from a band who breeze into the environs of My Bloody Valentine, The Cult, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Ride.
Capping off 2025, Moon Destroys was invited to support Swedish icons Dozer on their long-awaited US tour, while Blues Funeral Recordings gave »She Walks By Moonlight« a proper worldwide reissue in October, just in time for a coveted run of dates with The Sword. Their next full-length will be released in September 2026, with touring in the US and overseas to follow.
Moon Destroys is:
Juan Montoya – Guitar
Evan Diprima – Drums/Bass/Synth
Zachary Amster – Vocals/Guitar
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well