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Balmora‘s bassist, Danny Cuneo, has recently stated that the band has been “nuked”, as per theprp. Earlier on June 01st, the band revealed that guitarist Jay Torblaa was “stepping away from the band” following accusations of him grooming and being involved in sexual misconduct with a minor. While Balmora’s Instagram profile has since vanished by the time this was reported, the group’s statement regarding those allegations, which became widely discussed over the past weekend, was as follows.
In the past few days we’ve seen the evidence and screen shots of the behavior of our guitarist engaging with someone underage. We the other four members Danny, Paul, Colin and Chaz don’t fuck with this at all obviously. Jay will be stepping away from the band and our summer tour will continue on as planned.
We’re sorry for what seems like the lack of transparency. Just trying to figure out how to navigate this and continue with all the shows we have booked and planned to play. All of our love goes out to the promoters, our tour mates and everyone who fucks with us on some real shit.
Cuneo later shared the band’s earlier statement on his Instagram story, with an added caption.
I said this shit. Band is nuked. Don’t real fuck with all this weirdo shit, My fault slimes, I’m out. I started this shit years ago with my homie Brandon [Antoniak] kinda just turned into a shitty monster of a band. Don’t fuck with people using their bands to act weird talking to those who are younger/vulnerable.
Balmora‘s latest album, “These Graven Halls,” was launched this past Friday, May 29th. Earlier in the year, the band introduced vocalist Paul Cole to their roster. They had detailed touring plans set for the year, which now seem to be at risk due to these recent developments.
