Balmora bassist Danny Cuneo has newly declared that the band has been “nuked”. Earlier today (June 01st) the group announced that guitarist Jay Torblaa was “stepping away from the band” in light of allegations of him grooming/engaging in sexual misconduct with an underage girl.
While Balmora‘s Instagram has since disappeared as of press time, the band’s statement on those allegations, which gained traction over the past weekend, read 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.”
Today, Cuneo reshared the band’s aforementioned statement on his Instagram story, adding the additional 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 new album “These Graven Halls” saw a release this past Friday, May 29th. Earlier this year, the group welcomed vocalist Paul Cole into their lineup. The band did have extensive touring plans laid for the year, which appear to now be in jeopardy given these latest developments.
