Balmora Disbands After Debut Album Release Following Grooming Allegations Against Guitarist Jay Torblaa
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Tom Breihan
10d ago· 2 min readenNews
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Balmora, a Connecticut metalcore band, appears to be breaking up shortly after releasing their debut album "These Graven Halls" due to grooming allegations against guitarist Jay Torblaa. The band's social media accounts and website have been deactivated following the allegations, which also involve Torblaa's role as a touring member of Torture. This follows a pattern of hardcore bands disintegrating due to abuse allegations against members.
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Balmora's social media accounts and their website have been deactivated in the wake of grooming allegations against guitarist Jay Torblaa.
The allegations against Torblaa, also a touring member of Torture, came out over the weekend.
Once again, a prominent young hardcore band seems to be disintegrating in chaotic, dispiriting fashion for reasons related to one member’s alleged abuses. In this case, the band is Balmora, the young Connecticut metalcore revivalists who only just release
