BALMORA surprise drop Prologue EP on DAZE / Ephyra

BALMORA surprise drop Prologue EP on DAZE / Ephyra

DAZE tour starts today with Torture, Sanction, Final Resting Place, and Azshara

Photo Credit: @hardcorehotsho

Emerging from the greater Connecticut metal and hardcore scene, Balmora arrived in 2023 with first EP, With Thorns of Glass and Petals of Grief, followed by a 2024 split with Since My Beloved – Six Pacts Etched In Blood. After a few line-up changes, Balmora has found its perfect iteration as a long term unit and now present the three song Prologue EP out through DAZE and Ephyra Records. Serving as a look toward a full-length album set for later this year, Balmora share their most devastating and true to form tracks yet. More technical playing, elevated arrangements, increasingly complex song structures, and even simple changing of key and mode score the EP produced by the band’s drummer Chaz. Stream it HERE.

“Blighted to Pine” opens the EP with ricocheting blast beats and a scathing fury from vocalist Senti. Sinister guitar riffs carry the melodeath leaning “The Day I Died, I Heard No Singing,” built up by a whirlwind of mosh parts. While unique sonic rhythms preside over the EP, Balmora’s desolate lyrics like “I spilled all my guts, but the fire in your eyes couldn’t cauterize my bleeding heart” deserve just as much recognition. Closing out the EP is “Bloodlord,” first featured on From Within Records’ 2024 One Scene Unity compilation. A frenetic live show staple, the new iteration of “Bloodlord” ensures the song is brought along to the new era of the band.

On Prologue’s sound the band share:

“There is something for everyone in the new Balmora material but at the end of the day, if you ever wanted to hear what The Black Dahlia Murder sounded like if they had Irate mosh parts, this will be for you.”

Catch Balmora on the DAZE tour starting today with Torture, Sanction, Final Resting Place, and Azshara. Dates below and tickets on sale HERE.

Balmora is Senti (vocals), Jay (guitar), Collin (guitar), Lumpy (bass), and Chaz (drums).

EP Artwork

The Prologue EP Tracklist:

1. Blighted to Pine

2. The Day I Died, I Heard No Singing

3. Bloodlord

Tour Dates:

DAZE tour w/ Torture, Sanction, Final Resting Place and Azshara

4/1 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church*

4/2 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving*

4/3 – Cleveland, OH @ No Class*

4/4 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary*

4/5 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen*

4/6 – Des Moines, IA @ Lefty’s*

4/8 – Denver, CO @ D3 Arts

4/9 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Publik Space

4/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ American Legion Post 8

4/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720

4/12 – Tuscon, AZ @ Urbxn

4/13 – El Paso TX @ VFW Post 10354

4/14 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger

4/15 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves

4/16 – Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone

4/17 – Knoxville, TN @ Karns Community Center

4/18 – Winston Salem, NC @ Hoots Beer Co

4/19 – Richmond, VA @ The Warehouse

4/20 – Lakewood, NJ @ Maggie’s

* = no Final Resting Place

5/4 – Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall w/ Pain of Truth, Sunami, Haywire