If you’ve seen Periphery on their tour for Periphery III: Select Difficulty, then one should have noticed that lack of a bass player on stage. It was announced at the album’s reveal that bassist Adam “Nolly” Getgood would not be playing live with the band due to production commitments. While fans remained optimistic, Nolly announced that he would be leaving the band permanently.
The announcement was made on the band’s Facebook page. Here’s the full thing:
“A few weeks ago I came to the decision I didn’t want to continue as a member of Periphery. The Periphery guys are some of my best friends, I have nothing but high hopes for the future of the band, and I’ll always be a huge fan of the music, however after a year of not touring I became aware that I’m just not invested in the day-to-day decision-making and problem solving that constitutes so much of the reality of running a joint enterprise like Periphery. It’s simply not on my mind, and that’s not fair to the rest of the band, the band’s team, and everyone involved in making Periphery a success – and that includes you all too.
The guys in Periphery are all incredible people and musicians, in their different and complementary ways. I know they’ll go on to achieve things I can’t even imagine, and I’ll be so happy to watch that happen.
For my own part, I’ll continue to enjoy the more settled life at home with my wife, focussing on my production work and on GetGood Drums.
I’ve got nothing but incredible gratitude for everything we experienced together and pride for what we accomplished, it has been an honour to play a role in something that has grown from humble origins to a genuinely genre-defining, internationally successful band. Thank you all for having me along for the ride. Really.”
Periphery’s members are typically very open and close with their fans, so the reveal no doubts has upset some in it’s announcement. Periphery have announced fall dates with Animals as Leaders, and it’s presumed that the band will use a backing track for the bass, as they have been for the past touring cycle. As of now, Periphery has not announced any replacement for Nolly.
