Tom Davies obit

NEBULA Bassist TOM DAVIES Dead At 48 Years Old

Davies had a tragically short battle with Leukemia. 

He was not on the list.

Nebula bassist Tom Davies has died after a tragically short battle with Leukemia. Davies played for Nebula between 2003 and present day, with Transmission From Mothership Earth released in 2022 being his final recorded output with the band. We wish Davies' friends and family all the best at this time.

"Today was not an easy day," wrote Nebula in a statement. "Tom passed last night, peacefully with his family by his side. We are crushed losing our brother, band mate and friend but we are also blessed to have known, created and been a part of his life that was cut too short. His family wanted us to share these words.

"Dear Friends, we want to let you know that it’s with great sadness Tom died peacefully last night surrounded by his Mum, Sister and Partner Camille. The past 9 months living with high risk Leukemia were the most challenging of his life and he faced every hurdle with great strength, courage, determination and of course humor.

"We want to thank everyone for their love and support during this time, he felt the love which bolstered him in his darkest moments.

"Our world will never be the same again but we feel blessed to have had him in our lives.

"Love Grethe, Camille, Sarah and Will x"

Nebula is an American stoner rock band formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano upon departing Fu Manchu in 1997.

Mark Abshire soon joined as the band's original bassist and remained with the band until the recording of Atomic Ritual, notably produced by Chris Goss. Dennis Wilson and Simon Moon (Eddie Glass) stepped in as bassists until a more permanent replacement was found in Tom Davies. Rob Oswald replaced founding member Ruben Romano on drums in 2007.

In August 2009, Adam Kriney, formerly of La Otracina, was recruited to replace departing drummer Oswald, though he too announced his departure in January 2010 and was replaced by Jimmy Sweet. In early 2010, Nebula announced that it was going on an indefinite hiatus. Glass later explained that "things started getting a bit rough with the touring and I got sick of it", though Nebula were merely "taking a break for a while" and not breaking up.

Nebula reunited in 2017 and now features drummer Michael Amster of Blaak Heat and Mondo Generator. The band released their sixth studio album, Holy Shit, on June 7, 2019, on the Heavy Psych Sounds Records label. Their seventh studio album, Transmission from Mothership Earth, was released on July 22, 2022.