ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ɪt wʌz ɐbɹˈʌptli ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt pˈɛɹoʊn hæd dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə lˈiːv ˈævɚɹi; pˈɛɹoʊn stˈeɪɾᵻd ðæt hiː fˈɛlt ðə bˈændz ɡɹˈoʊθ aʊtsˈaɪd ʌvðə bˈɔstən ˈɛɹiə hæd stæɡnˈeɪɾᵻd.
In November 2005, it was abruptly announced that Perrone had decided to leave Averi; Perrone stated that he felt the band's growth outside of the Boston area had stagnated.