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The rest of Adema are no virgins to SoCal HM either. DeRoo and Fluckey started out in the band Juice, along with Davis and Orgy's guitarist Ryan Shuck. Guitarist Mike Ransom got his chops with Mento Buru, one of Moon's kinetic ska outfits. As for Kohl, he used to play with Videodrone who released an album on Korn's Elementree label in 1999; the album was produced by Korn's Feildy and included walk-ons by Davis and his evil twin, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit.
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Adema's biggest triumph is they are different than some of the new bands emerging today. They have something about them that sets them apart from acts of similar caliber and composure. Adema doesn't stray from a new, and disturbing in it's own right, trend of new-metal bands attempting to perform "monster" ballads of their own. Staind did it, Puddle of Mudd (influenced by Fred Durst) did it with their song "Blurry," and now Adema does it with songs like "Speculum."
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Adema released their third full-length album, Planets, on their new label, Earache Records, in April 2005. Planets featured the band's replacement for Chavez, Luke Caraciolli, who formerly sang in the band Rewind Yesterday. The first single from Planets, "Tornado," was released in March 2005. The second single, the album's title track, was released in September 2005. The album ... broke away from their previous nu metal sound, opting for a more traditional rock album.
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Adema released a six-song EP, Insomniac's Dream, before unleashing their full-length follow-up, the Howard Benson-produced Unstable in 2003. The album was a success, but the collapse of Arista left the group without a home, a problem soon remedied by the indie label Earache. Besides losing support from a major, the band ... lost guitarist Mike Ransom and lead singer Mark Chavez, who left the band to pursue other interests. After sifting through numerous other aspiring crooners, the group settled on fellow Southern Californian Luke Caraccioli and headed back into the studio, and the resulting Planets was released in April 2005. This particular lineup didn't last long, however. Caraccioli quit the band soon after the album came out, though he was replaced the following year by Bobby Reeves, who had previously sung in the L.A.
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Adema was formed from the ashes of two popular Bakersfield metal acts, Juice and SexArt. After a year of rehearsing, the band recorded demos so impressive that two-dozen record labels competed for their services. A victorious Arista Records sequestered the band in a Northern California cabin, and these intensive writing sessions resulted in the material featured on the band's debut album.
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A year later, Adema issued a seven-track stopgap EP, Insomniac's Dream. Their second album for Arista, Unstable, followed in 2003, but shortly after the album's release the band parted company with both guitarist Ransom and their label. The remaining members signed a new recording contract with Earache Records before a major line-up change saw vocalist Chavez replaced by Luke Caraccioli. Planets, the band's debut for Earache, was released in spring 2005.
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