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Adema's self-titled debut CD on Arista is a solid [M]odern rock album similar to Staind's Break the Cycle, Korn's Issues, Tool's Aenima, or Limp Bizkit's Significant Other. The album is not terribly challenging or revolutionary but manages to remind the listener of other hard acts without sounding derivative. That is a major success in the overpopulated genre Adema inhabits. "Giving In" was the first single released to radio and was a good choice. The highly melodic song (and "Close Friends") should be popular with fans of Staind's "It's Been a While" and Linkin Park's "One Step Closer." Some songs like "Freaking Out" have surprisingly confessional lyrics.
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Adema’s roots are in the Central Valley of California where they grew to become the most buzzed-about heavy rock sensation of 2001. Signing with Arista Records last year, Adema released the hit single, “The Way You Like It,” which skyrocketed to the top 20 on the Billboard Monitor rock chart. Adema continues to deliver one of the most original sounds on the “nü metal” scene with their mixture of emotionally-fused tunes from heavy rock foundations and aggressive street sensibilities. The band is comprised of Mark "Marky" Chavez - lead vocals, Mike Ransom – guitars, Tim Fluckey – guitars, Dave DeRoo– bass, and Kris Kohls – drums. For more information about Adema, visit www.ademaonline.com.
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Adema has a new vocalist already and vocals are done for 2 tracks. The new CD will either be or be cut from the 17 completed tracks they have now, and will be titled "Planets" and not "Four Closure", anyway, should be interesting.
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Adema has finished work on their second video off their Earache debut, "Planets". The California rockers filmed the video for "Planets (Cry Wolf)" with director Rob Schroeder (The Postal Service, Breaking Benjamin).
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Adema began in 1998 as a culmination of many different local bands from Bakersfield, California. At the end of 1997, a five-piece band named BPD formed in Bakersfield, with Mark "Marky" Chavez, who is the half-brother of Korn's singer Jonathan Davis, playing guitar. Chavez soon split with the group and became singer of a new band, formed with guitarist Mike Ransom, drummer Cesareo Garcia, and bassist Mike Montano. Shortly thereafter, Montano and Garcia were no longer in the band, and another Bakersfield band, Juice, contributed bassist Dave DeRoo and guitarist Tim Fluckey; Juice had spawned from SexArt, a band that included Davis and members from Orgy. Drummer Kris Kohls joined from the recently disbanded Videodrone, a band with more Davis connections, as it was on his label, Elementree Records. Kohls was easily convinced to join the band, as after hearing two demo songs, he decided to join.[1] Adema regularly played in local shows amid its fluid early lineup.
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Adema not only lived up to the deafening advance buzz surrounding their 2001 self-titled debut, they surpassed every expectation. The first single, the Top 15 Modern Rock track "Giving In," was followed by the radio hit "The Way You Like It," helping to quickly push Adema to an impressive near Platinum sales status. The quintet's instantaneous fan base was cemented by an almost unheard-of coup - landing on the main stage of the 2001-2 Ozzfest on their first CD. More top-grossing tours kept Adema on the road for well over a year: the Music as a Weapon tour (with Drowning Pool and Disturbed), the SnoCore Rock Tour and Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour earned Adema fanatical fans. Not a bad start for a bunch of hyper and hungry young musicians from Bakersfield. In fact, a review in London's prestigious NME raved: "Adema's visceral, artfully succinct rock punch comes brilliantly wrapped in killer whistleable tunes." "Moody, hard and melodic," judged Rolling Stone, "a creative palette of soaring solos, singing lines and textures."
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