This article is for the band "Adema." For the Malian political party ADEMA, see Alliance for Democracy in Mali. For the condition in the body that causes tissue swelling, see Edema.
Adema is a nu metal / rock group from Bakersfield, California, USA.
Formed in 1998, Adema began with Mark Chavez, Mike Ransom, Dave DeRoo, Tim Fluckey and Kris Kohls. The band later signed to Arista Records, releasing its first album, self-titled Adema, which was released in 2001. The first two singles from the album, "The Way You Like It" and "Giving In", helped it sell over 600,000 copies.
The band followed up with two albums that met with limited success. Insomniac's Dream (2002), an EP, sold only about 50,000 albums, while Unstable (2003) sold about 110,000. Following the release of Unstable, the band lost its guitarist, Mike Ransom, and left Arista shortly before the record company ceased business operations.
The band's former lead singer, Mark Chavez, is the half-brother of KoЯn's Jonathan Davis. When the band was launched, many criticized it for leaning on this relationship to gain attention, though it now seems unwarranted. In September 2004, Chavez had a falling-out with the band and was released from his duties as lead singer. He currently has a band dubbed Midnight Panic.
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 also broke away from their previous nu metal sound, opting for a more traditional rock album.
