As part of the nu-metal scene of the early 2000s, Adema were a raging concoction
of scowling, distorted riffs, bouncing, aggressive energy and grungy, brooding
breakdowns who briefly crossed over into mainstream popularity. Led by Mark
Chavez (half-brother of Korn front man Jonathan Davis), the band came together
in Bakersfield, California in 2000 from the ashes of legendary local act SexArt.
After a year of rehearsing and making demos, a string of record companies were
vying for their signatures. They agreed a deal with Arista Records, who sent
them to a rural cabin in snowy, no...