Even before writing songs for their sophomore album, tensions had grown between second guitarist Mike Ransom and frontman Mark Chavez, and between Chavez and the rest of the band. Soon after the release of Unstable in 2003, Ransom quit. Then Chavez left in 2004. Unstable peaked at #43 in the US, with its title track being the only song to appear on the rock chart (and become their highest charter in the UK), but it ultimately sold just over 100,000 copies in its first year – about one-sixth the sales of their previous album. LA Reid, the man who had signed the band, left Arista in e… read more
Even before writing songs for their sophomore album, tensions had grown between second guitarist Mike Ransom and frontman Mark Chavez, and between Ch… read more
Even before writing songs for their sophomore album, tensions had grown between second guitarist Mike Ransom and frontman Mark Chavez, and between Chavez and the rest of the band. Soon a… read more
Formed in 2000, 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 their debut with an EP and their second full length, which were met with limited success. Insomniac's Dream (2002), an EP, sold only about 50,000 discs, while Unstable (2003) sold about 110,000. Following the release of Unstable, the band l… read more