Mark Chavez, the younger half-brother of Korn�s Jonathon Davis is about to hit the big time with his group, Adema.  The Bakersfield, California group that also includes bassist Dave DeRoo plus former Videodrone drummer Kris Kohls as well as guitarists Mike Ransom and Tim Fluckey will release their debut album on Arista records on August 21st

Adema was the focus of an all out bidding war among a dozen record labels with Arista emerging the ultimate victor.  "Giving In," the first single from the new CD is already receiving a health dose of airplay at hard and modern rock radio stations across the U.S. 

Mark Chavez says his half brother helped him but not in the way most would expect, "His biggest influence on me, and absolutely the best thing he could have done for me, was telling me when I wasn't good enough," confides Chavez about his half-brother Jonathon Davis.  "I'm the type - and this is something that's instilled in our family - that when I want something, I go for it; there�s no way you're gonna deny me or tell me I can't have it.  But as far as being there and being supportive and stuff, he was awesome."

Chavez gives us some insight into the band and the songs that will appear on their debut album with the following excerpt from the band�s official bio, "We got real down and dirty and wrote this record, but it was perfect.  The first night, all our gear is hooked up, Mike strums his guitar, and boom, it just starts hammering down snow.  We wrote that song "Giving In," and that just set the tone right there.�  �'Giving In' is a song about personal addictions," continues the singer.  "I was really screwed up with liquor for a while, and I expressed a lot of bad feelings through alcohol.  It gives you the feeling that you don't have any connection with anyone, and the title means you're just giving in to all those feelings, giving in to the bad side of life to numb yourself to responsibility."  Other songs on the album, such as "Everyone" and "Freaking Out," reflect darker sides of human nature.  "'Everyone' is about people who always want to point the finger at other people, instead of looking at themselves.  But the song itself is sort of laughing at those kind of people.  'Freaking Out' is about growing up in a town where you're either a football player or you're nothing.  There's nothing wrong with sports, but I wasn't respected for being a musician.  It's also about paranoia, always tripping out about what people are saying about you."  Despite the heavy subject matter, Chavez says that "I'm into making people feel good about living.  A lot of these rockers out there are always going, 'boo-hoo, my parents, boo-hoo, life's so bad,' But you know what?  Life ain't that bad."  A perfect example is "The Way You Like It," which boasts an almost hip-hop braggadocio.  "That's my arrogant side.  It's about doing things the way I wanted to do them, and people telling me I was stupid for doing that, but I did it anyway and it worked for me."  

You can learn more about the band plus check out some audio and videos at their official site ademaonline.com. 
 

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