Adema

Videos:. -. Albums:. By comparing the musical styles of these two bands, the nature of any creative differences that may have led to the split become clear. Current line up (2004-2005):. All five former members continue to make music, Cedric and Omar with The Mars Volta, and Jim, Paul and Tony in Sparta. Previous line up (2001-2004):. Though the reasons for their breakup have not been made clear, Bixler Zavala and Rodriguez-Lopez have stated that they wanted their next album to sound like Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn while the other members of the band wanted it to sound more like Weezer, although this claim is not neccesarily made literally.

Caraciolli is from a band called Rewind Yesterday. At the peak of their popularity, following an epic world tour and with an ever-growing reputation, as well as an incredibly dedicated cult following that remains to this day, At the Drive-In split up in 2001, initially referring to the split as an "indefinite hiatus". They are planning to release an album on their new label, Earache, in early 2005 with a new vocalist who's name is Luke Caraciolli. The afro has, as a result, become somewhat synonymous with the pair's image. However, Mark Chavez has recently quit the band in September 2004, due to musical differences. At the Drive-In were also noted, by certain sections of the music press, for the afros that Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez sport. When the band was launched, many criticized it for leaning on this relationship to gain attention, though it now seems unwarranted. Despite this undoubtedly impressive set, it has often been remarked of At the Drive-In that they struggled to recreate their live experience in the studio, although they certainly tried to (their second full-length, In/Casino/Out, for example, was a live studio album).

The band's (ex)lead singer, Marky Chavez, is the half-brother of Korn's Jonathan Davis. It was this reputation that contributed largely to the attention they received in the rock press towards the end of their career together, as well as the release of what is surely their best-known album, Relationship of Command. Following the release of Unstable, the band lost its guitarist Mike Ransom, and left the Arista label. Influenced primarily by the likes of Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu and making epic, post-hardcore and sometimes almost-stadium rock with complex time signatures and cryptic lyrics, ATD-I's first studio recording was Hell Paso, an EP issued in 1994. They quickly developed a following as intense in loyalty as the band were in their playing - At the Drive-In's reputation for impressive live shows remains legendary to this day. Insomniac's Dream (2002), an EP, sold only about 50,000 albums, while Unstable (2003) sold about 110,000. At the Drive-In were a post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, who formed in 1993 and broke up in 2001. The band followed up with two albums that met with limited success. The Mars Volta.

Two singles from the album, "The Way You Like It" and "Giving In", helped it sell over 600,000 copies. Sparta. Its first album, self-titled Adema, was released in 2001. Anthology (2005) - Compilation. Adema is a Nu Metal group from Bakersfield, California. Relationship of Command (2000, re-release 2004) - LP. "Unstable". Vaya (1999, re-release 2004) - EP.

"Immortal". In/Casino/Out (1998, re-release 2004) - LP. "The Way You Like It". El Gran Orgo (1997) - EP. "Giving In". Acrobatic Tenement (1996, re-release 2004) - LP. Unstable (2003). Alfaro Vive, Carajo! (1995) - EP.

Insomniac's Dream [EP] (2002). Hell Paso (1994) - EP. Adema (2001). Tony Hajjar - Drums. Dave DeRoo -- Bass. Paul Hinojos - Bass. Tim Fluckey -- Guitar. Omar Rodriguez - Guitar.

Kri Kohls -- Drums. Jim Ward - Guitar,Vocals. Luke Caraciolli -- Vocals. Cedric Bixler - Vocals. Dave DeRoo -- Bass. Mike Ransom -- Guitar (left in 2004).

Tim Fluckey -- Guitar. Kris Kohls -- Drums. Mark Chavez -- Vocals (left in 2004).