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    I'm about bringing the show back to rock," says Mark "Marky" Chavez, lead singer and frontman extraordinaire of Bakersfield band Adema. "I remember when I was really young, a little teenager, I wanted to connect with the singer up there. I wanted some action and movement. When I'm onstage, I'm everywhere. I want to get those kids that are way, way in the back, because they remember that shit."Coming together in the same Central Valley breeding ground that spawned bands like Korn and Videodrone, Adema is the most buzzed-about heavy rock sensation of the year. After months of major label bidding warfare that reached massive proportions, Adema signed with Arista Records and began not only a series of high-profile gigs, but recording one of the most anticipated debut albums of 2001."We go on the Internet and people are digging it (already,)" says Chavez, who watched demand for a digital version of the band's song "Everyone" nearly shut down the servers of promotional website Streetwise.com ...more


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