ADEMA Dropped By ARISTA, Band Plan On 'Independently' Releasing Next CD

ADEMA have been dropped by Arista Records following the disappointing sales performance of the group's second full-length album, 2003's "Unstable".

The band, who parted ways with guitarist Mike Ransom late last year, are planning on "independently releasing their next album," according to a posting on the group's message board by ADEMA's official video/audio guy, Brad Nolan.

Released last August, "Unstable" has shifted 100,232 copies in the U.S. so far, according to Nielsen SoundScan — a far cry from the 661,490 units registered by its predecessor, 2001's "Adema". The band's 2002 EP offering, "Insomniac's Dream", has sold 48,922 copies to date.