From Bakersfield, American metal/rock outfit Adema end up biting off more than they can chew on their third full-length album. Carrying something of a post-grunge flavor with alternative elements, Planets' 72-minute runtime is far too unnecessary given the musical style these guys play, not to mention how stolid a majority of the songwriting is. Passable instrumentation alone ain't enough to save the record from uninspired composition choices, rather dry vocals delivered by Luke Caraccioli, and almost zero dedication to the structuring of this thing. Planets isn't irredeemable, but it's also laughably easy to forget.
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