Luke Caraccioli
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Luke Caraccioli (born June 6, 1978) is an American-born singer of Italian descent. He is currently the lead singer for the rock band, Rewind Yesterday, but is probably best known as the former lead singer for the nu metal/Alternative rock band Adema from 2004 to late 2005.
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[edit] Early Life
He was born and raised in West Huntsville, Alabama. Later on he moved to Bakersfield, California. In Bakersfield, he was recruited to the indie rock band, Rewind Yesterday as their lead singer. He is a former Marine of four years.
[edit] In Rewind Yesterday
In 2003, Luke joined the band Rewind Yesterday. They played various shows in Bakersfield and Hollywood. The band found some success winning a few Battle Of The Bands within the area. They had only a few songs; about three, but were still rather successful. Around 2004, Adema drummer, Kris Kohls contacted Luke via cell phone that Adema was holding auditions for a lead singer following the departure of their former lead singer Mark Chavez and he wanted Luke to come try out after listening to a 3 song demo of Rewind Yesterday. Unfortunately, Kris didn't get in touch with him until 2 weeks there after. Apparently, Luke's phone had been turned off because he hadn't paid the bill. However, Rewind Yesterday won a Battle Of The Bands contest and got paid. With the money, he turned his cell phone back on and got the messages from Kohls and agreed to come try out. Luke auditioned for the role which Adema tried out 40 other vocalists with only 10 making it to studio. Luke made it to the final four and soon won the role as their vocalist. After this, Rewind Yesterday went on hiatus as Luke was now the lead singer of Adema.
[edit] In Adema
As Adema's lead singer, Luke brought an entirely new song to the band. The band was often labeled as a nu metal band, but Luke helped Adema redefine their sound to that of an Alternative Rock sound. At that time, Adema was signed to Earache records. Soon after, Adema finished their debut album for Earache records, Planets. It was rather successful, selling more albums than Adema's previous two records, Insomniac's Dream and Unstable. Soon after the album debuted, Adema headed off to Iraq to perform in the Persian Gulf Tour provided by the USO (United Service Orgainzation). They actually made headlines in the New York Post and the Metro New York hyping the tour. Adema returned to the USA and on April 10 began a headlining tour to promote Planets. The band toured for the rest of the year. One of the albums singles, Planets was featured in the movie Cry_Wolf.
[edit] Leaving Adema and return to Rewind Yesterday
On October 25 of 2005, it was informed that Luke was no longer going to sing for the band. This came as a huge shock to the fans as Luke had only spent a year with the band and the band still had shows scheduled. Dave Deroo, the bassist of the band however stated that Luke had planned on leaving the band long before it was announced. This left the band and fans alike feeling betrayed by Luke. Soon after on the band's official message board, Deroo and Luke got into a rather heated argument over his departure. The argument was view by the fans to be a terribly sad moment as they had respect for both men and were very disappointed to see two men that were good friends over the past couple of months fight like this. Soon after, the band replaced the departed Luke with their current lead singer, Bobby Reeves. The band has also gotten back on good terms with their former lead singer, Mark Chavez following the incident.Not long after his departure from Adema, Luke returned to his former bandmates of Rewind Yesterday. The band was happy to have Luke back and not long after began playing shows in Bakersfield soon after. Currently the band remains unsigned and has only a couple of songs finished. However they are working on new material.
[edit] Controversy
Luke is a rather controversial figure to many Adema fans. His departure from Adema has left many fans puzzled,disappointed, betrayed, and came as a shock despite the fact that the record he helped Adema produce sold more than the previous two and he had only spent a few months with the band. After he departed, he and Dave Deroo were involved in a rather heated debate on the official Adema message board. Deroo stated that Luke had planned to leave Adema way before he announced it which questioned his loyalty to the band. Luke had also stated that he wasn't getting along with the band in the later parts of the year. Also when he joined the band, many of the fans criticized his voice citing it was too different from Mark Chavez's harder sound. He is extremely disliked by some of the hardcore fans of the band.
[edit] Personal life
Luke was married once, but during his ventures in the Marines, his wife cheated on him with his next door neighbour that happened to be close with Luke. The two have separated and he is currently single. The song "Tornado" on the Planet album, was about the bad relationship with his wife.
