Chevelle Information

Chevelle is an American band formed in 1995. They originally hailed from Grayslake, Illinois. The lead singer and guitarist is Pete Loeffler. Apart from his custom-built PRS guitars, Pete also owns a Fender Stratocaster, an Ibanez RG and a Gibson Les Paul. The guitar review site GuitarSumo features reviews of all these guitars if you want to dive deeper. Sam Loeffler plays drums and percussion, and Joe Loeffler in backing vocals and bass. In 2005, the bands bassist, Joe, left. He was replaced by Dean Bernardini. The band was into rock and metal specifically alternative, post-grunge, and nu metal. To date, Chevelle has already produced 8 albums and has sold over 4 million records across the United States. Aside from this, the band has also released two live albums and a compilation of some of the bands favorite songs. It was in 1995, and brothers Pete and Sams love for music finally urged them to form a band. Both boys were self-taught in playing the instruments, and later the same year, Joe, the youngest Loeffler, joined the band. The bands name Chevelle was taken from the car their father liked, the Chevrolet Chevelle. For the next three years, Chevelle was able to produce a demo album, The Blue Album, and played in small outdoor venues and clubs in Chicago. They were then signed on with Squint Entertainment. In 1999, their first full-length album, Point #1 was released with two singles Point #1 and Mia. It received awards and had favorable reviews. By 2001, Squint Entertainment closed down. Chevelle signed on to Epic Records and released their second album titled Wonder Whats Next . The album was a certified platinum and the single Send the Pain Below reached the number 1 spot in charts. In September 2004, Chevelle released This Type of Thinking which went on to become gold-certified by the RIAA six weeks after its release. Songs from the album including Vitamin R, The Clincher and Panic Prone peaked in a number of rock charts. As a band classified in the alternative metal and hard rock genre, Chevelle is ...