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Formed: 1995 iSound Site: www.isound.com/chevelle

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	Vena SeraNot Rated Released: 2007

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	Vena SeraNot Rated Released: 2007
	Vena SeraNot Rated Released: 2007
	Vena Sera (+2 Bonus Tracks)Not Rated Released: 2007
	Vena SeraNot Rated Released: 2007
	This Type of ThinkingNot Rated Released: 2005
	This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)Not Rated Released: 2004
	Live from the RoadNot Rated Released: 2003
	Red/Wonder What's NextNot Rated Released: 2003
	Wonder What's NextNot Rated Released: 2002
	Point #1Not Rated Released: 1999

Biography

NEW ALBUM VENA SERA OUT April 3rd!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (this type of thinking could do us in - sept 21, 2004) (live from the road- 2003) (wonder what's next- 2002) (point ..1- 1999) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ How do you describe a year in which your band sold more than a million copies of its major label debut, scored three chart-topping singles, performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, played the Ozzfest main stage, garnered critical acclaim, racked up radio and MTV airplay and toured Europe with one of its favorite groups (Audioslave)? "I call that a pretty damned good year," says drummer Sam Loeffler, whose band Chevelle went super-nova in 2003 with Wonder What's Next. "It was one unbelievable experience after another. I remember playing Letterman and Jim Carrey, who was that night's guest, invited us to hang in his dressing room. He said to us, 'I hear you guys on the radio all the time. That song of yours-'The Red'- is great.' We had just performed in front of millions of people on national TV and here was one of the biggest stars in the world acknowledging our music. For a band that had been playing dive bars not that long ago, it was definitely a surreal moment." Fueled by "The Red" and follow-up blockbusters "Send The Pain Below" and "Closure," Chevelle toured endlessly, consistently whipping packed-house crowds into a frenzy with a set that was raw, sweaty and absolutely electrifying. When all was said and done, Sam and his brothers Pete (vocals/guitar) and Joe (bass) had played a staggering 400 shows, including dates with the Foo Fighters and a sold-out headlining jaunt of their own. On December 17th, 2003, they played the final show of a grueling tour at the House of Blues in their hometown of Chicago. They took a two-week break, and then entered their home studio to begin penning a new record. Or at least, that was their intention. "It was rough," laughs Sam. "It was January 2nd and Pete and I were sitting in the studio, just staring at each other. We were completely burnt from touring, had nothing written, and were under the gun to write the follow-up to an album that had just gone platinum-plus on the strength of three singles. After a couple of hours, Pete said, 'We deserve a break - let's take tomorrow off.' We came back the next day and still, nothing. So we'd take another day off. That went on for about two months (laughs). Then one day, everything just clicked and the songs came one after another." About dealing with writer's block and the pressure to outdo the previous record, Pete says, "Ultimately, you can't worry about it. You have to write to please yourself and we did that. Beyond that, we had no expectations." Seven months later, however, few were surprised when ther highly anticipated new album, THIS TYPE OF THINKING (COULD DO US IN), debuted on Billboard's Top 200 at No. 8 and quickly went gold. Chevelle had picked up where they left off, with lead single "Vitamin R (Leading Us)" blazing to the top of the rock charts while its eye-popping video blanketed MTV, MTV2 and Fuse. Road-tightened and focus redefined, the brothers Loeffler have raised the ante with this perfectly paced album of intoxicatingly tuneful melodies and raw, juiced guitars. Pete's richly hued voice illuminates the dark soundscapes of songs like "The Clincher" (about dealing with claustrophobia), "Still Running" (about the struggle to be positive during turbulent times) and "Tug-O-War" (about toeing the line between passion and packaging). Behind him, the rhythm section of Sam and Joe make tracks like "Breach Birth," "Emotional Draught" and "Another Know It All" swing and stomp with seductive flair, anchoring each track with thick, surging grooves. The band co-produced the album with Michael "Elvis" Baskette, whom they previously worked with on Wonder What's Next. "We knew exactly what we wanted the record to sound like," says Sam. "We'd already done a lot of pre-production work, so we asked Michael if he was comfortable with us having a co-production credit. He agreed, saying he'd engineer and oversee it. We trust him and his ideas and everything worked out great." As Sam tells it, the band worked fast and furious, but kept the mood. "Recording can be a really intense process," he says. "So there were certain things we did to take the edge off. For instance, we were recording 'Tug-O-War' and Pete was getting frustrated over a particular vocal passage. So I sent a runner out for a bottle of Petrone and told Pete we'd do a shot for every take that he got right. By the end of the session, we were completely ripped (laughs). Actually, if you listen to the song closely, you can hear the glasses clinking. Little things like that can make a big difference in keeping the process fun." Since the album's release, Chevelle has garnered heavy radio and video airplay, appeared The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CNN, and contributed a track (second single "The Clincher") to EA Sports' top-selling video game Madden NFL 2005. The trio closed out the year with an arena tour opening for Korn and will break from the gate in 2005 with the headlining slot on the Winterfresh SnoCore tour presented by MTV2. "We've worked our asses off for everything that we've achieved," says Sam. "And at a time when everyone's focusing on lip-synching and fashion statements, we've done it without gimmicks and by writing our own music. That makes us prouder than anything else."

Bio written by: bandchick

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gray beard sucks gray beard sucks ass.He is proabably poser and wasn't even punk before there was punk.Punk didn't exist back then it was in the late 80's and from then that there has been punk and since there has been punk your bearly calling yourself punk. I bet you never called yourself punk before, only since they invented the word.Your a fucking poser and you know it. POSER!!chevelle rocks!!!	chevellefan_99

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dude u don't even know this guy. why r u trying to cut him down? chill out man	colonelforbin420
read his bio or the things he likes.He said that he was punk before there was punk and i think that bull.Im not trying to offend anyone	chevellefan_99
Dude, you just insulted Grey Beared by saying he sucks ass and saying he is a poser. You have no insult rights newbie, this is like, your first day here.	MusicMan13
no it's not!it has proabably been a week!not a day but he insults chevelle and i don't like that,and if you disagree with me then the hell with you too.CHEVELLEROCKS!!!!!!!!	chevellefan_99
your right musicman i shouldn't insult someone who has been here longer than me i am a newbie so i should keep my mouth shut.But i don't like the fact that he is talking bad about chevelle,come on don't you like chevelle?	chevellefan_99
Chevelle is bad ass.	MusicMan13
And just so you know, there are more haters than lovers on the forums. Like on the Good Charlotte forum, there is a few of us who make fun of them all the time. Thats just the way it is on this site.	MusicMan13
hey, but wait a minuet, grey hasnt talked bad about chevelle.	MusicMan13
oh okay then he's alright i guess.	chevellefan_99
wait i take that back he said that they were blowing chritian somethig out of there butt and thats not cool.whats wrong with christian rock?	chevellefan_99
i have nothing against you musicman its just i don't like grey talking bad about chevelle just cause there a christian rock band.I don care if he is just trying to inform us maybe he is wrong maybe they are not evev christian.	chevellefan_99
At the end of the discussion he said he would look into the band a little more, but who cares, everyone has their own opinion about things, and yes, Chevelle is awsome.	MusicMan13
i don't know what to say and im confused so i wont say anything more about greybeard.......for today mwuahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!	chevellefan_99
good	MusicMan13
Who the heck is Gray Beard (or whatever his name is)?	Crestfallen
gray beard is mean and hatful too	fairiekisses
chevelle rocks:)	fairiekisses
No, he is older and wiser on certain things, but a part of me wants to believe that his profile is bullcrap. Why would a 50 year old be on a site like this?	MusicMan13
You mean he's only an old dude? No one really answered my question...	Crestfallen
Chevlle_fan, Graybeard is a middle-aged man, not some teenager who thinks they know everything about music like you. It's sad you clal him a poseur when you don't even spell the word right.	BLASTT
hey blastt i dont think i know about music more than everyone else u fuckin moron.	chevellefan_99
just to tell you guys/gals punks dead and has been dead since green day came out in the late 80s. When i say punk i dont mean pop crap like green day i mean the clash nofx antiflag you dumb butts	FattyMcfatfat18
im sorry yes gray beard said some things i did nt agree with but this is such a stupid thing to argue about	DarkxPixie
I was stating an opinion. Opinions don't make someone a fucking moron now do they you fucking moron?	BLASTT
well then stop talkin like if you fuckin know me	chevellefan_99
I can talk to you however I want.	BLASTT
this is so fuckin gay	DarkxPixie
How nice of you to join in.	BLASTT
go fuck yourself blastt your not the fuckin boss around here so go fuck yourself and you cant talk the way you want to to me bitch!	chevellefan_99
Chill out guys.	MusicMan13
I can talk to you however I want. Cursing me out doesn't make you seem too intelligent.	BLASTT
sorry im not a smartass like u.fuckin fag im not tryin to sound inteligent.	chevellefan_99
chevelle fan, just stop right there man. Im still your friend, but Blastt is going walk all over you.	MusicMan13
fine music man only cause u said so. not cause blastt. dont think you have won or anything.	chevellefan_99
chevellfan_99 i think u should not let gray beard or blastt get to u or anyone else. ****chevelle kicks ass.*****	fairiekisses
Dont post shit like that on here. Nobody cares, so you dont like the kid, nobody cares. This site was made so that people can talk about the Music, dont post shit that has nothing to do with Chevelle, that is what messenger is for. Dont be a dickhead.	BandChick
Ooh she called me a fucking fag! Ouch! Come on, get some better comebacks.	BLASTT
Sounding intelligent is a better way to win an argument instead of calling me a fag.	BLASTT
Like I said, nobody wants to hear it.	BandChick
Because you all don't want to argue intelligently. No, you'd rather blow it off and ignore me. Real mature guys.	BLASTT
hey blast; i think chevelle fan is quite a bit younger than you. it is apparent in the way he/she comes bakc at you, take it into consideration and let it go. chevelle fan, the truth is, is that if anyone is a real punk they wouldnt even know this conversation was happening, because "real" punks (whatever that "Really" means, except a choice to make ones own way inspite of society or directly opposed to it, trends included), would not be here. Reason number one: chevelle is trendy nu metal. punks in the true sense of the word, dont like stuff like this. number two: chevelle, arnt punks, they dont have punk messages, they dont dress punk, they dont have slang like punk, they arnt a punk band. lol. nope no one here could be considered a punk as a matter of fact. LOL this is a funny forum. i get so much entertainment from this place.	lahmi
Actually, chevellefan is older then me. She's 15 and I'm still 14. I turn 15 in a month but who knows how long she's been 15.	BLASTT
she haha very funny blastt.	chevellefan_99
You're a guy?! HAHAHA! You come off as a girl.	BLASTT
ha ha im laughin my ass of blastt.	chevellefan_99
Why would you think chevellefan_99 is a girl? That's kinda weird...	Passionate_Blosson
I don't know. He came off as a girl.	BLASTT
ok i came off as a chick man can we just drop the subject.	chevellefan_99
Why would you think chevellefan_99 is a girl? That's kinda weird... ^^He asked!	BLASTT
She*	BLASTT
oh ok.do i still come of as a chick?i got that crap again on the mcr forums.proabably cause im like on of the not so many guys on those forums.	chevellefan_99
one	chevellefan_99
Honestly, it's because of your username.	BLASTT
whats wrong with my username?	chevellefan_99
nothing is wrong with your username...blastt just comes into forums to arouse arguments, usually succeeding..he's one of those kids who you just have to look over, nothing you say is going to change his mind, nothing he says is ging to change yours..it's a pointless attempt on both ends of the argument...	sensesfailxangrypoet
blastt is right.bad_kittie said that my name does mislead me a little.man that sux.ah oh well.	chevellefan_99
yeah well just forget this topic.right?	chevellefan_99
we'll	chevellefan_99
nothing he says is ging to change yours.. Funny how chevellefan just admitted I was right, in a way.	BLASTT
yeah bad_kittie told me that my name mislead me or somthing like that.	chevellefan_99
i thought you were a guy the whole time...besides yu cant think someones a guy or girl just from a username..unless it say "guy" or "girl" in it i suppose..& even then at times you're still miss lead>lmao	sensesfailxangrypoet
well at least i didnt come off as a chick to everybody.	chevellefan_99
"besides yu cant think someones a guy or girl just from a username" I just did.	BLASTT
thats because you are quick to asume..but i'm not getting into it blastt..you're not pulling me in...sorry, i've had enough child-play-arguing on these forums..its childish..	sensesfailxangrypoet