Ĭhevelle recorded a seven-track demo known as The Blue Album, released in 1998. The band started playing small outdoor concerts and clubs around Chicago, Illinois, with Joe being only 14 years old. It was also a car their father liked, the Chevrolet Chevelle. The name Chevelle came from the band members' passion for fast cars. Each of the band members were self-taught musicians. Their youngest brother Joe Loeffler joined the band replacing Scott. Bassist Matt Scott was also in the band until 1996. Pete started playing guitar and singing while Sam began playing drums in their parents' garage. Main articles: Point #1 and Wonder What's NextĬhevelle formed in 1995 in Grayslake, Illinois, when brothers Pete Loeffler and Sam Loeffler started enjoying and learning to play music. As of 2022 the band has sold over 6 million records. Other releases from Chevelle include two live albums, two DVDs, and two compilation albums. Chevelle has since released six more albums: Vena Sera (2007), Sci-Fi Crimes (2009), Hats Off to the Bull (2011), La Gárgola (2014), The North Corridor (2016), and their latest NIRATIAS (2021).

This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004), the band's third album debuted at No. 8 and has been certified platinum. Chevelle's second album, Wonder What's Next (2002), was certified double platinum by the RIAA after a debut at No. 14 on the United States albums chart, Billboard 200. The band's first studio album, Point #1, was released on a small record label called Squint Entertainment. Bernardini departed from the band in 2019, and in 2021, Kemble Walters joined the band as a touring bassist. When Joe left the band in 2005, Geno Lenardo subbed in as the touring bassist until he was replaced by Pete and Sam's brother-in-law, Dean Bernardini. Scott was replaced by Sam and Pete's brother, Joe Loeffler, in 1996. The band was originally composed of two brothers, Pete Loeffler (lead vocals and guitar) and Sam Loeffler (drums and percussion), along with Matt Scott (bass and backing vocals). Chevelle is an American rock band formed in Grayslake, Illinois, in 1995.

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