Patrick of
Full Metal Rock recently conducted an interview with drummer
Sam Loeffler of the Chicago-based trio
CHEVELLE. You can now listen to the chat at
this location.
"Sci-Fi Crimes", the fifth studio album from
CHEVELLE, sold around 46,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band spent seven weeks co-producing the follow-up to 2007's smash album
"Vena Sera" with
Brian Virtue (
JANE'S ADDICTION,
30 SECONDS TO MARS,
DEFTONES) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Formed in 1995, the Chicago-based band has remained a staple in the rock scene with six Top 5 Modern Rock hits under its belt, including the #1 songs
"Send the Pain Below" and
"Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" as well as fan favorites
"The Red" and
"The Clincher". The band is made up of
Pete Loeffler (vocals, guitars), brother
Sam Loeffler (drums), and brother-in-law
Dean Bernardini (bass).
The title
"Sci-Fi Crimes" was inspired by some off-road adventures with one "friend," whom
Pete describes as "this really off-the-wall character, who was driving us around, who believes so whole-heartedly in aliens and UFOs that the subject just really piqued my interest."
