Peter Loeffler is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the

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band Chevelle alongside his brother, drummer Sam Loeffler. Pete, Sam, and bassist Joe Loeffler formed Chevelle in 1995. Joe left the band in 2004, later being replaced with their brother-in-law

Dean Bernardini Dean Bernardini (born December 27, 1973) is an American musician, best known as the former bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Chevelle. He joined the band in 2005 after the departure of Joe Loeffler, who had been a member of t ...

. As of February 2023, Chevelle have released nine studio albums.

Early life

Loeffler started off in music when he started taking piano lessons in his family when he was seven years old.

Career

Pete and his two brothers formed Chevelle in 1995. The band's name came from the band members' passion for fast cars. It was also a car their father liked, the

Chevrolet Chevelle The Chevrolet Chevelle is a mid-sized automobile that was produced by Chevrolet in three generations for the 1964 through 1978 model years. Part of the General Motors (GM) A-body platform, the Chevelle was one of Chevrolet's most successful ...

. They released their first album, Point #1, in 1999. On October 8, 2012, while performing a show in

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, Loeffler fell off the stage and injured his knee and caused swelling. The show continued after a brief intermission and Pete later went to the hospital where it was revealed that he did not break any bones. They later signed a 20-year contract with

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. Since then, they have released nine studio albums under Epic. In a March 17, 2021, interview with Loudwire, Loeffler stated that despite the band selling over six million albums, they haven't gotten any money out of it. The money all went back to Epic. He blames it on signing a bad contract early on in his career. Their tenth album, which is expected to release in 2023, will not be under the record label.

Equipment

From the start of his career to mid-2014, Loeffler used PRS, two of which were custom-built for him. He also uses two PRS Custom 22s, one red (which can be seen in the music video for "Send The Pain Below") and one white custom 24 (his main live guitar) and 2 Custom 24

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(one of which is a baritone with red "X's" on the neck as inlays, the other is gold-top). Pete also owns

Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster, colloquially known as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed from 1952 into 1954 by Leo Fender, Bill Carson, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares. The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation has continuously ...

Sub-Sonic Baritones (two were stolen along with the rest of the band's gear on May 9, 2007). In earlier live sets (prior to the band's EP) Pete had played a blue

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among other guitars. Pete also reportedly used a

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for some parts on the 2011 album

Hats Off to the Bull ''Hats Off to the Bull'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on December 6, 2011. " Face to the Floor", was released as a single on October 10, 2011. "Hats Off to the Bull" was released on February 16, 2012. On N ...

. As of recently, Loeffler has switched and favoured Fender guitars, taking on the road one of his Sub-sonic Stratocasters, as well as a modified Jim Root Stratocaster. As of 2014, his pedalboard currently consists of these effect pedals: * Boss GE-7 Equalizer * Boss TR-2

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* Dunlop Cry Baby Wah * Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail

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* G-Lab True Bypass Wah Pad *

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* Peterson StroboStomp 2 Tuner * Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 * Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus

Style

Pete Loeffler's vocal style has been compared to

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. In an interview with ''

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'' about their fourth studio album, ''

Vena Sera ''Vena Sera'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on April 3, 2007, through Epic Records. Many of the tracks on this album were based on material from unreleased songs the band had previously recorded. The term " ...

'', Loeffler talked about his vocal style: The band's ninth studio album, ''

NIRATIAS ''NIRATIAS'' (an acronym for "Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation") is the ninth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on March 5, 2021. It was preceded by three singles: "Self Destructor", "Peach", and "Remember When". The ...

'', balanced the band's melodic and aggressive style. Loeffler compared it to the band's more melodic albums like ''

'' and ''

Wonder What's Next ''Wonder What's Next'' is the second studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on October 8, 2002 by Epic Records. Spawning the singles " The Red", "Send the Pain Below", and " Closure". It proved to be Chevelle's breakthrough album, ...

'', as opposed to the heavier sound of ''

The North Corridor ''The North Corridor'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on July 8, 2016. Album cover The album cover for the regular edition features a goat similar to Black Philip from the film '' The Witch''. The alternate ...

''.

Discography

Studio albums * '' Point #1'' (1999) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) ''This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)'' is the third studio album by American rock band Chevelle. Debuting at No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 based on nearly 90,000 copies sold in its first week, it charted higher than its predecessor, ''Wond ...

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

Sci-Fi Crimes ''Sci-Fi Crimes'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on August 31, 2009 through Epic Records. Background The album was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2009 with producer Brian Virtue. On April 9, 2009, Ch ...

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

La Gárgola ''La Gárgola'' (Spanish for "The Gargoyle") is the seventh studio album by American rock band Chevelle. It was released on April 1, 2014 in the US and on June 9, 2014 in the UK. The album cover depicts vocalist Pete Loeffler wearing a plague ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2021)

References

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