Although they started on a Christian rock label, Chevelle has long distanced themselves from being known as a Christian rock band. The band was originally formed in 1995 by three brothers - Pete, Sam, and Joe Loeffler - from a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, although Joe was later replaced on bass by brother-in-law Dean Bernardini, keeping it a family affair. Since they debuted Point #1 in 1999, Chevelle has been rocking the stage with an energy you could probably find under the hood of the car whose namesake they took. The band toured with acts such as Sevendust, Filter and Powerman 5000 and were eventually signed to Epic Records in 2002. That same year, they released their breakthrough album Wonder What's Next which included hit singles "The Red" and "Send The Pain Below" - the latter song reached the top slot on both the Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts.

This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) followed in 2004 as the band continued on with their aggressive guitar riffs and lyrics. The album spawned singles such as "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)" and "The Clincher", which was featured in Madden NFL 2005. Two years later, Chevelle recorded their fourth studio album and their first with Dean, with the result being Vena Sera ("vein liquid" in Latin). The album's first single, "Well Enough Alone" was written about the dispute that resulted after Joe's departure from the band, with Joe claiming he was fired while the band insisted he quit. The album's second single, "I Get It" was more successful and was quite different from most other Chevelle songs in that it had a sort of dance beat as well as two guitars instead of only one.

While on tour in 2007 to promote the new album, the band ran into some bad luck. During a show in Texas, their equipment-filled trailer was stolen, leaving the band in search of their guitars, basses, amps, etc. The band returned to the studio to work on their fifth album, Sci-Fi Crimes, which is to be released on September 1, 2009. Sam said that the band worked hard to make the new album "something different from past records without losing the core of our passion." The first single off of Chevelle's latest effort is entitled "Jars".

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