Vena Sera
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 72%[1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
| Melodic | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
| TuneLab Music | 9/10[7] |
| Type 3 Media | 8.5/10[8] |
Vena Sera is the fourth studio album by the American alternative metal band Chevelle and was 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 "Vena Sera" is Latin for "vein liquids", or "blood".
Vena Sera is the first Chevelle album with bassist Dean Bernardini, the brother-in-law of fellow members Pete and Sam Loeffler. It would also be the second and final album produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, marking the first time Chevelle maintained the same producer for a second record.
The first single, "Well Enough Alone", was released to radio stations on February 13, 2007, but a physical CD single would not be available until March 6.[citation needed]
The album debuted at number 12 in the United States with sales of approximately 62,000. This was less than their previous album, This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In), which debuted at number eight with sales of about 90,000.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lyrics: Peter Loeffler, Music: Chevelle (BMI songwriter listing: Peter Loeffler, Samuel Loeffler) except "Delivery" by Compulsion[10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Antisaint" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Brainiac" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Saferwaters" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Well Enough Alone" | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Straight Jacket Fashion" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "The Fad" | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Humanoid" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Paint the Seconds" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Midnight to Midnight" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "I Get It" | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Saturdays" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 44:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "In Debt to Earth" | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 48:24 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Sleep Walking Elite" | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Delivery" (Compulsion Cover) | 3:03 |
| Total length: | 50:55 | |
Credits
- Pete Loeffler - guitars, vocals
- Sam Loeffler - drums
- Dean Bernardini - bass, drums
- Michael "Elvis" Baskette - producer, mixing
- Dave Holdredge - engineer
- Jef Moll - digital editing & programming
Bonus tracks
- Jef Moll - coproducer, engineer, editor, & mixer
Charts
Album
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 | 12 |
| Billboard Top Rock Albums | 4 |
| Billboard Top Internet Albums | 6 |
| Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums | 10 |
Singles
| Year | Song | US Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Well Enough Alone" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 9 | ||
| Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 16 | ||
| "I Get It" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 5 | |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 4 | ||
| Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 18 | ||
| 2008 | "The Fad" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 13 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 39 |
References
- ^ "Chevelle - Vena Sera - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Vena Sera - Chevelle". Allmusic.
- ^ Endelman, Michael (April 6, 2007). "Vena Sera Review". Entertainment Weekly.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Wippsson, Johan. "Vena Sera". Melodic. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (March 21, 2007). "Vena Sera : Chevelle : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Chevelle - Vena Sera (staff review)". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ "Chevelle - 'Vena Sera'". TuneLab Music.
- ^ "Album Reviews: Vena Sera". Type 3 Media.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 24' Trumps McBride, Duff, Timbaland At No. 1", Billboard.com, April 11, 2007.
- ^ "Vena Sera". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2016.