NIRATIAS (an acronym for “Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation”) is the ninth studio album by the rock band Chevelle, released on March 5, 2021. It was preceded by four singles: “Self Destructor“, “Peach“, “Remember When“, and “Endlessly”. The album was produced by Joe Barresi and was their first studio album in five years, the previous being 2016’s The North Corridor. It is also their first album as a two-piece, as bassist Dean Bernardini left the band in late 2019, leaving vocalist Pete Loeffler to play both guitar and bass on the album. It marked the final album on their contract with long-time label Epic Records; future music from the band will be released on Alchemy Records. Unlike previous Chevelle albums, NIRATIAS is a concept album, with more instrumental and spoken word tracks, dealing with themes such as interstellar travel, mistrust in leadership, loss, and the past.
Tracklist:
- Verruckt (instrumental)
- So Long, Mother Earth
- Mars Simula
- Sleep the Deep (instrumental)
- Self Destructor
- Piistol Star (Gravity Heals)
- VVurmhole (instrumental)
- Peach
- Test Test…Enough
- Endlessly
- Remember When
- Ghost and Razor
- Lost in Digital Woods
Credits:
Chevelle
Pete Loeffler: vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
Sam Loeffler: drums
Additional musicians
Brian Kilgore: timpani, chimes, percussion (track 10)
Joe Barresi: additional percussion
Production
Joe Barresi: producer, mixing
Mark “Stig” Daughney: guitar tech
Dan Druff: guitar tech
Mike Fasano: drum tech
Bruce Jacoby: drum tech
Jun Murakawa: assistant engineer
Greg Foeller: assistant engineer
Bob Ludwig: mastering
Artwork
Jeff Schulz: art direction and design
Boris Vallejo: cover illustration
Joseph Cultice: photography
