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NIRATIAS by Chevelle
NIRATIAS is an album by Chevelle, released in 2021. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Mars Simula”, on 3 lists with a best position of #2.
NIRATIAS, short for "Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation", is Chevelle's ninth studio album, released on Epic on March 5, 2021, five years after The North Corridor. It is the first Chevelle record as a two-piece: with bassist Dean Bernardini gone at the end of 2019, Pete Loeffler handled guitar and bass as well as vocals, with brother Sam Loeffler on drums. Joe Barresi produced it, and it was the band's last album on their long contract with Epic.
It is also their first concept album, and the Grayslake, Illinois brothers let it sprawl, stretching out with instrumentals and spoken-word interludes as the songs drift through interstellar travel, distrust of leaders, loss and the pull of the past. "Self Destructor", "Peach", "Remember When" and "Endlessly" all went out ahead of it, and "Mars Simula" shows how far out the band was willing to float this time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from NIRATIAS on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars Simula | 3 | #2 | – | 2021 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.