“Mars Simula” by Chevelle

Pete Loeffler wrote "Mars Simula" for NIRATIAS, the ninth Chevelle album, which landed on March 5, 2021, five years after The North Corridor. The record's title is an acronym for a phrase declaring that nothing is real and it's all a simulation, and it was the band's first concept album, heavier on instrumentals and spoken word and preoccupied with interstellar travel, distrust of leaders, loss and the past.

It was also their first record as a two-piece. Bassist Dean Bernardini had left in late 2019, so Loeffler, the band's singer, covered both guitar and bass across the album. He produced this track with Joe Barresi, who recorded and mixed it with Greg Foeller and Jun Murakawa assisting. NIRATIAS was the last album on Chevelle's deal with Epic.

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