Vena Sera

Vena Sera
Studio album by Chevelle
Released	April 3, 2007
Recorded	October–November 2006 at Studio at the Palms in Paradise, Nevada & at Studio Barbarosa in Bavon, Virginia
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	44:12
Label	Epic
Producer	Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Chevelle chronology
This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004) Vena Sera (2007) Sci-Fi Crimes (2009)
Singles from Vena Sera
"Well Enough Alone" Released: March 6, 2007 "I Get It" Released: January 22, 2008 "The Fad" Released: March 3, 2008

Professional ratings
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.

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 songs written and composed 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

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"In Debt to Earth"	4:12
Total length:		48:24

Best Buy bonus tracks
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

1. "Chevelle - Vena Sera - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.
2. "Vena Sera - Chevelle". Allmusic.
3. Endelman, Michael (April 6, 2007). "Vena Sera Review". Entertainment Weekly.
4. Wippsson, Johan. "Vena Sera". Melodic. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
5. Hoard, Christian (March 21, 2007). "Vena Sera : Chevelle : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
6. "Chevelle - Vena Sera (staff review)". Sputnikmusic.
7. "Chevelle - 'Vena Sera'". TuneLab Music.
8. "Album Reviews: Vena Sera". Type 3 Media.
9. Katie Hasty, "'NOW 24' Trumps McBride, Duff, Timbaland At No. 1", Billboard.com, April 11, 2007.
10. "Vena Sera". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2016.