Chevelle Wonder What's Next LP

Wonder What's Next is the second studio album by Chevelle, released in 2002 by Epic Records. Spawning the singles "The Red" and "Send The Pain Below", it proved to be Chevelle's breakthrough album, landing them high-profile tour slots including the main stage of Ozzfest 2003. Having sold over two million copies, Wonder What's Next remains the band's most successful album.

Chevelle take the best part of Tool - the melodrama and occasional nods to Maynard Keenan's vocal style - and remove the pretension that the prog-metallers are often found to be indulging in. Chevelle than apply what is left within an indie rock mindset that comes through in spite of the slick production that, try as it might, doesn't allow Wonder What's Next to mimic what's on the radio. This doesn't mean that the disc is lacking good songs; quite the opposite, actually: 'The Red,' the first single, is a pulsating, emotional track built around a nifty bass riff and an excellent chorus; 'Comfortable Liar' settles nicely into a post-Sabbath chug complete with superb percussion, and 'Closure' is a power ballad that arm-wrestles between power and ballad with no clear winner, save for the listener. Chevelle managed to retain its credibility yet still put out 11 tracks that, while still catchy, offer uniqueness not often heard in more commercial fare, no mean feat.