Sam Loeffler is the drummer of the hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 band Chevelle. He plays in the band with his brother and guitarist / vocalist Pete Loeffler

Pete Loeffler

Pete Loeffler is the lead guitarist and lead singer for the Chicago alternative metal band Chevelle. His vocal delivery varies from clean melodic singing to a gut-wrenching scream....

 and brother-in-law and bassist Dean Bernardini

Dean Bernardini

Dean Bernardini is the bass guitar player and backing vocalist for the hard rock band Chevelle, as well as being a brother-in-law to the Loefflers. He joined the band in 2005 after the departure of Joe Loeffler, who had been a member of the group since 1994...

. Sam has recently started singing background vocals on certain songs such as "Another Know it All", "Sleep Apnea" and "The Fad

The Fad

"The Fad" is the third and final single from Chevelle's 2007 album, Vena Sera. Pete Loeffler stated in a live show that he wrote this song while in Las Vegas.-Music video:The music video was premiered on the internet on March 3, 2008...

" in live performances. As of 2010, Sam Loeffler switched kits to a vintage Pearl "Vistalite" type kit.

New Drum Statistics

• Pearl clear 4 piece set (Clear Acrylic)
• 16x16 Floor Tom
• 13x9 Tom
• 26x18 Bass Drum
• 14x6.5 Pearl Masterworks Snare Drum
• Zildjian cymbals (switched from Paiste
  Paiste
  Paiste, a Swiss manufacturer and designer, is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is an Estonian/Finnish word which means "shine"...
  
   in 2005).
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Drum statistics

Included in Sam's drum set are:

• Pearl
  Pearl Drums
  Founded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...
  
   MMX Master Series
• 14x6.5 brass free-floating snare
• 10x8 tom
• 10x10 tom
• 16x16 floor tom
• 22x16 bass drum
• Zildjian cymbals (switched from Paiste
  Paiste
  Paiste, a Swiss manufacturer and designer, is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is an Estonian/Finnish word which means "shine"...
  
  in 2005).
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