Squint Entertainment closed down

Chevelle toured as support to bands such as Sevendust , Machine Head , Filter , and Powerman 5000 in this period. Squint Entertainment closed down in 2001 and the band signed with Epic Records in 2002. In 2002 Chevelle released its second studio album Wonder What’s Next on Epic Records. The band released the single ” The Red “, which reached No. 3 on the Mainstream rock charts , and the video was played in regular rotation on MTV . Wonder What’s Next soon peaked at No. 14 on the United States Billboard 200 album chart. Brian O’Neil of AllMusic stated the album “offers uniqueness not often heard in more commercial fare, no mean feat.” Chevelle released two more singles from the album, ” Closure “, and ” Send the Pain Below “, the latter of which reached the No. 1 position on both of the mainstream rock and modern rock charts. Wonder What’s Next was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA with excess sales of one million copies sold in the United States alone in 2003. Chevelle was nominated for three awards at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards . One as a band and two for their song “Send the Pain Below”. The categories they were nominated for were Modern Rock Artist, Modern Rock Track, and Top Rock Song .