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El Paso, United States (2001 – 2013)

The Mars Volta were an American rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various influences including , , , and / into their sound. They are characterized for their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums.

The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an , -influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.

Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
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  • yellowgawron

    http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Hannibal I created this group when listening to Mars Volta. Just almost as cool.

    21 May 8:20pm Reply

  • Vice3

    Bedlam > Amputechture > De-Loused > Frances > Octahedron > Nocturniquet ... I love De-Loused for its excessive experimentation tendency that brings both the psychedelic and the atmosferic into full life. but I'm more a fan of the solid psychedelic/prog-rock/nadrealistic lyricism that Cedric embodies in Bedlam so masterfully ^^ but that's just me B-)

    21 May 9:40am Reply

  • brendonfucker

    Zavalaz doing a tour with Dot Hacker?...so much more dope than Bosnian Rainbows

    18 May 2:58pm Reply

  • rampface

    Frances > De-Loused > Bedlam > Noctourniquet > Amputechture > Octahedron

    16 May 6:55pm Reply

  • jeanneMJ

    I'm sure Cedric's new project is going to be kickass one. The only thing I wouldn't want to happen is a fight between fans of Zavalaz and Bosnian Rainbows.

    16 May 12:46pm Reply

  • JimiTheMute

    So.... Cedric just officially announced his new group, Zavalaz, followed by a small West Coast tour with Dot Hacker. I'm going to be attending one of the shows. I'm pretty stoked, but also pretty anxious to hear what it sounds like...

    16 May 1:02am Reply

  • TheShibster

    Frances>Amputechture>Deloused>Noctourniquet>Bedlam>Octahedron

    14 May 7:53pm Reply

  • AnarchyBrony

    Does anybody know if The Mars Volta will reunite one day?

    14 May 5:22am Reply

  • Narrwald

    Frances = Deloused > Bedlam > Noctourniquet >>> Amputechture = Octahedron

    11 May 11:37pm Reply

  • pastoryam12

    De-Loused and Frances > the other stuff [2]

    11 May 4:26am Reply

  • Yelyah-Williams

    De-Loused and Frances > the other stuff

    9 May 7:52am Reply

  • starlanzo

    what you took from me is mine what is mine i'll never give

    9 May 12:33am Reply

  • V-Mayatnik

    De-Loused > Frances > Noctourniquet > other albums

    5 May 5:52am Reply

  • dear_ava

    :) well, I am here to present you a brazilian band called Lisabi. They're going to play in US in July. You can download their music at http://lisabi.bandcamp.com or contact them for more info here: http://facebook.com/lisabilisabi hope you all enjoy :D

    3 May 1:51am Reply

  • tysienka

    Frances > De-Loused > Tremulant > Bedlam > Amputechre > Noctourniquet > Octahedron.

    1 May 11:46pm Reply

  • DDevilized

    Frances>Bedlam>De-Loused=Tremulant>Amputechture>Nocto>>>>Octa

    1 May 11:04pm Reply

  • kenz2334

    Cedric's voice=instant eargasm

    21 Apr 9:41pm Reply

  • TheWrathofThor

    Now that these guys have split up, anyone know any other latin jazz or jazz fusion influenced rock bands?

    20 Apr 3:13pm Reply

  • ArthurGuerra7x

    Aberinkula + Metatron: best sequence of life

    19 Apr 2:28am Reply

  • Dr_Johnny_Skinz

    RIP IMO.

    17 Apr 4:25am Reply
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