The Mars Volta
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The Mars Volta | |
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 The Mars Volta on stage at the Vegoose Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock |
| Years active | 2001–2012 |
| Labels | Universal, GSL, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | At the Drive-In, De Facto, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Free Moral Agents, Zechs Marquise, Big Sir, Racer X, Sparta, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, One Day As a Lion, Vato Negro, Laddio Bolocko |
| Website | www |
| Members | Omar Rodríguez-López Cedric Bixler-Zavala Juan Alderete Marcel Rodríguez-López Deantoni Parks Lars Stalfors |
| Past members | See: Former members |
The Mars Volta were a rock band from El Paso, Texas formed by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. They were called the 'Best Prog-Rock Band' in 2008, by Rolling Stone magazine.
Omar and Cedric had earlier played in another rock band called At the Drive-In, but the band did not want to play anymore since they liked different types of music.
They have released five studio albums, some of them on the famous label Universal records. They are famous for their wild live shows, their psychedelic sounds and their concept albums. In September 2012, the band announced that they were going on a hiatus and then split up January 2013.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The Mars Volta Break Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-03-25. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Other websites[change | change source]
- Band page Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
