The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta Ready New Album

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2009

Current prog champs the Mars Volta have finally revealed the details of their long-awaited fifth studio album. Titled Octahedron, the album...

The Mars Volta

The Bedlam in Goliath

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2008

Cedric Bixler Zavala’s familiar wail opens this stunningly dull fourth effort by the kings of over-indulgent noodling. In an effort seeming...

The Mars Volta

Amputechture

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2006

It pains me to say this, but after two records of interesting genre-busting post-punk and prog rock noodling, I think the Mars Volta have r...

The Mars Volta Is So Over It

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

For most musicians, the hardest part of disbanding is rarely the break-up itself, but picking up the pieces and moving on. Judging by the o...

The Mars Volta

Scabdates

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

As anyone who has ever seen the Mars Volta live knows, no two shows are alike. As a result of the band’s penchant for veering into random f...

The Mars Volta

Koolhaus, Toronto ON - May 13, 2005

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2005

The Mars Volta are very demanding. Their music asks a lot from the listener - their overwhelming progressive tendencies stir up a mind-expa...

The Mars Volta

Frances the Mute

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2005

Talk about epic. The second full-length from this At the Drive-In offshoot clocks in at around 80 minutes and contains just five tracks. If...