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American rock band For|their self-titled studio album|The Mars Volta (album)!''The Mars Volta'' (album) Use mdy dates March 2020 Infobox musical artist | name = The Mars Volta | image = The Mars Volta NL 2023 (cropped).jpg | caption = The Mars Volta performing in 2023 | landscape = Yes | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = El Paso, Texas, U.S. | genre = flatlist| * Progressive rock * experimental rock * post-hardcore * psychedelic rock * nowrap|art rock * jazz fusion | years_active = flatlist| * 2001–2012 * 2019–present | label = flatlist| * Universal Music Group|Universal * Gold Standard Laboratories|GSL * Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. * Clouds Hill | spinoff_of = flatlist| * At the Drive-In * De Facto (band)|De Facto | current_members = * Omar Rodríguez-López * Cedric Bixler-Zavala * Eva Gardner * Marcel Rodríguez-López * Leo Genovese * Linda-Philomène Tsoungui | past_members = * Isaiah "Ikey" Owens|Ikey Owens * Jeremy Ward (musician)|Jeremy Ward * Blake Fleming * Jon Theodore * Ralph Jasso * Linda Good * Flea (musician)|Flea * Jason Lader * Juan Alderete * Adrián Terrazas-González * Deantoni Parks * John Frusciante * Paul Hinojos * Thomas Pridgen * Dave Elitch * Lars Stalfors * Willy Rodriguez Quiñones ''The Mars Volta'' is an American Rock music|rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics, whose partnership forms the core of the band. The band's current line-up also includes founding member Eva Gardner (bass, Omar's brother Marcel Rodríguez-López (keyboards, synths, percussion, Leo Genovese (piano, keyboard) and Linda-Philomène Tsoungui (drums). Known for their energetic live shows and concept albums, The Mars Volta formed following the break-up of Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala's previous band, At the Drive-In. Seeking to experiment and expand their sound, Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala recruited Gardner, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (keyboards, Jon Theodore (drums) and Jeremy Ward (musician)|Jeremy Ward (sound manipulation) to form The Mars Volta. The band released their debut EP, ''Tremulant (EP)|Tremulant'', in 2002, with Gardner leaving the band prior to recording their debut album, ''De-Loused in the Comatorium''. She was replaced by Red Hot Chili Peppers' bass guitarist Flea (musician)|Flea for the sessions. The Rick Rubin-produced album received widespread critical acclaim upon its release in 2003. The band's second studio album, ''Frances the Mute'' (2005, was self-produced by Rodríguez-López and was the first to feature longterm members Juan Alderete (bass) and Marcel Rodríguez-López. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200 and became the band's biggest commercial success, selling over 500,000 copies in the US and achieving Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA. The band's third studio album, ''Amputechture'', was released in 2006 and was the last album to feature Theodore. In 2008, the band released ''The Bedlam in Goliath'', a concept album inspired by the band's turbulent experiences with a ouija-type talking board. The album's first single, "Wax Simulacra" was awarded a Grammy Award in 2009 for Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance.cite news http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114003 The Mars Volta Wins 'Best Hard Rock' Grammy for 'Wax Simulacra' February 8, 2009|work=Blabbermouth.net Roadrunner Records February 9, 2009 The band released its fifth album, ''Octahedron (album)|Octahedron'', in June 2009. Following the release of their sixth album, ''Noctourniquet'' (2012, and a run of reunion shows with At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta entered a hiatus in September 2012. Rodríguez-López subsequently formed a new project, Bosnian Rainbows,cite web http://www.cityartsonline.com/going-deep-omar-rodriguez-lopez https://web.archive.org/web/20121022212445/http://www.cityartsonline.com/going-deep-omar-rodriguez-lopez usurped October 22, 2012 Going Deep with Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Jeff Kirby cityartsonline.com October 19, 2012 October 20, 2012 and the band formally broke up after disagreements between Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala.cite news https://www.spin.com/2013/01/mars-volta-break-up-omar-rodriguez-lopez-bosnian-rainbows-cedric-bixler-zavala/ Mars Volta Break Up as Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Unveils Bosnian Rainbows January 24, 2013|work=Spin March 9, 2018 The duo repaired their friendship and reunited in 2014 for a new project, Antemasque (band)|Antemasque, and further At the Drive-In tours and recording sessions. Reuniting in secret in 2019, Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala recorded a new studio album, ''The Mars Volta (album)|The Mars Volta'', with Gardner, Marcel Rodríguez-López and drummer Willy Rodriguez Quiñones. The band announced their reunion – after ten years of public inactivity – with an art installation called L'ytome Hodorxí Telesterion, in June 2022.Cite web 2022-06-21 The Mars Volta Returns With First New Single In Over A Decade, Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-mars-volta-returns-with-first-new-single-in-over-a-decade-announces-fall-2022-north-american-tour 2022-09-18 Blabbermouth.net |language=en For the band's live return, jazz pianist Leo Genovese and drummer Linda-Philomène Tsoungui were added to the line-up.