The Mars Volta
USA
Formed: 2001
Years Active: 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Experimental Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Hard Rock, Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Post-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Hardcore, American Underground, Neo-Psychedelia, College Rock, Punk Metal, Alternative Metal
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Picking up the pieces from At the Drive-In, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez formed the Mars Volta and wasted little time branching out into elements of hardcore, psychedelic rock, and free jazz that expanded on the boundaries of their previous work. Although their previous band's demise ultimately arrived before they were able to truly capitalize on their mounting commercial triumphs, the Mars Volta immediately impressed with their willingness to eschew conventional logic and push themselves into new artistic directions instead of...
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- At The Drive-In (33)
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (31)
- Sparta (6)
- Big Sir (5)
- Golden (2)
- One Day As A Lion (1)
- Look Daggers (0)
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Influenced by
- Frank Zappa (295)
- Miles Davis (281)
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