Artist Name

The Mars Volta

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Members
5 Male

Popularity

53

Followers
697,277

Origin
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El Paso, Texas, USA

Genre
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Progressive Rock

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Gritty

Born

2001

Active
2001 to Present...

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Most Loved Tracks

Track	Last.FM Listens	Youtube views	Loves
Inertiatic ESP	2,383,513	1,203,444 views	4 users
Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)	1,907,862		4 users
Son et lumiere	1,920,719		4 users
Televators	1,724,207		4 users
The Widow	1,898,520	3,037,330 views	4 users
Eriatarka	1,767,065		1 users

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Inertiatic ESP

The Widow

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The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band consists of Omar RodrÃguez-LÃ³pez (guitar, producer, direction), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), Juan Alderete (bass), Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (keyboards, percussion) and Deantoni Parks (drums).
Formed following the break-up of Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala's previous band, At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and the rhythmic complexity of math rock into their sound. They are known for their energetic live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums.
In 2009, the band won a Grammy Award in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category for the song "Wax Simulacra." In 2008, they were named "Best Prog-Rock Band" by Rolling Stone magazine.