The Mars Volta is a Grammy Award-winning American rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001 and currently based out of Mexico. Founded by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, experimental rock, jazz fusion, heavy metal, hard rock, post-hardcore and Latin American music into their sound. They are known for their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums. In 2009, the band won a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category for the song "Wax Simulacra." They were named rock music's "Best Prog-Rock Band" of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
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- Official homepage at themarsvolta.com
- Wikipedia article on The Mars Volta
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm1862595
- MySpace at myspace.com/themarsvolta
- Last.fm page on The Mars Volta
- MusicBrainz entry on The Mars Volta
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BBC Reviews 
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Octahedron 2009
Reviewed by Chris Jones
Their fifth studio album sees them rein in their more histrionic tendencies.
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