Consequence of Sound — The presidential candidate would welcome a performance from his former bandmate with open arms. more info

Metal Injection — Well, he's got my vote. The post Beto O'Rourke Would Love To Have THE MARS VOLTA Play His Inauguration If He Became President appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Australian, Rise Above-signed band traffic in sludgy, trad-doom riffs, but the wailing vocals are more Mars Volta than Ozzy Osbourne. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — We're about a month away from the most consequential midterm elections of my lifetime. In Texas, Representative Beto O'Rourke -- a former punk rocker who used to be in a band called Foss with Cedric Bixler-Zavala, before Bixler-Zavala formed At The D... more info

Stereogum — Before running for Ted Cruz’s Senate seat, Democratic Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke frequented the DIY punk scene. He played in bands like Foss with Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At The Drive In and the Mars Volta. O’Rourke recently played pro-pot ... more info

Metal Injection — Apparently, because Beto O'Rourke was in a rock band, he shouldn't be in senate? The post Texas Republicans "Expose" Democratic Senate Hopeful's Rock Past with Vocalist of THE MARS VOLTA appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Indie Music News — Emerging Oxford mathcore threesome MASIRO have been captivating listeners with their own blend of math-prog-metal since the tail end of 2011. Although influenced by everyone from Meshuggah and Primus, through to Mars Volta, MASIRO bear … Read More ... more info

Metalsucks — For fans of Protest the Hero, The Mars Volta, Good Tiger. The post Video Premiere: Odd Palace, “Liar’s Attire” appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Metal Injection — FFO: Tool, Voivod, Mars Volta, 3, etc. The post THE ELEPHANT PARALLAX Brings The Prog Metal On Their New Album Loam & Sky appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Metal Injection — Sounds like 3 and a slightly tamer The Mars Volta had a kid. The post Get Your Prog On With ELEPHANT PARALLAX's New Song "The Conscious" appeared first on Metal Injection. more info