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Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the
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band
The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership for ...
and the only constant member of the post-hardcore group
At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...
, for which he is the lead singer and occasional guitarist. He is also the lead singer of the band Antemasque, and sings and plays guitar in his band Zavalaz.


Early life

Bixler-Zavala was born in the United States to Mexican parents, Dennis Jose Bixler and Rosa Maria Zavala. His parents were bilingual, but Bixler-Zavala says his command of proper Spanish is limited to "
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". His Spanish maternal surname, Zavala, is a Castilian version of Zabala, of
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origin. The earliest paternal ancestors on his mother's side were fishermen and traders from the Basque region of
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and were employed by the Spanish government as colonists to the
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. In the early 1990s, Bixler-Zavala played drums and was a vocalist for a band named
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which included future Texas congressman, senatorial candidate, and presidential candidate
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on bass.


Artistry

Bixler-Zavala has a
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voice type, with a range spanning from D2 to C7. His vocal work spans many different styles, ranging from consistent rhythmic shouts (common in his singing with At The Drive-In) to controlled falsetto and
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singing (a familiar trademark of his singing with the Mars Volta). In 2016, it was also revealed that Bixler-Zavala developed vocal nodules, causing shows to be canceled while on tour. Bixler-Zavala is fond of Frank Zappaesque humor and writes in
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,
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, and
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. His lyrics have a wide vocabulary and often feature complicated
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. Bixler-Zavala also uses
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" (a medical device to stop bleeding). He has stated: "I love to take common sayings, pervert them, mutate them a little. So you think I am singing one thing, but when you read it, it is different." He has described
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of The Fall as "one of the pillars of influence for me as a lyricist". When performing with At the Drive-in and the Mars Volta, Bixler-Zavala is known for his eccentric on-stage behavior. He frequently does somersaults on stage, swings his microphone (once unintentionally hitting bandmate
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in the head), throws objects such as cymbals, microphone stands, and trash cans into the audience, salsa dances, adjusts
Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...
's effects pedals and occasionally plays the maracas.


Solo recordings, collaborations, and Zavalaz

Under the pseudonym "Alavaz Relxib Cirdec" ("Cedric Bixler-Zavala" backwards), Bixler-Zavala contributed a two-song single to the GSL Special 12-inch Singles Series, released in December 2005. Closer to the dub of
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and the ambient experimentation shown in
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's records than the prog-rock of
the Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership for ...
, the two songs Bixler-Zavala has produced under this alias are entirely instrumental. In 2010, he commented on
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about the recording process: Late 2011 saw the release of the first 7-inch record from Bixler's new project Anywhere, a collaboration with Christian Eric Beaulieu of
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and Mike Watt of
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/ Firehose/ Minutemen. Their self-titled debut album was released by ATP Records in June 2012. Bixler has stated that he has been working on an album with the last Mars Volta drummer
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, although it remains unreleased to date. Since 2011 Bixler was working on another album, which he described as "mostly ballady type stuff... a very sunday morning record. Very soft". Eventually the solo project turned into a full-fledged band named Zavalaz, which features Bixler on lead vocals and guitar,
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on guitar,
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on bass and
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on drums. The band is set to play a number of West Coast tour dates throughout June, supported by
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and EV Kain. On June 3, 2013, a snippet from song "Blue Rose of Grand Street" off their upcoming album ''All the Nights We Never Met'' was released on YouTube. Cedric has been back into the studio after reuniting with
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due to Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist,
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, wanting them to reunite. They have now formed a supergroup together called Antemasque with ex-Mars Volta drummer Dave Elitch. The band recorded and released their debut in 2014. Fans have cited that as Flea and Dave have played with the Mars Volta prior, a Mars Volta reunion could be in the works. (Flea played bass on 2003's
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and trumpet on 2005's ''
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''; Dave played with the Mars Volta from 2009 to 2010.) In February 2018, Bixler Zavala confirmed on
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that the Mars Volta will reunite, but later clarified that
At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...
activity will take precedence for the immediate future.


Personal life

In 2009, Bixler-Zavala married actress and model Chrissie Carnell. The couple reside in
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. They had their first children, twin boys Ulysses and Xanthus, in 2013. In November 2017, he said in a pair of tweets that actor
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had raped his wife, and that he wrote At The Drive-In's song "Incurably Innocent" about the alleged assault. Bixler-Zavala was a member of the Church of Scientology. Bixler-Zavala had credited Scientology with his changed attitude on the use of drugs. He attended the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre event in 2013. In 2015, Bixler-Zavala spoke about his decision to stop smoking marijuana. "I was spending $1,000 a week on weed," he said, and rationalized his use by believing it made him more creative, when he later came to realize "I was using it to form this stoned bubble that helped me justify not wanting to interact with people." However, by 2017 he had become a harsh critic of Scientology, calling its "self help volcano ..as barren as a floating needle. A placebo of Sugary kool aid" and accusing it of silencing sexual assault victims and of harassing both him and his wife; in 2018, he accused it of covering up his wife's alleged sexual assault and called it "a modern-day version of ''
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''". In 2020, Bixler-Zavala's dog died after allegedly eating raw meat laced with
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that had been tossed into their yard. Bixler-Zavala alleged that the Church of Scientology was responsible, though they have denied the accusations. Bixler-Zavala's life has been heavily impacted by the deaths of people who have been in close association with him, several of which have become themes for his lyrics. Jimmy Hernandez, bass player for Los Dregtones, died of cancer in 1994. The year after, the original drummer for At The Drive-In, Bernie Rincon, died by suicide. In 1996, a close friend and band-mate of Bixler-Zavala's, Los Dregtones bassist Julio Venegas, also died by suicide. The story behind the Mars Volta's first album ''
De-Loused in the Comatorium ''De-Loused in the Comatorium'' (commonly referred to as ''De-Loused'') is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Based on a short st ...
'' was loosely inspired by "life and death of Julio Venegas". During the following year, two of his bandmates of the group The Fall on Deaf Ears, Laura Beard and Sarah Reiser, died in a car accident. in May 2003, their sound manipulator and longtime friend of Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López, Jeremy Ward, was found dead of apparent heroin overdose. In October 2014,
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, former bandmate and keyboardist for Bixler-Zavala's previous bands
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and
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(the latter from 2001 to 2010), was found dead in Puebla, Mexico, while on tour with
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. Owens was 39 years old and his cause of death was later confirmed to be a heart attack. Bixler-Zavala endorsed 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and denounced the support of Joe Biden by his former Foss bandmate and 2020 presidential candidate
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responding to a fan on Instagram who said that O'Rourke's support of Biden "bummed me out bad", to which Bixler-Zavala responded "me too."


Discography


As Alavaz Relxib Cirdec

*''
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'' – "Live Private Booths" / "Sapta Loka" single (2005)


With Antemasque

* '' Antemasque'' – LP (2014)


With Anywhere

* '' Anywhere'' – LP (2012) * ''Light The Portals'' – LP (2016) * '' Anywhere II'' – LP (2018)


With At the Drive-In

* ''
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'' (1994) – re-release – EP * '' Alfaro Vive, Carajo!'' (1995) – EP * ''
Acrobatic Tenement ''Acrobatic Tenement'' is the debut studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on February 18, 1997, on Flipside (fanzine), Flipside. The album, along with ''In/Casino/Out'' and ''Relationship of Command'', was reissued ...
'' (1997, re-release 2004) – LP * ''
El Gran Orgo ''El Gran Orgo'' is the third EP by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. It was recorded and released in 1997 without the presence of Jim Ward, whose guitar duties were filled by Ben Rodriguez and Omar Rodriguez, the latter of whom had ...
'' (1997) – EP * ''
In/Casino/Out ''In/Casino/Out'' (stylized as ''in/CASINO/OUT'') is the second full-length album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on August 18, 1998, through Fearless Records. It was recorded as a live studio album, with the intention o ...
'' (1998, re-release 2004) – LP * '' Vaya'' (1999, re-release 2004) – EP *'' Sunshine / At the Drive-In'' (2000) – EP * ''
Relationship of Command ''Relationship of Command'' is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released on September 12, 2000. The album combines an aggressive edge with a melodic drive, harmonious, emotive vocals, and surreal lyrics. Whil ...
'' (2000, re-release 2004) – LP * ''
This Station Is Non-Operational ''This Station Is Non-Operational'' is a compilation album by El Paso, Texas-based post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released May 24, 2005 by Fearless Records, four years after the band went on indefinite hiatus. Its tracks span the band's caree ...
'' (2005) – compilation * '' in•ter a•li•a'' (2017) – LP * '' Diamanté'' (2017) – EP


With Big Sir

*'' Before Gardens After Gardens'' – LP (2012)


With De Facto

*'' How Do You Dub? You Fight For Dub, You Plug Dub In'' – LP (1999/2001) *''
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'' – EP (2001) *''
Megaton Shotblast ''¡Megaton Shotblast!'' is the debut album by American dub reggae band De Facto. Largely instrumental, the album pulls influence from various genres, including electronica, dub, reggae, and jazz. Track listing #"Manual Dexterity" – 2:21 #"Co ...
'' – LP (2001) *''
Légende du Scorpion à Quatre Queues ''Légende du Scorpion à Quatre Queues'' ("Legend of the Four-Tailed Scorpion") is the second and last album to date by the experimental dub group De Facto, released in November 2001. Track listing #"Legend of the Four-Tailed Scorpion" – 3 ...
'' – LP (2001)


With The Fall on Deaf Ears

* '' The Fall on Deaf Ears – EP'' (1996)


With Foss

*''The El Paso Pussycats'' (1993) – 7-inch *''Foss'' (1993) *''Fewel St.'' (1994)


With Thee Gambede Meatleak

*''The Crab, The Bear, The Tiger, The Moose, The Bird'' (1995)


With Los Dregtones

*''5 Song Alibi'' (1994)


With The Mars Volta

* ''
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'' – EP (2002) * ''
De-Loused in the Comatorium ''De-Loused in the Comatorium'' (commonly referred to as ''De-Loused'') is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Based on a short st ...
'' – LP (2003) * '' Live'' – EP (2003) * ''
Frances the Mute ''Frances the Mute'' is the second studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in February 2005 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the album incorp ...
'' – LP (2005) * ''
Scabdates ''Scabdates'' is the second official live recording from the band The Mars Volta. It was released on November 8, 2005 and features music recorded between May 2004 and May 2005 during the tours in support of ''De-Loused in the Comatorium'' and ''Fra ...
'' – LP (2005) * ''
Amputechture ''Amputechture'' is the third studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on September 12, 2006, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the album ...
'' – LP (2006) * ''
The Bedlam in Goliath ''The Bedlam in Goliath'' is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on January 29, 2008, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Motown Records. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodríguez-L ...
'' – LP (2008) * ''
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'' – LP (2009) * '' Noctourniquet'' – LP (2012) * ''
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'' – LP (2022)


With Omar Rodríguez-López

* '' A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume 1'' (2004) *'' Omar Rodriguez'' (2005) *'' Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo'' (2007) *'' Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)'' (2007) *'' Old Money'' (2008) *'' Cryptomnesia'' (2009) *'' Sympathy for Delicious'' OST – 3 tracks as 'Burnt the Dipthongs' *''
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'' (2011) *'' Some Need It Lonely'' (2016)


With Zavalaz

* ''All Those Nights We Never Met'' - LP (TBA)


Guest appearances

* '' Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three'' – various artists backed by the Rollins Band (2002) ("I've Had It") * ''Decomposition'' –
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(2004) ("Amongst The Shadows") * ''Burn Right Through'' – Sand Which Is (2000) ("Plasticity Index") * ''
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(2004) ("A Day In The Life") *''
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(2006) ("Siberian Divide") *''
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(2007) ("Tasmanian Pain Coaster") *''Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixx2 / Eat My Garbage'' -
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(2008) ("Tasmanian Pain Coaster (A Cappella)") *''Vivid Green'' –
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(2020) ("Ghost Like Soul")


As producer

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At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (dru ...
(1994) co-produced with other members of At the Drive-In *''
¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! (AVC) ( en, Alfaro Lives, Dammit!), another name for the Fuerzas Armadas Populares Eloy Alfaro ( en, Eloy Alfaro Popular Armed Forces), was a clandestine left-wing group in Ecuador, founded in 1982 and named after popular ...
'' by At the Drive-In (1995) co-produced with other members of At the Drive-In *''
El Gran Orgo ''El Gran Orgo'' is the third EP by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In. It was recorded and released in 1997 without the presence of Jim Ward, whose guitar duties were filled by Ben Rodriguez and Omar Rodriguez, the latter of whom had ...
'' by At the Drive-In (1997) co-produced with Bryan Jones and other members of At the Drive-In *'' Sunshine / At the Drive-In'' by At the Drive-In (2000) co-produced with other members of At the Drive-In *'' Live'' by
The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership for ...
(2003) co-produced with
Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist and songwriter. He has formed or played in several bands, including the Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainbows. He was the bassist for the ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bixler Zavala, Cedric 1974 births Living people Musicians from El Paso, Texas People from Redwood City, California At the Drive-In members American tenors American rock singers Maracas players Singers from California Singers with a three-octave vocal range Hispanic and Latino American musicians Hispanic and Latino American singers American musicians of Mexican descent American people of German descent Chicano rock musicians Grammy Award winners American former Scientologists The Mars Volta members 21st-century American singers De Facto (band) members El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez members Antemasque (band) members