The discography of The Mars Volta, an American

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group formed in 2001, consists of eight studio albums, one

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, two

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s, and nine

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. The final lineup of The Mars Volta consisted of the two founding members Omar Rodríguez-López on guitar and production, Cedric Bixler-Zavala on vocals and lyrics, along with

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on bass,

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on keyboards and percussion, and Deantoni Parks on drums. The band's first studio album '' De-Loused in the Comatorium'' was released in 2003 after a European tour supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This concept album was produced by Rick Rubin and is based on the death of

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artist Julio Venegas, who committed suicide in 1996. In early 2005, the band released their second full-length album, '' Frances the Mute'', a concept album based on the story of band associate Jeremy Ward, who died of an apparent heroin overdose in 2003. The album sold over 100,000 copies within the first week of release, and debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200. The first single released from the album was " The Widow", which peaked at number 20 on the

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and became the band's only entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 95. The live album ''

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'', was released later the same year. Their third studio album ''

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'' was released in 2006 and debuted at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 selling over 59,000 copies in its opening week. ''

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'', the Mars Volta's fourth studio album, was released 2008 and debuted at a career-best number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On June 23, 2009, the Mars Volta released '' Octahedron'', which is the band's first album through

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. The album spawned two singles, " Cotopaxi" and "

Since We've Been Wrong ''Octahedron'' is the fifth full-length studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on June 23, 2009. The album was released by Warner Bros. Records in North America and Mercury Records worldwide. It is the last studio ...

". Recording for their next album, ''

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'', began shortly after, though the album wasn't completed and released until March 2012. After a ten-year hiatus, the band released their self-titled seventh album on September 16, 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Box sets

Extended plays

Singles

Promo

Videography

Films

Music videos

References

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External links

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