The Mars Volta recently played a surprise set at last week’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Get a five minute video of what you can expect at this year’s Sonisphere festival inside! Get tickets for Sonisphere here! (more…)

The Mars Volta have been added to the expanding Sonisphere line up

Plus Omar Rodríguez-López speaks about band's sixth album

The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is offering a seven-track album as a free download through his website.The release features former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, who has played on all five of The Mars Volta's studio albums."This album was recorded many years ago," explains Rodriguez-Lopez. "It is free to anyone wh...

The Mars Volta star Omar Rodriguez Lopez makes his North American directorial debut in April when his feature film, The Sentimental Engine Slayer premieres at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival