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Mars Volta Break Up: Cedric Bixler-Zavala Announces Split on Twitter

Eliot Lee Hazel

A few months after announcing they were going on hiatus, the Mars Volta have officially broken up. Frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala broke the news in a series of tweets last night, blaming guitarist and fellow founding member Omar Rodriguez-Lopez for the split. Apparently, Rodriguez-Lopez decided to focus on his new band Bosnian Rainbows instead of touring more behind Mars Volta's 2012 album Noctourniquet.

"Thank you to all Volta fans you deserved more, especially after the way you rooted for us on this album," Bixler-Zavala said. "I tried my hardest to keep it going, but Bosnian Rainbows was what we all got instead. I can't sit here and pretend anymore. I no longer am a member of Mars Volta.

"Thank you a million times over for ever giving a fuck about our band. For the record I tried my hardest to get a full scale North American tour going for 'Noctourniquet' but Omar did not want to. I guess a break from Mars Volta means starting another band and ignoring all the support the fans gave us. I tried my hardest, guys. All I can do is move forward with my music and just be happy that Volta ever happened at all. God Damn we had a blast!"

The pair are no stranger to breakups. In 2001, they split from their post-hardcore band At the Drive-In at the height of its popularity in order to go into the more progressive styles of Mars Volta. ATDI reunited for a string of dates in 2012, playing mainly festivals, but it appears that's kaput as well.

Bixler-Zavala repeatedly and profusely thanked fans of both bands before taking a few more digs at Rodriguez-Lopes. "What am I suppose to do be some progressive house wife that's cool with watching their partner go fuck other bands? We owe it 2 fans to tour," he tweeted. So, maybe we can expect them to play festivals in 2024?

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Chuck

Just reminds me of Tim Tebow, heard of 'em, never saw 'em play!

January 27 2013 at 3:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jbaer10314

Most likely they sucked just like everyone else on the radio nowadays.

January 27 2013 at 3:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mt1975

WHO????????????????? AGain another group no on one has ever ehard of is breaking up, maybe that is why, cause no one has ever heard of them.

January 27 2013 at 2:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
voz

Perfect band for SNL: like most of their musical guests if you had then hold on to their instruments and then threw them down a flight of stairs they would make more music and maybe hit a note or two that is actually in tune! What they are doing is noise polution, not any resemblence to music I've ever heard.

January 27 2013 at 11:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mr. Udo

Most of the ppl on here asking "who are they?" are the tweens or ppl who only listen to current Pop radio. What a shame?! ATDI and TMV are my favorite bands of all time. It takes a person with keen ear to understand their vivacious ensemble. You won't find their works on Vh1 or Mtv out of respect to the band.

January 27 2013 at 11:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
spdy65

Who?

January 27 2013 at 10:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Randall Swanson

Mars Volta,,,,,,,,Sounds like someone ate too many Mars bars then Vomited on the table, looked at it completly stoned and decided to call themselves that name. Yeah Dude, Let's call ourselves Mars Volta....pass the bong dude.

January 27 2013 at 10:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Randall Swanson

Never heard of them

January 27 2013 at 10:01 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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jbaer10314

What a coincidence. They never heard of you either.

January 27 2013 at 3:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brennemanbelkin

What a horrid blow to the culture!!
(Who are they?)

January 27 2013 at 2:53 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
Well Hello Denny

Mars Volta breaking up? Hell, time to go jump off a bridge! NOT!!!!!!
BTW, just WTF is Mars Volta?

January 27 2013 at 12:13 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply