The Mars Volta returns in epic and unexpected fashion with its sixth album, Noctourniquet.While Noctourniquet was, in typical Mars Volta fashion, written by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

Noctourniquet
- MARS VOLTA THE NOCTOURNIQUET
The Mars Volta returns in epic and unexpected fashion with its sixth album, Noctourniquet.

While Noctourniquet was, in typical Mars Volta fashion, written by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala and produced by Rodriguez-Lopez, the 13-track album explores musical territories previously uncharted in the duo's 20 or so years of creating music together. The spectrum of musical and emotional textures conceived and created by Rodriguez-Lopez on Noctourniquet ranges from the opening bombast of "The Whip Hand" to the menacing crawl of "The Malkin Jewel" punctuated throughout by hypnotic melodies and borderline electro-ambient washes, most notably in the epic "In Absentia. "

The bold diversity of the new material combined with Rodriguez-Lopez's assured producer's hand guiding The Mars Volta's most confident and refined performances to date make Noctourniquet an early contender for this year's most challenging and rewarding listen. As with previous Mars Volta efforts, Bixler-Zavala's lyrics trace a narrative journey with a defined protagonist, this time inspired by disparate elements including '80s UK alt-rockers The Godfathers, Superman comic nemesis Solomon Grundy and the Greek myth of Hyacinthus.
Country USA
Brand WARNER RECORDS
Manufacturer Warner Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 4 3 00495184
Model Noctourniquet
ReleaseDate 2012-03-26
UnitCount 1
UPCs 093624951841
EANs 0093624951841

Country	USA
Brand	WARNER RECORDS
Manufacturer	Warner Records
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	4 3 00495184
Model	Noctourniquet
ReleaseDate	2012-03-26
UnitCount	1
UPCs	093624951841
EANs	0093624951841

Noctourniquet

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