The Mars Volta Launch Website
2009-05-29 by joobakka | 37 Replies | 1720 Views

The Mars Volta have launched a website for their forthcoming album Octahedron, which is scheduled for release on June 23. Available for streaming are album versions of 'Since We've Been Wrong' and 'Cotopaxi.'

http://www.intotheoctahedron.com/

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StickmanSouffle


Comments: 253
05.29.09


I've only heard one song off this so far. It was pretty good, I guess.

EDIT: Okay, so I heard 'Since We've Been Wrong' and it was excellent. I'm excited for this now.

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MaskAtTheMasquerade


Comments: 550
05.30.09


I hope that is the album artwork

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marksellsuswallets
Contributing Reviewer


Comments: 4227
05.30.09


Something about Since We've Been Wrong gives me sort of a King Crimson vibe...

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KaizerWilhelm


Comments: 13
05.30.09


I can't wait for this album. Im not going to listen to any songs till it comes out...So excited!!!

DFelon204409
Staff Reviewer


Comments: 3741
05.30.09


Since we've been wro-ongggg
I can breathe clipside of the pinkeye flight
For the first time

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rajivgomes


Comments: 303
05.30.09


@mask ,,that seems to be the artwork..atleast thats what i saw when i preorded my copy on play.com

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lauriej


Comments: 1419
05.30.09

Album Rating: 1

/MASTURBATE

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paxman


Comments: 135
05.30.09


Does Since We've Been Wrong remind anyone else of Hurt?

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Phantom


Comments: 6578
05.30.09


My first zoom unintetnionally ended up on the nipple. Nice artwork (hopefully album art) and cool website idea.

Oh and DFel's part the second gif is awesome.

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bodominflames


Comments: 7489
05.30.09


this album will be so awesome

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scyther


Comments: 1606
05.30.09


The song is really good but that is the most contrived piece of art I've ever seen.

oathfbass


Comments: 278
05.30.09


That is the album art. And the mountain in the picture is called Cotopaxi which is a mountain in south america i believe

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Shrapnel94


Comments: 1671
05.30.09


i was kinda thinking the same thing, Dfelon. Lol

And yeah, that would make some sweet album artwork.

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shindip


Comments: 2515
05.30.09

Album Rating: 5

the whole album seems to have turned down the craziness from Bedlam, which is definitely better

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Hollier


Comments: 1406
05.30.09


I
Cant
Wait
For
This
!

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MaskAtTheMasquerade


Comments: 550
05.30.09


@mask ,,that seems to be the artwork..atleast thats what i saw when i preorded my copy on play.com

Good deal man. Gonna be awesome. I'm sure.

paxman


Comments: 135
05.30.09


Cotopaxi is a volcano.

PTSSdashiz


Comments: 487
05.30.09


Wow, I'm gonna surprise myself by saying this, but I'm really looking forward to this. June is pretty damn stacked in terms of great releases.

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Iluvatar
Staff Reviewer


Comments: 11099
05.30.09


Album is going to be BREATHTAKING GODDAMNIT

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willfellmarsy


Comments: 3274
05.30.09


Album Rating: 5...

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TheGreatGomi


Comments: 55
05.30.09


Epic!

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Taxt


Comments: 212
05.30.09


Am I the only one who really doesn't like the artwork?
Also I cannot wait until I can hear this album.
It's like a crack withdrawal.

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Chewie


Comments: 3872
05.30.09


ya, album art is dumb, and cool gif Dfelon

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someguest


Comments: 2600
05.30.09


New song is good.

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bret5555


Comments: 100
05.31.09


this album is going to fucking rule

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bret5555


Comments: 100
05.31.09


btw the album art rules. jeff jordan is awesome

Techneq


Comments: 10
05.31.09


i cant wait for this album either!!
although i really do like alot of jeff jordans work.. im not a fan of the album cover.. just looks weird no real depth to me..

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Oddsen


Comments: 1117
05.31.09


good stuff - i actually think the cover is pretty cool

abinge


Comments: 39
05.31.09


I like these two better than most of their recent stuff simply because Cedric is singing like he did on De-Loused and Frances: maybe he's realized that his voice is too good to be trying to sound like a robot. I think that this could be classic.

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dischord13


Comments: 517
05.31.09


I dont think this will top their best (whether you belive it is De-Loused or Frances), yet I think it may possibly bring people back who were put off by their last two (IMO very good) efforts

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potsos


Comments: 27
06.01.09


I've loved every TMV album. Some (Deloused, Amputechture) more than others, but I wouldn't rate any of their albums below 3.5. But I have to admit that the stripped down sound is absolutely welcome. I disagree that this sounds like Deloused -- outside of the production and maybe Cedric's clean vocals. The complete songs and even the 30 second clips of the unleaked material are less technical -- less "prog" -- but still circling the stratosphere and clearly sounding like TMV. I am looking forward to this album.

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KYZAR


Comments: 490
06.02.09


NO!!!! I MADE DEFELONS GIF GAHHHHH!!!!!!!


NortherlyNanook


Comments: 1212
06.02.09


oh wow, you made a .gif of some images someone else made

he really stole that from you

on topic, i'm hoping this is good.

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KYZAR


Comments: 490
06.02.09


...as am i

Shrapnel94


Comments: 1671
06.04.09


The whole thing leaked, in case you guys havent heard. Its pretty awesome.

Techneq


Comments: 10
06.05.09


altho i rated it a 3 on the site.. id realy give it a 3.5 some what dissapointing it does lack an epic build of emotion that explodes like earlier albums.. but thats not the approach they took as we all know. it has quite a bit of feeling through out but some times u just miss that electricity that previous records have had.

Klekticist


Comments: 607
06.10.09


dang. i really liked this.

took a bit to grow on me though.

frankly, i cant speak much for TMV. i've listened to De-Loused dozens of times, but i never managed to get past the annoying 9 minutes of ambiance tht starts Frances.

i need to actually listen to the album...

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