YESSSSSSs

About time. Hopefully this one corrects all that was wrong with Octahedron.

Fucking sweet.

NME are slow. Cedric announced the new Volta album would be coming out this year a few months back through his Youtube channel. However, I can't wait their new album :D

will rule even tho omars new stuff is ass

this might suck

i hope it doesnt but it really might

nice

apparently it's gonna be called in absentia. personally, i would have gone with the sky moves sideways, but that's just me.

this might suck

i hope it doesnt but it really might

OH GOD YES YES YES

Also put "Mars Volta" instead of "TMV" in the title. It grabs people quicker.

inb4 everyone ever

this is gonna suck. i'd love to be wrong but i really think this is going to be a crapfest.

Instinctively, I thought this was some album by that stupid fucking TMZ collective. Thank god it's The Mars Volta

no more acoustic songs plz thanks

Fantastic news!!!!!

This album might suck, but it'll still be like a 4/5.

I heard John Frusciante wasn't gonna be on this. *sadface

I have high hopes for this, and not just because I'm a TMV fanboy and all. After hearing some of the new stuff played during coachella and other youtube vids, I think it might be pretty good.

I'll break out my necklace of follicles

Yeah, alongside fifteen million Omar Rodriguez-Lopez solo albums.

Great news though.

Cedric and the new drummer sound great so who knows

"this is gonna suck. i'd love to be wrong but i really think this is going to be a crapfest."

I think this is the most likely case, but I'm still really excited for the release to see whether or not this is true. And TMV at their crappiest is still pretty interesting IMO.

apparently it's gonna be called in absentia. personally, i would have gone with the sky moves sideways, but that's just me.

^ I get it! :D
Seriously though, apparently that's been confirmed to be false. However, apparently it will be the title of a song from the album.

Unless they go crazy experimental like Bedlam In Goliath this will most likely be terrible.

Fuck Yes! Hopefully it's good.

No Ikey on this one.

no it didnt

ugh

Well apparently this one isn't going to be headed by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and everyone's actually contributing to the composition so it'll be interesting at least.

SOOO LOOOOOOKING FORWARD TO THIS

this is excellent news.

Looking forward to this. Yes.

Nice. Hopefully this will be better than their last few outings.

gay

I've heard 6 of the new songs from some bootleg of an Australian gig. I liked what I heard, psyched for this!

Can not hear/read/think about this band without also remembering this...

http://www.cracked.com/funny-3015-the-mars-volta/

Well apparently this one isn't going to be headed by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and everyone's actually contributing to the composition so it'll be interesting at least.

No, that will be their next album. Omar wrote all the music for this and then handed it to Cedric to figure out vocals. Hopefully we get this by Summer.

I remember reading somewhere that this is supposed to lack all the proggy jazz fusion elements and sporadic melodies, so it'll prolly be as boring as the last one since they need that shit

Haven't they been going slowly downhill since Frances? Haven't listened to anything past that so I wouldn't know but the ratings for the newer albums aren't as great as De-Loused and Frances.

Yeah, but they're still great.

Haven't they been going slowly downhill since Frances? Haven't listened to anything past that so I wouldn't know but the ratings for the newer albums aren't as great as De-Loused and Frances.

Well any band would be hard-pressed to top something like Frances. The stuff they've done after that has been pretty different, ranging from worth a listen to awesome.

I thought Bedlam in Goliath was awesome. Amputechture has some freakin amazing songs mixed with poop and Octahedron is pretty meh..but it's tmv so it's still p good.

pretty sure i hate this band

Amputechture sucks, Bedlam is better, Octahedron is a snooze fest

"I thought Bedlam in Goliath was awesome. Amputechture has some freakin amazing songs mixed with poop and Octahedron is pretty meh..but it's tmv so it's still p good."

Alright then, I know what I'm gonna get from them next. I'll eventually get their new album but I'm guessing this'll take a while to release so I might be just in time.

I had a dream about these guys, weird

i love everything these guys have done except Bedlam, which is still pretty decent. (just not by their standards.)

definitely excited for this.

god who cares anymore.

and (most of) sputnik rejoices

Will be a million times better than Deloused. Fact.

It's possible if it sounds anything like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEUg9UkeM5I&feature=related

hey guys this might be good or it might not be good. you guys go above and beyond my mental capacity

yeeeeah roi

Please be good.

this song that figure337 posted is really, really promising. almost getting a post-punk vibe from this, sounds pretty different even for them.

Shall be interesting. I like these guys, hopefully they focus on the songwriting aspect instead of the pretentious, self indulgence, and meandering that has plagued them in the past.

Highly anticipated.

It will suck, the only great album that they have done is De-loused.

yes, if by shit you mean great.

Frances is way better than Deloused.

>implying Frances is way better than Deloused

god everyone here is so dumb

deloused is one of the best albums of all time

frances is just a good, fun time

the kiosk in my temporal lobe is shaped like rosalyn carter

If they continue on the current bell curve, this will be almost or as good as Frances (which is far from perfect tbh)

Who gives a shit, ATDI just reformed.

I don't think TMV have put out a single bad record. They've been pretty consistent even if the newer stuff isn't as great as De-loused and Frances. Also, Frances > De-loused :-p

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq1fm4YC6S1qam4iao1_500.png

Day 4...That's not real...IS IT? OMFG.

why is every volta thread awful?

lol i loved octahedron.

Yeah, Octahedron was awesome.

Wait... Omar says he won't get back with At the Drive-in but that just happened?

">implying Frances is way better than Deloused"
If you greentext on Sputnik you're officially a virgin.

also Octahedron wasn't even bad wtf

Worst band ever

octahedron was awful

agreed

Kill yourself?
I'm stoked to hear Deantoni Parks on record. Dude's a fuckin animal

Heard some of the new stuff when they toured over summer, I'm super excited. Parks is intense on the drums.

If anyone is doubtful, watch this. Have a towel handy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gExARlpVgmA

i liked octahedron about as much as deloused.

come at me bro.

Won't be as interestingly bombastic as Bedlam but hopefully won't be as boring as
Octahedron

Great ,I hope this will be as good as the first two albums

let's see what they do

first two were surprisingly accessible as well as successful

i will remain optimistic even though i wasn't feeling the live youtube clips of some of the new material

I thought Octahedron was pretty good.

big one.

awesome news

I kind of hope this album is a little more along the lines of De-Loused. Bedlam and Amputechture were a little nuts. Half the bandmembers are gone now, so perhaps they will stay with a more "toned down" sound, at least by their standards.

whoa a ninjuice sighting

can't wait!

The album title is 'Noctourniquet'

for real? lol
will these guys ever give an album a somewhat normal title?

How did you come by that information taxt?

http://i44.tinypic.com/2lpc81.jpg

^and yes, that's the cover art on the left.

That looks awesome!!! :D

Oh dear.... I would be excited for this even though the last few TMV albums have just been a huge disappointment, BUT im hoping that cedric and omar save all their creative juices for THE NEW ATDI! saweeeet.

imo Deftones are awful.

im hoping that cedric and omar save all their creative juices for THE NEW ATDI

If it ever happens.