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Exclusive Stream: The Mars Volta, 'Noctourniquet'

Band's sixth album weaves a complex tale

March 20, 2012 10:00 AM ET
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
Eliot Lee Hazel

The Mars Volta are set to release their sixth studio album, Noctourniquet, the band's first since 2009. Bandmates Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez are about to embark on a busy year, having announced a reunion of their previous band, At the Drive-In, for the first time in 11 years. That band has already played a few select gigs, and the frontmen have said there will be more live dates in 2012.   

Noctourniquet, which is inspired by mythologies from the Greeks to the Superman saga, will be released on March 26th, and you can stream the album in its entirety on Spotify.

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