Mars Volta "De-Loused in the Crematorium" Gatefold 2x LP GSL Recordings GSL75 (US) 

Vinyl is NM, Jacket is VG+

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Track Listing:

A1Son Et Lumiere1:35A2Inertiatic ESP4:24A3Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)7:31B1Tira Me A Las Arañas1:28B2Drunkship Of Lanterns7:06B3Eriatarka6:21C1Cicatriz ESP Effects [A100 Treatment], Guitar [Additional] –  12:29C2This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed4:58D1Televators Double Bass – * 6:19D2Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt8:42

The Mars Volta was an American  band from , formed in 2001. The band's final lineup consisted of (guitar, producer, direction),  (vocals, lyrics),  (bass),  (keyboards, percussion) and  (drums). The band formed following the break-up of Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala's previous band, . They are known for their energetic live shows and their .

In 2009, the band won a  in the  category for the song "".  In 2008, they were named "Best Prog-Rock Band" by  magazine.

In September 2012, it was announced that The Mars Volta had entered a hiatus, with Rodríguez-López and Parks forming a new project, . Four months later, the band announced their breakup. Bixler-Zavala and Alderete subsequently formed a new band, . Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala eventually reunited in 2014 for a new project, .

De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003–2004)

Following , The Mars Volta continued touring with a fluid line-up while preparing to record their debut full-length album , produced with  and released on June 24, 2003. Whereas Tremulant had no general theme (except the prophetic mentioning) De-Loused was a unified work of  telling the first-person story of someone in a drug-induced coma, battling the evil side of his mind. Though lyrically obscure, The Mars Volta stated in interviews that the album's protagonist is based on their late friend Julio Venegas, or "Cerpin Taxt", an  poet and artist who went into a coma for several years after a deliberate drug overdose, recovered and later committed suicide. He died jumping from the Mesa Street overpass onto Interstate-10 in El Paso during afternoon rush-hour traffic. (Venegas' death was also referenced in the At the Drive-In song "Embroglio" from their album .)

In an interview with  in 2008, Cedric Bixler-Zavala said about working with Rubin, "Rick really over-simplified some of the parts that we thought were unique, and just made them very digestible. He's got this thing about representing the common man's ears—I'd rather jab the common man's ears. If we don't, we'll never get to a place where future music exists."

The Mars Volta had no official bassist during the recording session, but  (of the ) played bass on nine of the album's ten songs, with  playing  on "." Flea's bandmate  also contributed additional guitar, synthesizer and backing vocals to "Cicatriz ESP". After several temporary replacements, permanent bassist for the band was found in  (formerly of ).

Despite limited promotion, De-Loused earned strong reviews, and appeared on several 'year-end best-of' lists. The album remains The Mars Volta's best-seller, with over 500,000 copies sold. Rolling Stone ranked a track from De-Loused, "Drunkship of Lanterns", the 91st Best Guitar Song Ever. The band later released a limited-edition storybook version of the album, available by download from the Gold Standard Laboratories website. The book speaks of Cerpin Taxt (Julio Venegas) and his suicide.

While on  with the  in support of the album, founding member  died of . The band had canceled the tour's second leg, and the first single from De-Loused was later dedicated to Ward. It was this event which finally convinced band leaders Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala to purportedly quit using . Bixler-Zavala recalled: "One day, we were all getting high, and Jeremy asked me if I could see he had worms in his head. I never touched the stuff again. His passing was the final nail in the coffin. We never went back."

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