Members of The Mars Volta (including Flea) form new band, release first songs
When The Mars Volta broke up last year, it appeared to stem from the deteriorating relationship between vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Omar Rodrígues-López. The pair first began playing together in the mid-’90s with combustable post-hardcore band At The Drive-In, and after that group split in 2001, the duo quickly brought The Mars Volta to life. Now, after just over a year apart, it appears Bixler-Zavala and Rodrígues-López have rekindled that partnership again. Only, instead of relaunching The Mars Volta, they opted to form a new band, Antemasque, with former Mars Volta collaborators Flea (who played bass on 2002 De-loused In The Comatorium) and touring drummer Dave Elitch.