The Mars Volta discography

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The Mars Volta discography
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The Mars Volta live at Carling Academy Birmingham
Studio albums9
EPs2
Demo albums1
Live albums1
Singles13
Music videos11
Box set albums1

The discography of The Mars Volta, an American progressive rock group formed in 2001, [1] consists of nine studio albums, one live album, two extended plays, and nine singles.

Contents

The band's first studio album De-Loused in the Comatorium was released in 2003 after a European tour supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers. [1] This concept album was produced by Rick Rubin and is based on the death of El Paso, Texas artist Julio Venegas, who committed suicide in 1996. In early 2005, the band released their second full-length album, Frances the Mute , a concept album based on the story of band associate Jeremy Ward, who died of an apparent heroin overdose in 2003. The album sold over 100,000 copies within the first week of release, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. [2] The first single released from the album was "The Widow", which peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart [3] and became the band's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 95. [4] The live album Scabdates , was released later the same year. Their third studio album Amputechture was released in 2006 and debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 selling over 59,000 copies in its opening week. [5] The Bedlam in Goliath , the Mars Volta's fourth studio album, was released 2008 and debuted at a career-best number 3 on the Billboard 200. [2] On June 23, 2009, the Mars Volta released Octahedron , which is the band's first album through Warner Bros. Records. The album spawned two singles, "Cotopaxi" and "Since We've Been Wrong". Recording for their next album, Noctourniquet , began shortly after, though the album wasn't completed and released until March 2012. In August 2013, a group of fifteen demos and unreleased songs, dubbed The Ramrod Tapes , were leaked online. After a ten-year hiatus, the band released their self-titled seventh album on September 16, 2022. An acoustic version of this album was released in 2023. Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio, released on April 11, 2025, is the band's latest album to date.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[2]
AUS
[6]
BEL
[7]
FIN
[8]
NLD
[9]
NOR
[10]
NZL
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[3]
De-Loused in the Comatorium 39477443
Frances the Mute
  • Released: March 1, 2005
  • Label: Universal, GSL
  • Format: CD, LP
49131434121128123
Amputechture
  • Released: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Universal, GSL
  • Format: CD, LP
963918541216278849
The Bedlam in Goliath
  • Released: January 29, 2008
  • Label: Universal
  • Format: CD, LP, USB
33359421013325742
Octahedron 12417827272033515464
Noctourniquet
  • Released: March 27, 2012
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP
151890236134254751
The Mars Volta
  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
838614242
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
  • Released: April 21, 2023
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacío
  • Released: April 11, 2025
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Format: CD, LP, digital
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[2]
AUS
[17]
JPN
[18]
Scabdates
  • Released: November 8, 2005
  • Label: GSL (GSL #118), Strummer,
    Universal (B#0005644-02)
  • Formats: CD, LP
7687141

Demo albums

TitleAlbum details
Landscape Tantrums
  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Clouds Hill
  • Formats: LP, digital

Box sets

TitleDetails
La Realidad De Los Sueños
  • Released: April 23, 2021
  • Label: Clouds Hill (CH #180)
  • Formats: LP

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Tremulant
  • Released: April 2, 2002
  • Label: GSL (GSL #54)
  • Formats: CD, LP
Live
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: GSL, Strummer, Universal
  • Format: CD

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[4]
US
Alt.

[19]
US
Main.

[20]
AUS
[6]
UK
[3]
"Inertiatic ESP"200342De-Loused in the Comatorium
"Televators"20046441
"The Widow"20059572520Frances the Mute
"L'Via L'Viaquez"53
"Viscera Eyes"2006Amputechture
"Wax Simulacra"2007The Bedlam in Goliath
"Goliath"2008
"Cotopaxi"2009Octahedron
"Since We've Been Wrong"
"The Malkin Jewel"2012Noctourniquet
"Blacklight Shine"2022The Mars Volta
"Graveyard Love"
"Vigil"
"Blank Condolences" (acoustic)2023Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón
"Palm Full of Crux" (acoustic)
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promo

TitleYearAlbum
"This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed" [21] 2003De-Loused in the Comatorium
"Candy and a Currant Bun" 2008The Bedlam in Goliath

Videography

Films

TitleYearDirector
All Tomorrow's Parties 2009All Tomorrow's People & Jonathan Caouette

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Son et Lumière/Inertiatic ESP"2003 Omar Rodríguez-López [22]
"Televators"2004The Saline Project [22]
"The Widow"2005Jim Agnew & Simon Chan [22] [23]
"L'Via L'Viaquez"Omar Rodríguez-López [22]
"Wax Simulacra"2007Jorge Hernandez [24]
"Aberinkula"2008Omar Rodríguez-López
"Goliath"
"Askepios"
"Ilyena"
"Cotopaxi"2009
"Since We've Been Wrong"

See also

References

General

Specific

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