The Mars Volta

Summary

The Mars Volta is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,104 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Mars Volta's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Mars Volta's genre is progressive rock^[4].
• The Mars Volta's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group^[5].
• The Mars Volta's discography is recorded as The Mars Volta discography^[6].
• The Mars Volta's Commons category is recorded as The Mars Volta^[7].
• The Mars Volta's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• The Mars Volta comprises Cedric Bixler-Zavala^[9].
• The Mars Volta comprises Juan Alderete^[10].
• The Mars Volta comprises Omar Rodríguez-López^[11].
• 2001 marks the founding of The Mars Volta^[12].
• The Mars Volta's location of formation is recorded as El Paso^[13].
• The Mars Volta's official website is recorded as http://www.themarsvolta.com^[14].
• The Mars Volta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Mars Volta^[15].
• The Mars Volta's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Mars Volta^[16].
• The Mars Volta's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mars Volta'}^[17].
• The Mars Volta's start of work period is recorded as 2001^[18].
• The Mars Volta's member category is recorded as Category:The Mars Volta members^[19].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74068'}^[20].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74821'}^[21].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+74293'}^[22].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+97000'}^[23].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+80526'}^[24].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+125000'}^[25].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+137000'}^[26].
• The Mars Volta's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+148000'}^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 2001^[30]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative, alternative rock, art rock, experimental, hard rock, heavy prog, neo-psychedelia, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 20883363-1ea4-4d72-ad72-c0e767038f3e^[33]

Body

Founding

2001 marks the founding of The Mars Volta^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as El Paso^[13].

Why It Matters

The Mars Volta ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,104 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]