The Mars Volta discography

The discography of The Mars Volta, an American progressive rock group formed in 2001,^[1] consists of eight studio albums, one live album, two extended plays, and nine singles. The final lineup of The Mars Volta consisted of the two founding members Omar Rodríguez-López on guitar and production, Cedric Bixler-Zavala on vocals and lyrics, along with Juan Alderete on bass, Marcel Rodríguez-López on keyboards and percussion, and Deantoni Parks on drums.

The Mars Volta discography
The Mars Volta live at Carling Academy Birmingham
Studio albums	8
Live albums	1
Music videos	11
EPs	2
Singles	13
Box set albums	1

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. After a ten-year hiatus, the band released their self-titled seventh album on September 16, 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (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	Released: June 24, 2003 Label: Universal, GSL Format: CD, LP	39	47	—	—	74	—	—	—	—	43	BPI: Silver^[14] MC: Gold^[15]
Frances the Mute	Released: March 1, 2005 Label: Universal, GSL Format: CD, LP	4	9	13	14	34	1	21	12	81	23	RIAA: Gold^[16]
Amputechture	Released: September 12, 2006 Label: Universal, GSL Format: CD, LP	9	6	39	18	54	12	16	27	88	49
The Bedlam in Goliath	Released: January 29, 2008 Label: Universal Format: CD, LP, USB	3	3	35	9	42	10	13	32	57	42
Octahedron	Released: June 23, 2009 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP	12	41	78	27	27	20	33	51	54	64
Noctourniquet	Released: March 27, 2012 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP	15	18	90	23	61	34	25	—	47	51
The Mars Volta	Released: September 16, 2022 Label: Clouds Hill Format: CD, LP, digital	83	86	142	—	—	—	—	—	42	—
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón	Released: April 21, 2023 Label: Clouds Hill Format: CD, LP, digital	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak 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	76	87	141

Box sets

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

Extended plays

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

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		US ^[4]	US Alt. ^[19]	US Main. ^[20]	AUS ^[6]	UK ^[3]
"Inertiatic ESP"	2003	—	—	—	—	42	De-Loused in the Comatorium
"Televators"	2004	—	—	—	64	41
"The Widow"	2005	95	7	25	—	20	Frances the Mute
"L'Via L'Viaquez"		—	—	—	—	53
"Viscera Eyes"	2006	—	—	—	—	—	Amputechture
"Wax Simulacra"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	The Bedlam in Goliath
"Goliath"	2008	—	—	—	—	—
"Cotopaxi"	2009	—	—	—	—	—	Octahedron
"Since We've Been Wrong"		—	—	—	—	—
"The Malkin Jewel"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	Noctourniquet
"Blacklight Shine"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	The Mars Volta
"Graveyard Love"		—	—	—	—	—
"Vigil"		—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promo

Title	Year	Album
"This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed"^[21] Format: Compact Disc	2003	De-Loused in the Comatorium
"Candy and a Currant Bun" Format: VinylDisc	2008	The Bedlam in Goliath

Videography

Films

Title	Year	Director
All Tomorrow's Parties	2009	All Tomorrow's People & Jonathan Caouette

Music videos

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

See also

• At the Drive-In discography
• De Facto discography
• Omar Rodríguez-López discography
• Omar Rodríguez-López filmography

References

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