Once upon a time, At The Drive In split up into two bands, The Mars Volta and Sparta. The Mars Volta gained a ton of fame, and Sparta gained a little. At The Drive In got back together, and then Sparta stayed quiet. Now Sparta has announced via Instagram that they have begun working on […]
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Sparta Working On Their Fourth Record
January 12th, 2013 
Dan Bogosian 
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Members Of The Mars Volta, Mastodon, Converge, And More Form Supergroup
November 2nd, 2012 Dan Bogosian I’ve said a thousand times that it constantly shocks me how seemingly every musician knows every other musician on the scene. I think that’s why projects and supergroups seem to be more and more common; this one must be between friends and it has a wide array of genres covered by everyone’s original band. The […]
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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Releases ‘Octopus Kool Aid’ Album
July 25th, 2012 Grant Trimboli The Mars Volta‘s very own Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has released his new album called Octopus Kool Aid and is available to purchase over on Bandcamp. The UTG staff cannot wait to take this album for a couple spins and get lost in the sounds. In true psychedelic fashion, Rodriguez-Lopez’s cover artwork for this project is anything […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: The Mars Volta – The Malkin Jewel
June 19th, 2012 Grant Trimboli The Mars Volta have released the visuals for their single “The Malkin Jewel” and it is fifteen minutes of glorious live performance footage from the band. This video was edited by guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. The group definitely throws the focus on the musical aspect of the video and not as much on the crowd’s involvement. […]
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MUSIC VIDEO: T.R.A.M. – Inverted Ballad
May 10th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Rock supergroup T.R.A.M. have released the visuals for their song “Inverted Ballad” and can be viewed right here. T.R.A.M. is comprised of Adrian Terrazas (The Mars Volta) on saxophone, flute, bass clarinet and percussion, Javier Reyes (Animals As Leaders) on guitars, Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders) on guitars and Eric Moore (Suicidal Tendencies) on drums. […]
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STREAM: The Mars Volta – Noctourniquet/Zed And Two Naughts
March 5th, 2012 Grant Trimboli The Mars Volta have a treat for all of their fans and Under The Gun Review has the stream! The rockers have released stream of two new songs, called “Noctourniquet” and “Zed and Two Naughts,” and can be listened to by heading through the jump. Their upcoming album, Noctourniquet, will find its way onto shelves […]
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EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation With Tosin Abasi of T.R.A.M.
February 28th, 2012 Jordan Munson Tosin Abasi plays guitar, and plays it really, really well. What has he played guitar in, you ask? Well, his first moderately successful project was a little old band called Reflux. Most people probably know him best for his Animals As Leaders work. Now he’s got another project for us music connoisseurs (and fanboys) to […]
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February 13th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Psychedelic rockers The Mars Volta have released a stream of their brand new song “The Malkin Jewel” and it’s incredibly entertaining. Please click through the jump to listen and comment with your thoughts. The group’s upcoming album, Noctourniquet, will find its way onto shelves and iTunes on March 27 through Warner Bros. Get ready for […]
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January 17th, 2012 Grant Trimboli The Mars Volta are about to stir the internet up today, with their sixth album announcement Noctourniquet. This album will find it’s way onto shelves and iTunes on March 27 through Warner Bros. Get ready for more TMV in the coming weeks. Under The Gun cannot wait to hear the upcoming material and will keep […]
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The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Guitarist Forms Supergroup
September 17th, 2011 Brian Leak Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan has recently formed an all-star line-up for a side project with members/former members of Mastodon, Jane’s Addiction, and The Mars Volta. We can only imagine how insane this will sound! “To all of you who have been asking me about my project with Brent Hinds, Eric Avery, and […]
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July 16th, 2011 Grant Trimboli A live video has surfaced, online, of The Mars Volta performing a new song called “Trinkets Pale The Moon” in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the video in high definition by simply looking below.
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May 5th, 2011 Grant Trimboli Soundgarden have announced more dates added on to their summer tour. Support for select dates include The Mars Volta, Coheed And Cambria, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mastodon and the Meat Puppets. Pre-sale tickets will be available right here on May 9th. Dates: (New dates in bold) 7/2/11 Toronto, ON @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre # […]
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