◇ image via WikipediaThe Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Mahavishnu Orchestra, William DuVall, De Facto, System of a Down and Brainiac. Those roots explain a lot about how The Mars Volta arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Dear Hunter, King Crimson, The Fall of Troy, Puscifer and Tool, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Darkness, Felix Cartal, Mates of State, Alkaline Trio and Ra, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around The Mars Volta, reaching back through Mahavishnu Orchestra and forward to The Darkness. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Mars Volta connections
The Mars Volta grew out of Mahavishnu Orchestra, William DuVall, De Facto and System of a Down, shares an orbit with The Dear Hunter, King Crimson, The Fall of Troy and Puscifer, went on to shape The Darkness, Felix Cartal, Mates of State and Alkaline Trio. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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