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Mars Volta Shows Softer Side

Album still rocks, even pared-down

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 22, 2009 2:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – With the latest release, Mars Volta has lived up to its “best prog-rockers of 2008” title, writes Mike Ragogna for the Huffington Post. Octahedron “may bang a little less, but musically competes with most classic albums of that genre.” And—good news...   Read full story »

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