
18 June 2003 · 24 YEARS
De-Loused In The Comatorium
The Mars Volta
Rick Rubin produced this 2003 effort to focus the group energy into a specific progressive rock style. The record uses a narrative framework to detail the frightening visions of a patient who falls into a coma following a drug overdose.
Experimental rock merges with Latin rhythms throughout these tracks. The work functions as a tribute to Julio Venegas, translating raw energy into a dense, high-octane form of post-hardcore that marked the start of the decade.