The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium (2003)

Make sure to have your rat poison and morphine ready, because we're diving into the psychedelic nightmarish wasteland that is 2003's Deloused in the Comatorium by progressive-rock band The Mars Volta - AKA the rise and fall of Cerpin Taxt. While Alex has been somewhat of a fan of them for over a decade, this is Austin's first foray into the bands music. We talk about the bands prior history as At the Drive-In, the songwriting duo of Cedric Zavala-Bixler and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the revolving door of musicians (including RHCP's Flea and John Frusciante), the incredible drumming by Jon Theodore, Rick Rubin and the importance of a good producer (where Alex accidentally credits Stanley Donwood instead of Nigel Godrich for Radiohead), and the albums unique mix of prog-rock, post-hardcore, psychedelic, and droning ambience. Outside of the topical discussion, we get into how busy Austin's life is getting with an upcoming wedding, house-hunting, and infatuation with emulating old SNES and gameboy games, plus the overall nothing-happening going ons of Alex's life at the moment (RIP). We're drinking Urban Artifact's berry-heavy fruited sour Audion for this one. Looks like we're doing The Last Samurai next. Want to reach us on social media? We're on Instagram and Twitter (@thewhitestguys), TikTok (@twodudesbrewsreviews), and we have an official TDBR Facebook page. For business inquires, please reach out to us at [email protected]