According to frontman Cedric Zavala via Twitter, The Mars Volta have gone from hiatus to breakup, alleging that the band was never on hiatus at all.
Here are the bunch of Tweets from Zavala giving some insight into what's going on.....
"Thank u 2 all VOLTA fans u deserved more especially after the way u rooted for us on this album. I tried my hardest to keep it going (cont-)"
"But Bosnian Rainbows was what we all got instead. I can't sit here and pretend any more. I no longer am a member of Mars Volta. (cont-)"
"I honestly thank all of you for buying our records and coming to our shows"
"We could never had done it with out you. My dream was to get us to the point were Jon Theodore and Ikey Owens came back but sadly it's over"
"For the record I tried my hardest to get a full scale North American tour going for Noctourniquet but Omar did not want to."
"I guess a break from mars volta means starting another band and ignoring all the support the fans gave us. I tried my hardest guys"
"All I can do is move forward with my music and just be happy that mars volta ever happened at all. God Damn we had a blast. Thank u again"
"I just feel really guilty for not even really saying the truth because a hiatus is just an insult to the fans"
"To all our fans all over the world thank you for giving a fuck. You all ruled! I don't think ill ever hear a fist full of dollars the same"
(And the next one kinda seals the deal if you were wondering where all this was going, it's not a joke....Ed)
"And no I'm not joking about any of this, I owe it 2 u guys to all fans to be serious about this"
"Thank u to all past members who helped Volta along as well. we blasted through like a comet and left our mark!"
"If u ever see me in person and want to know why I'll tell u my story"
"Please just be happy that it happened at all remember all the opposition we were met with for just starting a new band back in 2001."
"SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE VOLTA FANS WHO FLOODED WARNER BROS FACEBOOK PAGE AND GOT NOTHING IN RETURN! I was honored by this guys! ThankU"
"I have cancelled shows before for knowing full well that my heart was not in it at that moment. Why? Because its an insult to the audience"
"2 be clear I'm not angry I just wanted to be honest with the people who have allowed me to make a living playing music.. "
The Mars Volta up until recently were a prog-rock band from El Paso, Texas, and formed in 2001. The final lineup was Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction), Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), Juan Alderete (bass), Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (keyboards, percussion) and Deantoni Parks (drums).
The band rose from the ashes post the break-up of Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala's previous band, At the Drive-In.
