The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet

I read today that they broke up

Yeah I saw that too. I read a few months ago that Omar had said they were taking time off to do other projects. Hard to say if Cedric's report today means the same thing or has more finality to it.

Too bad. It's kind of funny though. They finally decide that the band should be less of a dictatorship run by Omar, on which point he agreed, and not long afterward the band breaks up.

One of their previous drummers (Thomas Pridgen) is part of the new Pinnick/Gales/Pridgen side project album coming out on Magna Carta.

I listened to that song a few times last night. I think it's pretty awesome. A good rocking tune with some hints of blues. The vocals are awesome too (and not just Doug's: the other guy too). Pridgen has some great drum work on it too

I like the first album, and I have heard this song, but to me it sounds incomplete, maybe that is not the right word to use, but it does not grab me like some of their other material has.