The Deftones arena-tour experience is underway. Last year, Deftones announced their first proper headlining tour since 2006.

The Mars Volta played their first show of the year opening for Deftones in Portland last night, and they surprised attendees with a set of all new material.

While we wait to hear new Deftones music, they did break out two older favorites at the first night of their tour with The Mars Volta and Fleshwater.

The Mars Volta’s first concert was at an Anaheim club called Chain Reaction, a venue more in line with the Warp Records crowd and not a place At The Drive-In would have called home. They went on stage ...

The Mars Volta appeared to debut their as-yet-unannounced new album live while opening for Deftones in Portland. See video and the setlist.

Deftones played their first show of 2025 last night (February 25th), with the alt-metal greats ’ concert at Portland, Oregon’s Moda Center likewise marking the start of their first headline tour since ...

Nicolas Jack Davies’ portrait of the El Paso-based post-hardcore/prog rock/Latin/what-have-you band The Mars Volta is deeply subjective, embracing the experimental collage style of the band and ...

Deftones launched their US tour with the Mars Volta on Tuesday night (February 25th) in Portland, Oregon. See video and the ...

Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta and At The Drive In and his wife Chrissie Carnell-Bixler have called out Linkin Park’s new singer Emily Armstrong (of Dead Sara) for her links to Scientology and ...

But once you do, it hits hard. The Mars Volta took what made their debut so addictive (cryptic lyrics, layered instrumentations, Latin influences and a visceral approach to jazz) and dialed up the ...

Welcome to the (re)launch of Mercury Music Picks! Every week we’ll sift through the sea of concerts, gigs, and shows to let ...