New Mars Volta album: release date and details!

Wow... ever get the feeling like a wave of exitement just hit you?

im gonna wait for the actual album to come out, i downloaded 10,000 days prior to its release and was very excited to hear it, but i think it took away from the overall experience of the album....tho im extremely excited to hear it

Volta is one of the only bands (if not the only band) that I have to wait until their album's release to actually get it. I can't hear a pirated copy first. I need to buy the album, hold it, look at it, and listen. Especially after Frances, which was the same way for me.

Amputechture has me more excited than a fat kid in a pastry shop, man.

This album is noiseless. There's a good :30 of ambience. That's IT. Meaning about 76 mins even of straight music. The album is still pausesless so it plays like one big Cassandra Geminni. I really like it except for one thing. John Frusciante ruins at least 2 minutes of the album with his horrid, scale hopping guitar solos. Omar's technique and sound is so much better, yet Frus. was subsituted at teh dumbest points a few times. It's moderately disappointing because I know if Omar had taken these points the solos would have been 10X more awesome and I'd love these moments. Tetragrammaton intro = AHHHH QUIT PLAYING JOHN. I hope he dies before the next release because death always makes a good TMV album =)

Quick track breakdown...QUIT READING SPOILERS (BUT NOT VERY BIG ONES):

Vicarious Atonement (quite haunting) 10/10

Tetragrammaton (first minute is average because of Frus. then it has a great great great vocal spot. This is really Cedric's shining moment) 9/10

Vermicide (not the best single in the world but it suits the album itself very well) 8/10

Meccamputechture (neat beginning and great horns throughout) 9/10

Asilos Magdalena (great guitarwork and very haunting) 10/10

Viscera Eyes (this song is great. more great vocal and horn spots. the guitar magically seems to come to life on this song, meaning Frus. is shoved aside) 10/10

Day of the Baphomets (great song with a sweet bass solo early on and sweet percussion one later on.) 10/10

El Ceirvo Vulnerado (Ambuletz anyone? Well not quite but just as mysterious, slow, and haunting. Oded choice for an ending, but fitting as the album mirrors itself) 9/10

So, my average as of now (if John's work can grow on me it'll be as good as the formers = 10/10).
10 + 9 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 9 = 75/80. 9.5/10. Very very good, but slightly dimished by some bad guitar spots. Enjoy...also I hope this kinda thing was allowed...

I like Tectragrammaton except the guitar intro gets on my nerves. I'm okay with it in the outro though...

Im literally in tears here! Omar is a genious!