3rdソロ・アルバム『Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo』から約半年ほどで4作目『Calibration』のリリースと、怒涛の快進撃を続けるオマー・ロドリゲス。そして今度はThe Mars Voltaとしての4thフル・アルバムが登場！今作は、ウワサによると前作『Amputechture』の発売時には既に完成されていたとのこと。ありとあらゆる音楽要素を貪欲に吸収し、圧倒的なカオスへと築き上げ、すでに常人の理解を超えた存在へと到達しつつある彼ら。怒涛のリリースを続けるオマーの制作意欲には本当に驚かされます。もはや“理解”とかのレベルではない、ただただ彼らのカオスに身を預け、思いのままに溺れてしまおうじゃないか!!

タワーレコード （2009/04/08）

Rolling Stone (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here is a great leap in songwriting -- closer to classic hard-rock force and melodic drama -- that, in 'Goliath,' 'Cavaletta' and the Holy City atmospheres of 'Soothsayer,' is even more jolting than the weirdness." Uncut (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Their trademark psych-prog barrage is still in full effect...here it's pinned down by restless rhythmic energy." Alternative Press (p.145) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "12 tracks of blistering post-hardcore, propulsive Latino-funk jams and progressive-rock segues..." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.46) - "[With] more shades of nuance and flashes of brilliance derived from that sprawling Mars Volta formula..." Kerrang (Magazine) (p.61) - Ranked #15 in Kerrang's Best Albums Of The Year 2008 -- "The Mars Volta's time is now." Q (Magazine) (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]heir signature riffing and convulsive time changes remained intact....There's greater scope here than ever before..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] squall of face-melting sonics and psych-jazz explosions....The Mars Volta are making music built to last." Blender (Magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Never before have these kings of experimental metal sustained such pulse-quickening energy, honing their tricks -- cryptic lyrics, cliffhanging cries, spine-tingling rhythms -- into a screaming arrow of sound." The Word (magazine) (p.101) - "The Mars Volta manage their energy-changes with computer-voiced wind-downs and white noise....Undeniably brave." Clash (Magazine) (p.111) - "From opener 'Aberinkula' onwards what we have is the testimony of the only survivors to the court of King Crimson, a prog-masterpiece that singes ears and baffles minds."

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