System of a Down performs at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Aug. 17, 2024. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the many legendary hard rock acts with a connection with the City by the Bay, it’s not a typical tour stop on the hard rock and…

The Mars Volta, “Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon.” The Mars Volta took a decade-long hiatus between albums and made its triumphant return last year. Just a year later comes a collection of a dozen reworked acoustic tracks. Titled Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon, which roughly translates to…

The Mars Volta, self-titled, If a reunion of The Mars Volta wasn’t enough of a surprise, the band’s stylistic direction for its first album in a decade may be an even bigger shock.  Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala challenged musical norms for years, creating highly conceptual and experimental records…