Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

At the Drive-In

Role / Field:

American post-hardcore band known for intense live performances and complex arrangements.

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Origins & Early Life

At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band formed in 1994 in El Paso, Texas. Their last line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (drums), and Keeley Davis (guitar, vocals). After several early line-up changes, the band solidified into a five-piece, consisting of Bixler-Zavala, Rodríguez-López, Jim Ward (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Hinojos and Hajjar. At the Drive-In released three studio albums and five EPs before breaking up in 2001.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Their third and final album before the split, 2000's Relationship of Command, received several accolades and is cited as a landmark of post-hardcore, alongside producing the successful single "One Armed Scissor". Following the breakup, Bixler-Zavala and Rodríguez-López formed the Mars Volta with Ward's cousin Jeremy, while Ward, Hinojos, and Hajjar formed Sparta; Hinojos would later leave Sparta for the Mars Volta. At the Drive-In reunited in January 2012 and played the Coachella and Lollapalooza festivals that year before disbanding again. In 2016, the band reunited for a second time, with Ward replaced by Sparta's Keeley Davis; they released the album in•ter a...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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