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on bass and Dave Elitch on drums. Both Flea and Elitch had previously played with The Mars Volta. Omar's brother Marfred Rodríguez-López (formerly of

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taking over drumming duties.

History

On April 9, 2014 Bixler-Zavala and Rodríguez-López announced their new project, accompanying the announcement with the release of their first single "4AM", described by ''

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'' as "a charging, punkish rocker with the sorts of squiggly noodling that both the Mars Volta guys and Flea have used as calling cards in their respective groups." Over the course of the next week, three more singles were released, and their self-titled debut album was released on November 10, 2014. Although Flea provided the bass for the album, he was not a member of the group and only provided the band his recording studio. On November 2, 2015, the band debuted eight new songs from an upcoming release, titled ''Saddle on the Atom Bomb''. However, as of 2025 the album has not been released, and there has been no further information on the band's social media platforms since 2015 implying that the band is no longer active.

Band members

* Omar Rodríguez-López - guitar (2014–2015) * Cedric Bixler-Zavala - vocals (2014–2015) *

- bass (2014, studio only) *Marfred Rodríguez-López - bass (2014–2015) * David Elitch - drums (2014–2015) *

- drums (2015)

Timeline

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Discography

; Studio albums * ''Antemasque'' (2014) * ''Saddle on the Atom Bomb'' (TBA)

References

External links

*
Antemasque Bandcamp website
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 2014 American rock music supergroups American progressive rock groups 2014 establishments in the United States Sibling musical groups 2015 disestablishments in the United States