''¡Megaton Shotblast!'' is the debut album by American

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band De Facto. Largely

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, the album pulls influence from various genres, including

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, dub,

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, and

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Track listing

#"Manual Dexterity" – 2:20 #"Cordova" (Live) – 10:07 #"El Professor Contra De Facto" – 4:53 #"Fingertrap" – 3:10 #"Descarga De Facto" (Live) – 8:09 #"Mitchel Edward Klik Enters A Dreamlike State... And It's Fucking Scandalous" – 4:23 #"Thick Vinyl Plate" (Live) – 6:42 #"Coaxial" – 7:08 #"Simian Cobblestone" – 4:19 #"Rodche Defects" – 3:55

Personnel

Omar Rodríguez-López Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is a Puerto Rican guitarist, songwriter, record producer and filmmaker. He has formed or played in several bands, including The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, Antemasque, and Bosnian Rainb ...

- bass *

Cedric Bixler-Zavala Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born November 4, 1974) is an American musician. He has been the lead singer and lyricist of the progressive rock band the Mars Volta since its inception in 2001. He was the lead singer and only constant member of the post-ha ...

- drums *

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- keyboards * Jeremy Ward - melodica, sound manipulation *Alberto "El Professor" Aragonez - percussion (''3, 10'') * Ralph Dominique Jasso - keys (''3'') *Eric Salas - percussion (''3'') *David Lopez - trumpet (''4, 10'') *Gabe Gonzalez - piano (''9'') *Ángel Marcelo Rodríguez-Cheverez - vocals (''10'')

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20120227034127/http://defacto.bandcamp.com/album/megaton-shotblast
{{Authority control De Facto (band) albums 2001 debut albums Gold Standard Laboratories albums