THE MARS VOLTA - MARS VOLTA'S NEW ALBUM SPOOKED BY EVIL VIBES

Cult rockers THE MARS VOLTA were haunted by dark forces during the recording of new album THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH - the band blames a Ouija board for causing power outages and floods. Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez bought frontman Cedric Bixler the Ouija board in Jerusalem, Israel shortly before the group hit the studio. And, after a series of power problems and floods, and the nervous breakdown of a recording engineer, the duo is convinced evil spirits played a part in the album's creation. Rodriguez-Lopez says, "It felt like savagery. It didn't affect the music as much as the expression of the music." The Bedlam In Goliath is released next month (Jan08).