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1. "Vicarious Atonement" 7:19
2. "Tetragrammaton" 16:41
3. "Vermicide" 4:16
4. "Meccamputechture" 11:03
5. "Asilos Magdalena" 6:34
6. "Viscera Eyes" 9:23
7. "Day of the Baphomets" 11:57
8. "El Ciervo Vulnerado" 8:50
Total length: 76:03
The Mars Volta Band Members / Musicians
Omar Rodríguez-López – guitars, bass ("Meccamputechture" verses), sitar ("El Ciervo Vulnerado"), direction
Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals, tanpura ("El Ciervo Vulnerado")
Juan Alderete – bass guitar
Jon Theodore – drums
Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez – percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, drums ("Meccamputechture" verses)
Isaiah "Ikey" Owens – keyboards
Adrián Terrazas-González – flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, percussion
John Frusciante – rhythm guitar, lead guitar
Paul Hinojos – sound manipulation (although credited, it's not clear if he actually performed on the album)
Sara Christina Gross – saxophone on "Meccamputechture"
Omar Rodríguez-López – producer
Jonathon Debaun – engineer
Robert Carranza – engineer
Paul Fig – engineer
Rich Costey – mixing
Pablo Arraya – mixing assistant
Vlado Meller – mastering
Jeff Jordan – artwork
Sonny Kay – layout
Amputechture is the 3rd studio album by American progressive rock band the Mars Volta, released on September 12, 2006, on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Produced by guitarist and songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the album marks the final appearance of drummer Jon Theodore, and is the first studio album to feature guitarist and sound manipulator Paul Hinojos, formerly of At the Drive-In and Sparta.
Amputechture debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, selling over 59,000 copies in its opening week and an estimated 400,000 copies as of 2009.
