Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio

Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacio (Spanish for 'Filthy Lucre; The Eyes of the Void') is the ninth studio album (eighth of new material) by the American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on April 11, 2025 on Clouds Hill Records.^[2] Produced by Omar Rodríguez-López and mixed and engineered by Marcel Rodríguez-López, the album is the first to feature drummer Linda-Philomène Tsoungui and bass guitarist Josh Moreau, both of whom joined the band in 2022 to tour in support of the band's eponymous album and its acoustic re-recording, Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón (2023).

Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio
Studio album by the Mars Volta
Released	April 11, 2025
Length	49:28
Label	Clouds Hill
Producer	Omar Rodríguez-López
The Mars Volta chronology
Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazón (2023) Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio (2025)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Kerrang!	[1]

The band eschewed a traditional press cycle for the album, giving no interviews prior to its release. Instead, the band performed the album in full each night during their March–April 2025 arena tour in support of Deftones.

Artwork

The album's artwork, by Adán Guevara, features a mysterious map, designed as a puzzle for fans to solve. Following the album's release, Johann Scheerer, who runs the band's label, Clouds Hill Records, stated: "At first glance, the cover of The Mars Volta’s ninth studio album Lucro Sucio; Los Ojos del Vacío might seem abstract, but nothing on it is random. Some details reveal themselves right away. Others, you’ll have to feel. This isn’t just a cover - it’s something to explore. What do you see?"^[3]

Release

Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio was released on April 11, 2025 by Clouds Hill Records. The album was leaked online two months prior before being officially announced with the track lengths being different than the official version.^[4] In March 2025, speculation started to arise when a food delivery driver claimed on Reddit that Cedric Bixler-Zavala had given him a CD-R copy of the album for free.^[5]

In the days prior to the album's release, Clouds Hill described the album as "[an] atmospheric and moody release [which] sees Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala revisiting their roots while continuing to reinvent themselves. The album blends their signature sound with jazz and electronica influences, celebrating their origins while pushing forward with fresh innovations - a musical journey that's both nostalgic and new."^[6] The track, The Iron Rose, was originally titled 'Nefilibata' but was changed in advance of the album's debut.^[7]

Upon the release of the record, The Mars Volta announced a North American tour in support of the release.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fin"	1:14
2.	"Reina Tormenta"	1:10
3.	"Enlazan las Tinieblas"	3:12
4.	"Mictlán"	2:33
5.	"The Iron Rose"	3:48
6.	"Cue the Sun"	2:16
7.	"Alba del Orate"	3:12
8.	"Voice in My Knives"	2:41
9.	"Poseedora de Mi Sombra"	2:47
10.	"Celaje"	3:48
11.	"Vociferó"	2:28
12.	"Mito de los Trece Cielos"	1:05
13.	"Un Disparo al Vacío"	3:31
14.	"Detrás de la Puerta Dorada"	0:29
15.	"Maullidos"	2:56
16.	"Morgana"	3:05
17.	"Cue the Sun (Reprise)"	3:29
18.	"Lucro Sucio"	5:44
Total length:		49:28

All lyrics are written by Cedric Bixler-Zavala; all music is composed by Omar Rodríguez-López.

Personnel

The Mars Volta

• Omar Rodríguez-López – guitar
• Cedric Bixler-Zavala – vocals
• Marcel Rodríguez-López – keyboards, percussion
• Linda-Philomène Tsoungui – drums
• Leo Genovese – keyboards, saxophone
• Josh Moreau – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Daniel Diaz – percussion
• Eva Gardner – bass guitar
• Willy Rodriguez Quiñones – drums

Technical

• Omar Rodríguez-López – production, engineering
• Marcel Rodríguez-López – engineering, mixing
• John Frusciante – engineering
• Jon Debaun – engineering
• Chris Common – engineering, mastering