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At the Drive-In

Musical Group
Forlisteners into post-hardcore, punk/hardcore, and alternative rock who want to explore a canonical discography plus early eps and reunion material.
12 Reviews 12 Definitions 16 Charts
Post-Hardcore Emocore Punkrock

The Profile

At the Drive-In are an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, widely associated with the late-1990s/early-2000s post-hardcore boom. They released Relationship of Command (2000), broke up in 2001, later reunited, and released In•ter a•li•a (2017).

Publicly known for members Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López later forming The Mars Volta; guitarist Jim Ward later formed Sparta. The band is commonly categorized as post-hardcore/alternative rock and is associated with El Paso, Texas.

Across 11 reviews, At the Drive-In are framed as a key modern post-hardcore band from El Paso, praised for intensity, personality, and sharp songwriting. In/Casino/Out and Relationship of Command get the most “classic” treatment, with frequent talk of punk/hardcore aggression, melodic pivots, and standout tracks. The early EPs are covered as raw-but-revealing documents, while the reunion-era In•ter a•li•a is judged solid but not on the level of the 2000 peak.

Notable Quotes

❝ Sound bomb of rare beauty!
❝ These are At The Drive-In: acid and sweeteners. Migraine and ecstasy. Cross and delight. Black and white. Good and evil.
❝ Indescribable and indispensable.
❝ ...this is forever...
❝ They are coming... or rather, they were about to arrive!
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