History Music / AtTheDriveIn

In 2000, the band released their third album, ''Relationship of Command''. Although the record was critically lauded and attracted several new fans, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in early 2001, citing their exhaustion over touring along with disagreements over the direction the band should go on.

At the Drive-In is a PostHardcore band from El Paso, Texas that were formed in 1993 by vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitar Jim Ward. For the first few years of their existence, the band gradually built up a cult following, mainly due to the intensity of their live act.

Following a couple of [=EPs=] and a debut album that went relatively unlauded, the band hit its stride with the additions of Tony Hajjar and Paul Hinojos on drums and bass respectively, along with bassist Omar Rodríguez-López transitioning to guitar. Their lineup finally stabilized, the band released their sophomore effort ''In/Casino/Out'' in 1998, which was followed by a period of virtually non-stop touring that solidified their reputation as one of the preeminent bands of the PostHardcore movement. The band also released the highly regarded EP ''Vaya'' in 1999.

In 2000, the band released their third album, entitled ''Relationship of Command''. Although the record was critically lauded and attracted several new fans, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in early 2001, citing their exhaustion over touring along with disagreements over the direction the band should go on.

* AdultFear:
** "Enfilade" seems to be about a child kidnapping in which a mother is threatened with the loss of her child's life if the ransom isn't paid on time.
** "Invalid Litter Dept." and "Incurably Innocent": sexual assault and (in the former case) murder.
** "Napoleon Solo": dying suddenly in a traffic accident.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: 5-8.

** WordSaladHorror: Not perhaps quite as often as Music/TheMarsVolta, but they still have a lot of it.

* ''Relationship of Command'' (2000)

Following a couple of [=EPs=] and a debut album that went relatively unlauded, the band hit its stride with the additions of Tony Hajjar and Paul Hinojos on drums and bass respectively, along with bassist Omar-Rodriguez Lopez transitioning to guitar. Their lineup finally stabilized, the band released their sophomore effort ''In/Casino/Out'' in 1998, which was followed by a period of virtually non-stop touring that solidified their reputation as one of the preeminent bands of the PostHardcore movement. The band also released the highly regarded EP ''Vaya'' in 1999.

Following the dissolution of the group, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala would go on to start the prog-rock band Music/TheMarsVolta, while Ward, Hinojos, and Hajjar formed the alternative rock band Sparta. In 2012, the band temporarily reformed to play a series of live shows, though no new material was produced. The band reunited again in 2015. They released the single "Goverened by Contagion" in December 2016, followed by a new album, ''Inter Alia'', in 2017, and an EP, ''Diamanté'', later the same year.

* GratuitousJapanese: Given that Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala are well-known cinema buffs (see also the Creator/FedericoFellini reference in Music/TheMarsVolta's name), "Chanbara" ("チャンバラ") is probably a reference to the Japanese name for the genre dubbed "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_cinema samurai cinema]]" in English-language media. Creator/AkiraKurosawa's films like ''Film/SevenSamurai'', ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'', ''Film/ThroneOfBlood'', ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', and ''Film/{{Ran}}'' are undoubtedly the best-known exemplars of the genre in the West.

** The verses of "Invalid Litter Dept." are another noteworthy example, as spoken-word narration alternates with the recurring, sung motif "dancing on the corpses' ashes"; Bixler-Zavala's performance here also doubles as a case of MotorMouth and perhaps also LargeHam (but as TropesAreTools, this arguably only makes them more effective).

* AltumVidetur: ''Inter alia'' means ''Among Other Things'', though it's sometimes used untranslated in English as well (usually in academic writings).

''At the Drive-In'' is a PostHardcore band from El Paso, Texas that were formed in 1993 by vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitar Jim Ward. For the first few years of their existence, the band gradually built up a cult following, mainly due to the intensity of their live act.

Following a couple of [=EPs=] and a debut album that went relatively unlauded, the band hit its stride with the additions of Tony Hajjar and Paul Hinojos on bass and guitar respectively, along with bassist Omar-Rodriguez Lopez transitioning to guitar. Their lineup finally stabilized, the band released their sophomore effort ''In/Casino/Out'' in 1998, which was followed by a period of virtually non-stop touring that solidified their reputation as one of the preeminent bands of the PostHardcore movement. The band also released the highly regarded EP ''Vaya'' in 1999.

** "Incurably Innocent" is evidently Bixler-Zavala's response to his wife's sexual assault specifically, and more generally, in Bixler-Zavala's words, "a song about sexual abuse and being able to finally speak out."

Following a couple of eps and a debut album that went relatively unlauded, the band hit its stride with the additions of Tony Hajjar and Paul Hinojos on bass and guitar respectively, along with bassist Omar-Rodriguez Lopez transitioning to guitar. Their lineup finally stabilized, the band released their sophomore effort ''In/Casino/Out'' in 1998, which was followed by a period of virtually non-stop touring that solidified their reputation as one of the preeminent bands of the PostHardcore movement. The band also released the highly regarded EP ''Vaya'' in 1999.

* ChurchOfHappyology: Bixler Zavala was briefly a member sometime around 2013-2015, but by 2018, he'd become a harsh critic, [[https://twitter.com/cedricbixler_/status/950194678749712386 calling it]] a "modern-day ''[[Literature/TheHandmaidsTale Handmaid's Tale]]''" and [[https://twitter.com/cedricbixler_/status/950188448404602880 accusing it of covering up]] the sexual assaults of his wife and others.