It only took 15 years for At The Drive In to return to the studio and record the follow-up to 2000’s seminal Relationship of Command and the El Paso, TX-born band’s fourth full-length album, IN·TER A·LI·A [Rise Records]. Life’s circular current delivered the quintet—Cedric Bixler [vocals], Omar Rodriguez-Lopez [guitar], Paul Hinojos [bass], Tony Hajjar [drums], and Keeley Davis [guitar]—back to this point with the same sound and fury that indisputably defined a turn-of-century musical movement.

At The Drive In’s beginnings can be traced back to Omar’s garage where the boys jammed for countless hours in 1993. Moving from D.I.Y. underground El Paso, TX shows to local clubs, they quietly built a loyal following. The band’s debut, Acrobatic Tenement, arrived in 1996 followed by 1998’s In/Casino/Out and Vaya in 1999 each of which saw quantum leaps in the band’s sonic vocabulary and proficiency, amplifying buzz and landing them on tours including an arena run supporting Rage Against the Machine.

The creative apex of their first 7 years, Relationship of Command, released in 2000, quickly earned the reputation it holds to this day as one of the century’s most incendiary and influential albums. It holds a place on Spin’s “The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)” list, Kerrang!’s “50 Greatest Albums of the 21^st Century,” Rock Sound’s “101 Modern Classics,” Uncut Magazine’s “150 Albums of the Decade,” MTV2’s “Greatest Albums Ever,” Guitar World’s “100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All-Time,” and many more. Propelled by instant classics “One Armed Scissor” and “Invalid Litter Dept.,” Relationship of Command elevated At The Drive In into the Billboard Top 200, while the intensity and draw of its live show grew exponentially.

The musicians spent 2016 on their first proper tour since 2001. Their travels took them from a sold out run in North America to explosive appearances everywhere from Denmark’s Roskilde and Splendour in the Grass down under to Summer Sonic in Japan.

Galvanized by the creativity of a session in South Korea, the band landed stateside and began preproduction prior to officially entering  Sound Factory studio in Hollywood, CA during November 2016 to cut IN·TER A·LI·A. Produced by Omar and Rich Costey [Muse, Sigur Rós, Santigold], it marked the first time a band member helmed production for an the At The Drive In album.=

The group uncorked the first single “Governed By Contagions” in December 2016, and its ominous delivery, caustic musicality, and claustrophobic intensity enamored fans and tastemakers alike with New York Times, NPR, Vulture, Spin, and Rolling Stone immediately extolling it.