At the Drive-In was an influential American experimental post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas. During their short but influential career, At the Drive-In crafted musically complex songs laced with cryptic and strongly metaphoric lyrics. Influenced equally by hardcore music as by the likes of Pink Floyd and The Smiths, the band was founded in 1993 by guitarist Jim Ward and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala. ATD-I's first studio recording was Hell Paso (Western Breed), an EP issued in 1994.