While it seemed that struggles with their record label would lead to the end of 30 Seconds to Mars, the Los Angeles-based rock band made sure that this wouldn’t get them down and marched on to record and release ‘This Is War’ in 2009. Following 2005’s ‘A Beautiful Lie,’ the new album showed fans just how much the band has grown over the years and that they still had something to say.
“It’s an accurate depiction of the interests we have at this time in our life,” 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto told Spinner when the band stopped by our NYC studio. “It’s really what we wanted to say in musical terms, and that’s what’s great about making music — you have an opportunity to redefine, rediscover, to reinvent, and we’re really excited about the songs.”
Taking two years to record the album, the band didn’t only just lock themselves up the Hollywood hills and write songs, but they also invited fans to sing on the album when the band hosted its “Summit” last year. With more than 701,000 MySpace friends and over 79,000 followers on Twitter, the band is more than thankful for the dedicated fanbase they’ve had over the years.
March 8th, 2010 
Josh 
Name: Artifact
Name: This Is War
Name: A Beautiful Lie
Name: Self-titled
Opened: June 2009
