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<blockquote>"...had actually brought up [the idea of working with West] some time ago, but it's pretty unbelievable that it actually happened. [...] He came by here, he was here in the studio, and we did some initial kind of listening, and he did some singing, and we knew we needed to kind of follow up and finish things, so I went over to Hawaii [with] an engineer and a small crew, and we had a great time."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610414/20090430/30_seconds_to_mars.jhtml | title = 30 Seconds To Mars Reveal Details Of Kanye West Collaboration | date = 2009-05-01 | accessdate = 2009-05-01| author = Montgomery, James | publisher = [[MTV Networks]]}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>"...had actually brought up [the idea of working with West] some time ago, but it's pretty unbelievable that it actually happened. [...] He came by here, he was here in the studio, and we did some initial kind of listening, and he did some singing, and we knew we needed to kind of follow up and finish things, so I went over to Hawaii [with] an engineer and a small crew, and we had a great time."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610414/20090430/30_seconds_to_mars.jhtml | title = 30 Seconds To Mars Reveal Details Of Kanye West Collaboration | date = 2009-05-01 | accessdate = 2009-05-01| author = Montgomery, James | publisher = [[MTV Networks]]}}</ref></blockquote>

=== Dragon Age: Origins ===
[[BioWare]] has announced that the soundtrack of ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'' contains the song "This Is War", the title track.<ref name=ausdragon>{{cite web| url = http://www.theinsoundfromwayout.com/2009/11/30stm-dragon-age/ | title = 30 Seconds To Mars - Dragon Age: Origins trailer | accessdate = 2009-11-04 | date = 2009-11-03 | publisher = The In Sound From Way Out}}</ref> The track made its world debut in the game before the release of the album. Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at [[Electronic Arts]] described working with 30 Seconds to Mars:

<blockquote>"EA has always had a forward-thinking relationship with 30 Seconds to Mars and we are overwhelmed with excitement about the band’s involvement and creative contribution to Dragon Age: Origins. This exciting song debut exemplifies our continued commitment to working with great bands that move the needle to where music is going."<ref name=offdragon/></blockquote>

Jared Leto has been quick to tell his "We always try to push the envelope both in the entertainment world and the media, and our title track to debut in a game of this caliber is one of the best ways to bring our music to fans around the world. We did enormous strides since he could count only on the radio to listen to what we wanted to bring music fans, and Dragon Age: Origins, in this respect is the perfect game."<ref name=offdragon>{{cite web| url = http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/main.asp | title = 11/4/2009 - Thirty Seconds to Mars Brings “WAR” to Dragon Age: Origins | accessdate = 2009-11-04 | date = 2009-11-04}}</ref>.


== Faces of Mars ==
== Faces of Mars ==

Revision as of 09:12, 11 December 2009

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This Is War is the third studio album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, released through Virgin Records and EMI on December 8, 2009. It is the first studio album by the band in four years, since A Beautiful Lie was released in 2005.

Background and recording

When the band decided to leave their Virgin/EMI record for a new label, EMI sued them for $30 million on account of the fact that the band had not given them the promised three records. The band's response was that no band had to be signed to a contract for more than 7 years, and they claimed they signed 10 years ago. Eventually, the band settled the matter and re-signed to EMI with Jared Leto saying this:

"There came a time where it was appropriate and important to end the fight. And we are very relieved and very excited to say that we have resolved our differences with EMI and that we have re-signed with EMI and that we'll be putting our new record out, probably, in September," he said. "And that's ... wow, that's the first time I'm saying that. Honestly, it feels pretty intense."[9]

The title track, which Jared Leto wrote in early 2007, was the first song written for the album. [10]

The Summit

File:30 Seconds to Mars - Summit.jpg
30 Seconds to Mars with fans during the Los Angeles Summit.

During recording sessions, the band hosted a gathering in they called "The Summit" at the Avalon club in Los Angeles.[11] The purpose of this was so that fans could see how far into recording the band was, and maybe even participate in the recording. In an interview, frontman Jared Leto said this:

"The Summit was an experiment in our recording process, and we were just trying to think of ways that we could deepen the connection between ourselves and our family of fans around the world. We do that often, and think of ways to break the boundary. And we thought, 'How great would it be to invite the world to come and be a part of the next 30 Seconds to Mars album? [...] There were some things [we tried] that were left-field sound experiments — using the group, the collective, as a musical instrument. We did everything from percussive expression to whispering to things that were a little bit more familiar, like inviting the 1,000 people that were there to sing the chorus of a song. And those people who were a part of it all will be a part of the next 30 Seconds to Mars album. ... It was quite simply one of the best things we've done as a band."[12]

Further on in this interview, Jared revealed that album's style will be leaning more towards that of their self-titled debut than that of A Beautiful Lie, saying that,

"The longest song on there is, like, eight minutes. The shortest, probably five. ... I don't think we have one under five. I think we do a really good job at just chasing the feeling, the core of the song, and allowing the song the ability or right to go where it leads us, where it wants to go. The song dictates that, and we've been working on this collection of songs for 12 months, so we know them pretty well."[12]

Collaboration with Kanye West

During May, 2009, Kanye West posted a photo of himself, Brandon Flowers (the frontman of The Killers) and Jared Leto together and announced that he and Kanye were working together on a song named "Hurricane". This collaboration was only included on an early version of "Hurricane," and West's work did not make it on the album.[2] Leto said that he,

"...had actually brought up [the idea of working with West] some time ago, but it's pretty unbelievable that it actually happened. [...] He came by here, he was here in the studio, and we did some initial kind of listening, and he did some singing, and we knew we needed to kind of follow up and finish things, so I went over to Hawaii [with] an engineer and a small crew, and we had a great time."[13]

Faces of Mars

This Is War will feature 2,000 different album covers featuring individual photos of fans from around the world. [14] The first 2,000 photos to be e-mailed that follow the proper specifications will become album covers.[15]

Track listing

  1. "Escape" — 2:24
  2. "Night of the Hunter" — 5:41
  3. "Kings and Queens" — 5:48
  4. "This is War" — 5:27
  5. "100 Suns" — 1:58
  6. "Hurricane" — 6:12
  7. "Closer to the Edge" — 4:33
  8. "Vox Populi" — 5:43
  9. "Search and Destroy" — 5:38
  10. "Alibi" — 6:00
  11. "Stranger in a Strange Land" — 6:54
  12. "L490" — 4:26

iTunes bonus tracks edition

  2. "Kings and Queens" (LA Riots Main Vocal Mix) – 6:11
  3. "Night of the Hunter" (Flood Remix) [Pre-order only] – 4:52

Release history

Region Date Distributing label Format Catalog
Australia[16] December 4, 2009 EMI Music Australia CD
Austria[17] EMI Music Austria CD 9651112
Germany[18] EMI Music Germany CD 9651112
Italy[19] EMI Music Italy/Virgin CD
Switzerland[20] EMI Music Switzerland CD 9651112
Norway[21] December 7, 2009 EMI Music Norway CD 5099996511152
United Kingdom[22] EMI UK/Virgin CD
South Africa[23] EMI/Virgin CD
Argentina[24] December 8, 2009 EMI Music Argentina CD
Canada[25] Virgin U.S. CD 5099996511121
LP 5099930943315
Finland[26] EMI Music Finland CD
Mexico[27] EMI Music México CD
United States[28] EMI/Virgin America CD 65111
CD [Clean] 9651112
LP 09433
Brazil[29] December 10, 2009 EMI Music Brazil CD 509996062192
Poland[30] December 28, 2009 EMI Music Poland CD

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[31] 24

Personnel

30 Seconds to Mars
Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review:This Is War". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  2. ^ a b Heisel, Scott (January 2010). "File Under: Nu-Arena Rock". Alternative Press (258). Cleveland, Ohio: Alternative Press Magazines Inc.: 91. ISSN 1065-1667. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Lawrence, Alistair. "Its creators have tried to create a sense of drama and failed, dramatically". BBC. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  4. ^ Rankin, Dan (2009). "Album Reviews - 7/12/09". BLARE Magazine.
  5. ^ Lane, Daniel (2009). "30 Seconds to Mars aim for the stars with truly epic third album". Kerrang!: 50.
  6. ^ Bye, Jon (2009-11-19). "30 Seconds To Mars - 'This Is War' Track By Track Guide". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  7. ^ Durham, Victoria (December 2009), "30 Seconds To Mars 'This Is War' (Virgin) 9", Rock Sound, no. 130, p. 72, retrieved 2009-11-29 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ Paphides, Pete. "30 Seconds to Mars: This is War". The Times. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  9. ^ Montgomery, James (2009-04-29). "Exclusive: 30 Seconds To Mars Talk Settlement With EMI". MTV Networks. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  10. ^ This Is War Songfacts
  11. ^ "30 Seconds To Mars on MySpace". Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  12. ^ a b Montgomery, James (2009-04-28). "30 Seconds To Mars Talk Fan Summit". MTV Networks. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  13. ^ Montgomery, James (2009-05-01). "30 Seconds To Mars Reveal Details Of Kanye West Collaboration". MTV Networks. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  14. ^ Dan (2009-09-19). "New 30 Seconds To Mars album to have 2,000 different covers!". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  15. ^ "30 Seconds To Mars To Produce 2,000 Album Covers". Rock Sound. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  16. ^ Kara (2009-10-07). "30 Seconds To Mars - Kings & Queens / EMI Australia's Music". The In Sound From Way Out. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  17. ^ "This Is War - EMI - Gute Musik ist besser". EMI Music Austria. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  18. ^ "This Is War - EMI - Gute Musik ist besser". EMI Music Germany. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  19. ^ "05/10/09 - Data di uscita posticipata e nuovo singolo". 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  20. ^ "This Is War - EMI - Gute Musik ist besser". EMI Music Switzerland. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
  21. ^ "EMI Music Norway: Ny single og album fra 30 Seconds to Mars". EMI Music Norway. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  22. ^ "30 Seconds To Mars announce London show". Rock Sound. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  23. ^ "30 Seconds to Mars New Studio Album 'This Is War' Set to Hit December 7 on EMI's Virgin Records - EMI Esounds". EMI Esounds. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  24. ^ "EMI Music Argentina - Actualidad". EMI Music Argentina. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  25. ^ "30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War / ShopEMI Music Canada". EMI Music Canada. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
  26. ^ "30 Seconds To Marsin albuminjulkaisu siirtyy joulukuulle / EMI / Uutiset". EMI Music Finland. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  27. ^ "EMI Music México - Actualidad". EMI Music México. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  28. ^ "Virgin Records America: News: 30 Seconds To Mars, New Studio Album Set To Hit Tuesday, December 8th". 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  29. ^ "30 Seconds To Mars - This is War (Brazil release date)". livrariacultura.com.br. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  30. ^ "EMI Music Poland - 30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War". EMI Music Poland. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  31. ^ Suomen virallinen lista

External links

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