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30 Seconds To Mars Battle It Out In 'This Is War' Video
'The song is really about conflict ... we've certainly had our fair share of it,' Jared Leto tells MTV News.
By James Montgomery

At this point, Jared Leto is getting pretty used to conflict. He and his 30 Seconds to Mars bandmates battled their way through the making of their This Is War album, and they basically willed the first single, the epic "Kings and Queens," onto the rock radio charts.

So when it came time to shoot a video for the second single — the equally soaring title track from the album — well, they pretty much knew the direction they wanted to head.

"The song is really about conflict, and the album really is about it too: the inevitability of conflict, the blessing of conflict and what we can all learn from it. We've certainly had our fair share of it," Leto told MTV News on Friday (April 9). "So for the 'This Is War' video, we wanted to explore another side of it. So we decided to portray soldiers in conflict."

And so, in the video, Leto and company donned U.S. Army fatigues — and body armor — picked up standard-issue M4 rifles and piled into an armored Humvee. Working with director Edouard Salier, they've created a short film that looks at conflict through the eyes of the men and women who live it every day. And, much like everything involving 30 Seconds to Mars, they went all in.

"We worked with one of my oldest friends, who served in the Special Forces and has been in Iraq several times. He was our consultant. It was incredible to take a look into his world and his life, the knowledge and expertise he's gained," Leto said. "A lot of people are going to interpret this piece in a lot of different ways, and hopefully it will start some debates and some conversations.

"The video made us realize that underneath the uniforms, these men and women out there in conflict are just like you and I. When we put them on, I looked at my brother, looked at [guitarist] Tomo [Milicevic], and they looked like soldiers," he continued. "You start to walk like a soldier, feel like a soldier, when you're wearing body armor and carrying a working M4 ... it's an impactful experience. It was definitely provocative for us. It made us think, and that's the point of the whole thing."

Leto wouldn't divulge too much about the concept of the video, only saying that the video contains "a surprise" and features plenty of visual effects. The band shot the video outside of Los Angeles, days after wrapping their first-ever European arena tour, just before they headed down to Las Vegas to begin rehearsals for the U.S. leg of their Into the Wild jaunt. And while it was exhausting, Leto said that was just part of the whole experience. And, by now, they're used to battling a bit.

"As is the case with everything involving this band, it was more exciting than exhausting, to be honest. In a way, it feels like the beginning again," he said. "When we were making this album, we took advantage of the opportunity to rediscover ourselves. So it's really a celebration. We're just excited to continue on this journey."

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30 Seconds To Mars Call Into The Wild Tour 'A New Beginning'
'It's a massive celebration for us and our fans,' Jared Leto says.
By James Montgomery
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They just wrapped their first-ever run of arena shows in Europe, shot a combat-themed music video for "This Is War" and kicked off the U.S. leg of their Into the Wild tour. So why, with so much forward momentum, does Jared Leto consider everything 30 Seconds to Mars are doing to be a gigantic step back to square one?

"I've said this before, but the most exciting thing about being in this band right now is that it feels like the beginning again. Making this album, we rediscovered ourselves, and we emerged as something different," Leto told MTV News. "We did the tour of Europe, which was a new beginning for us, and now we're touring America. And to have not toured here in three years, it's a massive celebration for us and our fans. We feel like we're beginning the journey again, here in this country."

The journey actually began on Friday in Las Vegas, when 30STM launched their Into the Wild trek at the Palms Casino Resort's Pearl Theater. The tour will crisscross the country until mid-May, at which point the band will actually take about a month off before heading back to Europe for the summer fest circuit — though, as Leto points out, they're not taking a break willingly.

"We're just really excited, and we don't want to stop," he laughed. "This band is never exhausted. We've been able to play the songs on [This Is War] for audiences in Europe, and now we're getting to play them for fans here. And right now, that's what's most exciting ... to have people hear it and experience it."

And just what can fans expect on the U.S. leg of Into the Wild? Leto's not saying. You've got to come out and see the show for yourself.

"Like I said, it's a celebration, it's emotional, it's a big, loud show," he explained. "But, really, you've got to come out and see it. That's the best way to put it.

(New York, NY, July 19th, 2010)- Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars single “This Is War” reaches #1 on the alternative radio airplay charts this week, after an 8-week run at #2. This is the band’s second consecutive #1 single from their 3rd studio album This Is War (EMI’s Virgin Records) which was released in December, 2009. The album’s first single “Kings & Queens” spent three weeks at #1 in January. Thirty Seconds To Mars now has three #1 songs and four top 5 hits at the format. The platinum selling A Beautiful Lie’s “From Yesterday” reached #1 in 2007 and “The Kill” peaked at #3 in 2006 before becoming the first song in alternative radio history to be retired from the Billboard chart after a 52-week run. “The Kill” was named the #1 Alternative song of the last decade by AOL Radio listeners. Their new single “Closer To The Edge” is already climbing the airplay charts across Europe and will impact U.S. radio in August.

Last week Thirty Seconds To Mars announced new dates for the stateside return of their “Into The Wild” world tour which kicks off on August 30th in Syracuse, NY at the New York State Fair and runs through Oct. 16th at the Deluna Festival in Pensacola, FL (full schedule below). Neon Trees, Violent Soho and New Politics will support Thirty Seconds To Mars on select dates.


Thirty Seconds to Mars began the “Into the Wild” tour in early 2010 in support This Is War. The first leg of the tour took them to 89 cities in 27 countries where they played in front of over 1.3 million ecstatic fans. The European leg of the tour was the band’s first arena headline tour and they sold out shows around the globe including gigs at London’s Wembley Arena and Paris’ Bercy Arena. The band will play festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel, and throughout Eastern Europe before returning home for the new U.S. dates. Thirty Seconds To Mars will return to Europe in November to play gigs through December and will play at London’s O2 arena for the first time on November 30th.

Alternative Press praised This Is War with 4/5 stars and The Los Angeles Times declared that the album is “the most confident sounding thing the band has done.” This Is War debuted at #2 on the alternative album and digital album chart, selling nearly 71,000 albums in the first week of release. The album has 2000 different album covers, as friends, fans, musicians, artists and many other notable persons submitted their own photos to be used on individual covers as part of the band’s innovative Faces of Mars campaign. Not only are fans on the album’s different covers but thousands of fans from around the world can be heard singing on tracks throughout the album. The band invited fans to attend summits in 8 different countries and online, where they recorded a variety of sounds, choruses and versus for the album.

Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds To Mars have over 100 million views on YouTube, 50 million plays on MySpace and more than one million fans on iLike/Facebook. The band have won numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, a Fuse Award, and three Kerrang! Awards. Thirty Seconds To Mars’ sophomore record, A Beautiful Lie hit multi-platinum status after two years of heavy touring and winning fans over, one-by-one, garnering the band a growing and loyal fan base.