This Is War is the third studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released on December 8, 2009 through Virgin Records. It was the band's first studio album in four years, after the breakthrough of their previous work, A Beautiful Lie (2005). The album was recorded over a span of two years while the band was in the midst of a legal dispute with Virgin over an alleged breach-of-contract. The case was later settled in April 2009, and the band signed to EMI later that year.
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This Is War makes extensive use of choir recordings made at a fan gathering nicknamed "The Summit".
Thirty Seconds to Mars performing in Zürich, Switzerland in-support of This Is War.
Thirty Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto and Shannon Leto. During the course of its existence, it has undergone various line-up changes with the Leto brothers being the only consistent members.
Frontman Jared Leto and drummer Shannon Leto performing in Padua, Italy, in July 2013
Thirty Seconds to Mars live in Germany during the A Beautiful Lie tour
Performing in Orlando, Florida during their Into the Wild Tour
Thirty Seconds to Mars playing in Manchester, England in February 2010