Thirty Seconds to Mars

Thirty Seconds to Mars
Thirty Seconds to Mars in 2014 (from left to right): Tomo Miličević, Jared Leto, Shannon Leto
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Universal, Virgin, EMI, Immortal
Associated acts	Angels & Airwaves, Great Northern, The Wondergirls
Website	thirtysecondstomars.com
Members	Jared Leto Shannon Leto Tomo Miličević
Past members	Matt Wachter Solon Bixler

Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards), Shannon Leto(drums, percussion) and Tomo Miličević (lead guitar, bass, strings, keyboards, other instruments).

The band's debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), was produced by Bob Ezrin and released to critical acclaim but only to limited commercial success.^[1] The band achieved worldwide fame with the release of their second album A Beautiful Lie (2005), which received multiple certifications all over the world, including platinum in the United States.^[2]Their next release, This Is War (2009), reached the top ten of several national album charts and earned numerous music awards. In 2013, Thirty Seconds to Mars moved to Universal Music and released the fourth album, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), to critical and commercial success. As of September 2014, the band has sold over 15 million albums worldwide.^[3]

Thirty Seconds to Mars has consistently enjoyed sold out tours and numerous headlining festival SLOTS. The band is noted for its energetic live performances and for fusing many music genres.^[2] They have been compared to the sounds of bands such as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Tool, and U2, for their philosophical and spiritual lyrics, concept albums and their use of experimental music.