EMI Music:
(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.
Congratulations! I,m so happy for you guys! Your music is my LOVE!
I can't wait to see you but I'll be patient and wait a little bit. and I can't wait to see finally closer to the edge video (I hope in August is my birthday) lol Whatever I just want to say Congratulations and this number 1 just prove than you're the better of the best I love you and again CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUCHAS FELICIDADES!!!!!!!!!!! I♥ – 30STM- 4 EVER
los amo chikos son grandiosos siempre apoyandolos asta la muerte siempre segiran ganando premios xk son grandes jared eres el mejor cantante shannon eres un increible baterista y tomo tocas enormemente genial la guitarra son lo maximo por siempre ECHELON ASTA LE MUERTE 30 SECONDS TO MARS LA MEJOR BANDA DE TODO EL UNIVERSO
You're fuckin' the best band in the Universe!
nobody are better!
" “The Kill” was named the #1 Alternative song of the last decade by AOL Radio listeners. "
The Kill is for me song of my life! I love them so much!
Take care guys and C U in Krakow! :*
@jaredleto http://twitpic.com/1b9nxz
OMG jared letoo you are soo amazing and soo is shannon and tomo u all are soo cool i love your band. I saw that interview the bit about the kilt was my fav i was laughing so much i got a stomache ache lol anyways gotto goo Luv you guyssssss
Byeeee
Tyler-jayy xxxx
Congratulations
differently and could not be!
Guys I very much am glad for you!!! You have achieved very big success)))) you have done very big work to reach such result)))
You it is simple good fellows:) I LOVE YOU) *****
Wow. I'm so happy and proud I feel like I'm in the band!
They've definitely put in the work. They deserve all of this and more. I can't wait for CTTE to hit the U.S. airwaves….and for October to get here so I can see them in Nashville!
YEAH!!! YOU GUYS MADE IT TO THE TOP! KEEP IT UP!
Guys You are going to isreal .. Plz come to LEBANON its beside Isreal … Here in lebanon we love you and your music like fuckin crazy plzzzzzzz come to lebanon and make my dream come true plzz all the leabnese people with you
you have a big fan base here in lebanon so plzzzzzzzz come and i dont need anything more from lifeee 30 SECONDS TO MARS (LEBANON) m/
You are going to isreal ! plz come to LEBANON its beside isreal .. you have a big fan base here in lebanon and middle east … now my dream is to watch you live in LEBANON
plzzzzzz come to lebanon m/ and if this happen then i dont need anything more in life YOU RULE 30 SECONDS TO MARS FOREVERRRR
WOOO HOOO!!! CONGRATS! I'm so excited… was there ever any doubt that you would make it to #1, I think not! With your dedicated echelon by your side, the only way to go is UP! Keep up the AMAZING work!
Congratulations, guys!
Congratulations! I love your music, it is an inspiration for life. Thank you for that.
YES! YES! YES!
I’m so happy for you!
That's real amazing!
Thank You 4 all!))))
ho ho ho
Closer to the edge is number 1 in the czech t-music chart!!! Congratulations!!!
theres no way any one will defeat the mars army no one will be above us!
Great news!You guys are really good!
I'm so happy for you! Great job!
But I don't wonder.
Your music is so… so… so… so…
I don't find a right word now, but one thing I can say:
Sorry David, Martin and Andy…I have found a new love… =O)
Thats so amazing! You guys are donig such an awesome job!! <3
Woo! Congrats! <3
Aww well done
soo happy for you guyss, now all it needs is the video 
when is it released???? PLEASE TELL US!!
woohoo! (jumping up & down) never doubted for a moment that it would make it to the top! Let's see how long we can keep it there!