Limited quantities for the Mars Master Control Package have been released for Vienna, Austria (Nov 26), Frankfurt, Germany (Nov 28), Cologne, Germany (Nov 29), and Antwerp, Belgium (Nov 30). Experience the absolute best sounding spot in the entire venue – Audiophiles and those who want to witness the show from the protected and legendary sound board section will be in for a treat. Visit http://bit.ly/golden_tix for more information.

In their acceptance speech, the band dedicated the award to their fans that they call the Echelon. Thirty Seconds To Mars has always been known for their dedication and interaction with their fans. To launch This Is War they created the innovative Faces of Mars campaign, in which they called on friends, fans and other notable persons to submit photos that were used to create over 2000 individual album covers. The fan participation contributions did not stop there, events called The Summit were organized in 9 different countries around the world, and then expanded to online, The Digital Summit, where fans were invited to record a variety of sounds, choruses and verses to be used in the album. Their efforts can be heard on various tracks throughout This Is War. Their latest video for “Closer to the Edge” is also a dedication to their fans.

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This Is War Deluxe Edition Tracklisting
CD
1. Escape
2. Night of the Hunter
3. Kings and Queens
4. This is War
5. 100 Suns
6. Hurricane
7. Closer to the Edge
8. Vox Populi
9. Search and Destroy
10. Alibi
11. Stranger in a Strange Land
12. L490

Bonus Audio Content on CD:
Hurricane Featuring Kanye
Bad Romance Live BBC version
Stronger Live BBC Version

DVD:
Closer To The Edge
Kings & Queens
Making of Kings and Queens
Into the Wild EPK
Behind the Summit
War is Coming spots
Photo Gallery

New York, NY – August 9, 2010 – mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, is bringing the hottest artists direct onto college campuses across the country with the 2010 mtvU “Campus Invasion Music Festival.” Headlined by the multi-Platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, as part of their “Into The Wild” U.S. tour, which is presented by mtvU, the band will be joined by special guests Neon Trees and New Politics.
Thirty Seconds to Mars who were just nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, began the “Into the Wild” world tour early this year in support of their third studio album 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. This Is War has already spawned two-consecutive #1 singles at alternative radio with “Kings & Queens” and “This Is War.” The album’s thirds single “Closer to the Edge” impacts radio later this month. Formed by brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds to Mars has captured numerous awards and accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV EMA’s, an MTV Latin and Asia Award, and an mtvU Woodie Award.

The invasion starts this fall, hitting the following schools:

9/25 – Utah Valley College – Orem, UT
9/29 – Texas A&M (Kingsville Campus), Kingsville, TX
10/4 – Murray State University – Murray, KY
10/15 – University of South Florida – Tampa, FL

The Festival will feature a number of mtvU, MTV and sponsor related activities, with attendees taking home some great swag. For more information, head to campusinvasion.mtv.com

mtvU/MTV Presents is also the exclusive media sponsor of the U.S. leg of the “Into The Wild” tour, which starts on August 30th in Syracuse, NY at the New York State Fair and runs through Oct. 16th in Pensacola, FL at Deluna Festival. For more information, check out thirtysecondstomars.com

In further efforts to turn the spotlight onto their fans, Thirty Seconds to Mars is announcing the continuation of its Faces of Mars campaign. Starting today, fans will now have the opportunity to create and own their own Faces of Mars CD by purchasing This Is War at the band’s official webstore. As well as this, everyone that lent their image to the first Faces of Mars campaign in support of the band’s wildly successful launch of This Is War will now be able to view their contribution in mosaic form. The interactive mosaic can be found HERE

Started in 2009 to help launch the band’s new album, the innovative Faces of Mars campaign called on friends, fans and other notable persons to submit photos that were used to create over 2000 individual album covers for This Is War. The fan participation contributions did not stop there, events called The Summit were organized in 9 different countries around the world, and then expanded to online, The Digital Summit, where fans were invited to record a variety of sounds, choruses and verses to be used in the album. Their efforts can be heard on various tracks throughout This Is War.

If you want to be next, for a limited time, you can become a part of Faces of Mars by visiting the Thirty Seconds to Mars Webstore HERE

25 Nov., 2010 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre

26 Nov., 2010 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff International Arena

27 Nov., 2010 – Newcastle, UK – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena

Presale tickets begin on-sale TOMORROW at 09:00 am UK time. Buy tickets HERE.
General tickets for these dates are on sale Friday, 30 July at 09:00 am UK time. Buy tickets HERE.
For Golden Tickets (VIP ticket packages), click HERE.

To celebrate “This is War” reaching #1 in the ALT radio charts, we urge the Mars Army and echelon to change their avatars on twitter, facebook, myspace and other social network sites to this image for the week:

Click HERE to save the image for your TIW avatar now!

Join the fight and help spread the word about THIS IS WAR!