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BIOGRAPHY 30 SECONDS TO MARS
30 Seconds to Mars is a band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998. Since 2007, the band consists of Jared Leto (vocals, guitar), his brother Shannon Leto (drums) and Tomo Milicevic (guitar, keyboards). After the departure of Matt Wachter (now Angels & Airwaves) in 2007, Tim Kelleher became bassist, playing only in vivo. Braxton Olita (keyboards) was integrated into the tour in 2009. Previously the band also featured guitarists Solon Bixler (now Great Northern) and Kevin Drake.
In 1999, 30 Seconds to Mars signed with Immortal Records and Virgin Records after three years and released their debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars. The album debuted at number 107 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top Heatseekers chart, selling 121,000 units in the United States. The album produced two singles, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Edge of the Earth". The former peaked at number 31 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number one on the Heatseekers songs.
The second album, A Beautiful Lie, was recorded in four different continents in five different countries for a year. The album spawned four singles: "Attack", "The Kill", "From Yesterday" and "A Beautiful Lie". "Attack" was the most requested song in the first week on alternative radio, while "The Kill" set a record for the longest run of success in the history of the Hot Modern Rock Tracks where he remained on the table radios of more than 94 weeks from its number three peaks in 2006. The third single, "From Yesterday" topped the Hot Modern Rock Tracks for several weeks. "A Beautiful Lie" was released as the album's fourth single in some territories, including Portugal, where it reached number eight in the table. In April 2008, A Beautiful Lie sold over 4 million albums worldwide. After a demand for 30 million dollars, the band released their third album, This Is War, on December 4, 2009. The album topped the U.S. charts, reaching number one on the Top Tastemaker, number two in the top alternative and digital albums, number four on the Top Rock, and the number 18 on the Billboard 200. His first single, "Kings and Queens", reached number one on the Alternative songs and reached number four on the rock songs. The second single, "Closer to the Edge" has the record for most weeks spent at number one in 2010 in the UK Rock Chart when it stood at the top for eight weeks.
The band has won numerous awards and prizes totaling of total 70 nominations of which have gained about 50. Among the most notable awards are four MTV Europe Music Awards. They have sold over 9 million records. Also last December made it into the Guinness Book of Records in the record for most number of concerts in one tour, more than 300 during his last tour. Approximately 311 not counting the acoustic shows, telling the latter, the number would rise to 366 concerts. |
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