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The start of something good...
Jared Leto and his brother Shannon Leto created a band while living in L.A. and called it 30 Seconds to Mars, based on a theory created by a professor at Harvard. They felt that this name embodied the way their music would hit their listeners. The two brothers had been surrounded by music and art their entire lives. Jared ,who is also an actor, initially went to school for painting, but realized that wasn't the only art form he was gifted at. Shannon had always been in tune with the drums. -
Self Titled album hits the streets...
In 2002 the band released their first cd, that is titled 30 Seconds to Mars and they have two singles. Capricorn and Edge of the Earth debut as their top singles. The followers of the band started off small, and Edge of the Earth only made it to #31 on the US mainstream rock chart. -
The 3rd member is set in stone...
After years of having stand in guitarists, the band finally finds Tomo Milicevic who not only becomes their lead guitarist, but also their keyboardist, and violinist. Tomo is native to Croatia, but his family moved to L.A. in his late childhood. He was classically trained in violin and by the age of 9 was writing his own music. He was gifted at an early age with musical talent, but guitar was his calling and what brought him to 30 Seconds to Mars. -
2nd release is a huge success.
The second album the band released was titled, "A Beautiful Lie," which was also one of the singles on the cd. The band created an organization that raises money in order to protect the polar caps environment and animals. It was also at this cds release that the term golden tickets originated. The band placed 12 golden tickets in select cds and if you recieved one of then you recieved a free entrance to a show of your choice and meet 30STM. -
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Welcome to the Universe
The band starts their tour for their second album and they got raving reception from their fans. This tour was all environmentally sound and promoted the bands organization they created "A Beautiful Lie." -
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Get your Taste of Chaos
The band plays a tour with The Used and Lincoln Park. This is when their popularity starts to reall skyrocket. This is one of the last times they ever tour, when they are not the headliner. -
This Is War
The bands 3rd album is released called, "This is War." When asked about it, Jared Leto said that it had to do with the bands ideals in life changing. It also had to deal with the large lawsuit that Virgin Records tried against them in 2009, but it was quickly dropped after the band decided that they would fight back. The band had, at this point, also opened up golden tickets to all fans, if you can pay the high price. -
Into the Wild Tour
The epic two year tour starts for 30 Seconds to Mars, as they travel around the world over 5 times to do 300+ shows in countries ranging from China, Denmark, Austalia, Cape Town, to almost every major city within the United States. This tour was history in the making, because no other artist or band had ever played over 300 shows in one tour. The band is now in the world record books! -
300 show draws it all to a close
The 300 record breaking show is played in New York Cities' Hammerstein Ballroom. This was a long way coming for 30 Seconds to Mars, but their following, the Echelon, are very loyal, it has often been called a cult. If you weren't able to join the show in person, MTV had a special where you could watch it live online as well. This opened up the possibilities for Echelon everywhere. The band now is taking a break from touring for a while, but Echelon everywhere hope to hear some new music soon.
