This Is War is the third studio album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, released through Virgin Records and EMI on December 8, 2009. It is the first studio album by the band since 2005′s A Beautiful Lie. In the week of its release, This Is War sold over 67,000 units in the United States, entering the Billboard 200 at number 18. The album had debuted at number two on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart, number two on the Digital Albums chart, number four on the Rock Albums chart, number 23 on the European Albums chart. Sara Anderson from AOL Radio referred to This Is War’s "extremely progressive rock sound with killer choruses"; saying the album clearly takes inspiration from experimental Pink Floyd to melodic M83. Billboard writer Cortney Harding said the album "represented an artistic step forward for the band," observing that the band hasn’t completely abandoned its melodic and hard rock tendencies.

Other Information

• Title : This Is War
• Artist : 30 Seconds to Mars
• Released : December 4, 2009
• Recorded : 2008–2009 at The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound, Los Angeles, California
• Genres : Alternative rock, Hard rock, progressive rock
• Length : 60:40
• Labels : Virgin Records, EMI
• Producers : Flood, Steve Lillywhite, 30 Seconds to Mars

Track Listing

1. "Escape" — 2:24
2. "Night of the Hunter" — 5:41
3. "Kings and Queens" — 5:48
4. "This Is War" — 5:27
5. "100 Suns" — 1:58
6. "Hurricane" — 6:12
7. "Closer to the Edge" — 4:34
8. "Vox Populi" — 5:4
9. "Search and Destroy" — 5:39
10. "Alibi" — 6:00
11. "Stranger in a Strange Land" — 6:54
12. "L490" (Shannon Leto) — 4:26

iTunes bonus tracks edition

1. "Kings and Queens" (LA Riots Main Vocal Mix) – 6:12
2. "Night of the Hunter" (Flood Remix) [Pre-order only] – 4:52

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