This record is really much more of the spirit world. “There’s a connection to the two previous CDs in that the first was really cerebral and fantastical and the second was very guttural and decisive. “This record feels like the third in a triptych,” he explained. On This Is War, however, Leto turns his calls for change inward, reflecting on the (at times volatile) relationships between the band, their label, and their devoted throngs of fans. In truth, the concept of transformation has long played a role in Thirty Seconds to Mars’s worldview, whether through their calls for environmental protection, or their antiwar sentiments (see the band’s videos for “A Beautiful Lie” and “From Yesterday,” respectively). In a lot of ways, creatively, this has been a transformation for us.” “Our last record came out in 2005, which is quite some time ago, so we were all intent on just taking advantage of this opportunity. “Every time you make a record, you have a big opportunity to really begin again, and it was time for us to say something new,” Jared Leto says of War. The disk, chockful of bombastic guitar riffs, string orchestras, and hundred-person vocal collectives, is undeniably the band’s most ambitious to date, representing a shift in both style and sound for the trio. Coming off a lengthy lawsuit with their label, Virgin Records, the band (collectively Jared, brother/drummer Shannon Leto, and guitarist Tomislav Miličević) finally released their long-awaited third studio album, This Is War, in December of last year. But perhaps most importantly, the tour marks the first time American audiences will bear witness to the fruits of Thirty Seconds to Mars’s recent labors. This leg of shows, which brings the band to the Santa Barbara Bowl Friday, May 14, is Thirty Seconds to Mars’s largest-scale outing yet, complete with epic stage sets, lighting, and a whole lot of audience participation. Courtesy Photoĭespite his recent breakneck schedule, Leto’s enthusiasm is palpable. Thirty Seconds to Mars is (from left to right) Shannon Leto, Jared Leto, and Tomislav Miličević. “We got back from Europe about four or five days ago and shot a video the second day we were home for our second single, “This Is War,” then we came out to Vegas yesterday and rehearsed all day, and today we begin our first U.S. From a hotel room in Las Vegas, the frontman quietly and scratchily warns, “My voice is a little worn out, so you’ll have to bear with me.” Insisting that the vocal trouble is nothing to worry about-“It’s just my throat, I’ll be fine,” he promises-Leto continues, recalling his whirlwind of a week.
It’s mere hours from the kick-off show for Thirty Seconds to Mars’s Into the Wild tour, and Jared Leto is not feeling so hot.
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