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This Is War
Rock · 2009 · 12 tracks · 1h 0m

This Is War

Thirty Seconds to Mars

Massive arena rock built on fan-sourced choral chants and electronic textures. A high-stakes, cinematic document of a band fighting for their survival.

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It's like a sci-fi war movie soundtrack played by a rock band and a choir of ten thousand fans.

A relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and cinematic triumph.

This Is War · vs · Thirty Seconds to Mars
Freedom+2.8σ

The writing leans far further into freedom than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Escape
2:24
02
Night of the Hunter
5:41
03
Kings and Queens
5:47
04
This Is War
5:27
05
100 Suns
1:58
06
Hurricane
6:12
07
Closer to the Edge
4:33
08
Vox Populi
5:43
09
Search and Destroy
5:38
10
Alibi
6:00
11
Stranger in a Strange Land
6:54
12
L490
4:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The massive explosion of the 'Summit' fan choir during the chorus of Kings and Queens.
The transition from the haunting, sparse piano of Alibi into the industrial pulse of Stranger in a Strange Land.
The sheer vocal strain and desperate energy in the bridge of Hurricane.
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