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◎ 由散發陰鬱特質的好萊塢搖滾美型男Jared Leto領軍，超悍EMO樂團第三張蛻變大碟
◎ Flood（U2、The Killers）、葛萊美獎Steve Lillywhite（Travis、Jason Mraz）編織嶄新搖滾樂章
◎ 12座MTV音樂大獎提名、六座搖滾指標大獎Kerrang! Awards提名
◎ 以電子節拍鑄融搖滾樂音，打造樂團出道以來最富野心的作品
◎ 收錄首發搖滾排行單曲〈Kings And Queens〉；〈This Is War〉榮登EA Game「闇龍紀元Dragon Age」主題曲

This deluxe edition includes the 12-track CD with bonus audio content (featuring Kanye West), plus a DVD with 2 videos, Making of Kings and Queens, Into the Wild EPK, Behind the Summit, War is Coming spots, and Photo Gallery.

Audio Mixer: Ryan Williams.

Recording information: Avex Honolulu Recording, Waikiki, HI; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; The International Centre For The Advancement Of The Art.

Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "On the unashamedly epic THIS IS WAR, Leto doesn't just shoot for the moon, he practically colonizes it..." -- Grade: B-
Alternative Press - "Leto sounds absolutely invigorated and empowered. The thundering title track is a call to arms..."

DISC 2:
1. Closer to the Edge
2. Ride, The (Kings and Queens)
3. Into the Wild
4. Summit, The
5. Bonus Material

DISC 1:
01. Escape 2:23
02. Night Of The Hunter 5:40
03. Kings & 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 & Destroy 5:38
10. Alibi 5:59
11. Stranger In A Strange Land 6:54
12. L490 4:25
13. Hurricane (Feat. Kanye West) 6:10
14. Bad Romance (BBC Live Version) 4:40


15. Stronger (BBC Live Version) 6:02

On This Is War, 30 Seconds to Mars shift their music with the shifting times, adopting a hybrid of the Killers' retro new wave and My Chemical Romance's gothic prog, winding up with a sound that suits their stance. Producers Steve Lillywhite and Flood, both veterans of U2, do give This Is War an appropriately epic scale, helping to bring into focus this mix of synth rock, metal, and prog flavors with Auto-Tuned vocals, gurgling synthesized loops, Kanye cameos, and a children's choir on almost every other song. This move toward goth-glam requires 30 Seconds to emphasize hooks and gives them aural variety, which makes this their most appealing album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

散發陰鬱特質的好萊塢搖滾美型男「傑瑞德列托Jared Leto」，這位多次榮獲People雜誌選為「全球50位最美麗人物」的新生代男星，可說是影壇當中，最勇於嚐試不同富有挑戰角色的實力派小生。而Jared Leto對藝術表演的熱忱，不只限於戲劇演出，更展現在音樂上面。就在1998年，由Jared擔任主音、哥哥Shannon Leto擔任鼓手，所成立的超悍EMO樂團「30秒上火星30 Seconds To Mars」，順利在2002推出首張同名專輯《30 Seconds To Mars》，這張勇奪熱門潛力榜冠軍的作品，讓大家見識到Leto兄弟的不容小覷的音樂才華。於2005年發表的第二張專輯《美麗謊言A Beautiful Lie》再度開出銷售紅盤，及滿獲樂評盛讚的好成績，專輯果然不負眾望勇奪白金唱片的認證。實力與偶像特質兼具的30 Seconds To Mars，出道之後，更累計榮獲12座MTV音樂大獎、六座搖滾指標大獎Kerrang! Awards、三座TRL Awards、三座Fuse Awards…的大獎提名肯定。

距離上一張專輯，已有將近兩年的時間，Jared Leto（主唱、吉他、創作）、Shannon Leto（鼓手）、Tomo Miličević（吉他）三人再度集合，帶來第三張專輯《全面開戰This Is War》展現出全新氣象！新作特地請出英國教父級音樂人Flood（Depeche Mode、U2、The Killers），以及葛萊美獎製作人Steve Lillywhite（Matchbox Twenty、Travis、Jason Mraz）兩大天王級製作人，共同編織嶄新的搖滾樂章。在蓄勢待發的氣氛中，弦樂營造出詭異氣氛，童音環繞合唱，宣示著奮戰決心，開場曲〈Escape〉吹響了戰爭號角；撥雲見日混沌漸開，首發單曲〈Kings And Queens〉在打擊樂的堆疊之下，無私地貫注滿滿的搖滾勇氣；專輯同名單曲〈This Is War〉，在來自全世界歌迷的共同合作之下，同聲一呼高舉殺戮旗幟，戰場裡有令人耳目一新的電子元素及弦樂助陣，更添壯烈激昂情緒，這首歌更被EA Game年度大作「闇龍紀元Dragon Age」選為主題曲；陽光灑落在〈100 Suns〉身上，簡單的音樂配器，輕唱著的動人詞句，實為感人小品；〈Vox Populi〉滿載著勇氣與衝勁，是首新時代的搖滾軍歌；琴音在Jared Leto小心翼翼的聲線中迴盪，〈Alibi〉的心痛還是藏不住，暈染成一片；電子顆粒如濤浪狂奔，抵擋不住的威力隨著音符穿梭，在〈Closer to the Edge〉的胸口濺射出的朵朵絢麗浪花；將近七分鐘的〈Stranger in a Strange Land〉氣勢磅礡奇異，專輯末曲〈L49〉呢喃著咒語悼文，在前往火星之際，彷彿預告著樂團下一個未知方向。