30 Seconds to Mars - 30 Seconds to Mars

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"Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" – 3:53
"Edge of the Earth" – 4:37
"Fallen" – 4:57
"Oblivion" – 3:27
"Buddha for Mary" – 5:43
"Echelon" – 5:47
"Welcome to the Universe" – 2:38
"The Mission" – 4:02
"End of the Beginning" – 4:37
"93 Million Miles" – 5:18
"Year Zero" – 7:52

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30 Seconds to Mars is the eponymous debut album of the alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars and can best be described as a concept album. The album was released on August 27, 2002, by Virgin Records.

The album produced two singles, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Edge of the Earth". Of the two, only "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" charted, peaking at #31 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart.

The overall theme of the album is of that of human struggle. "Revolution", a song recorded for the album, was not included because its lyrics did not fit the rest of the album thematically, and because its lyrics could be misinterpreted. Ultimately, the band chose not to include the song in light of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Two other tracks were recorded for the album: "Phase 1: Fortification" and "Anarchy in Tokyo"; "Phase 1: Fortification" was included on a promotional single for "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" released in the UK, and "Anarchy in Tokyo" was included as a bonus track with the Japanese release of the album.

The lyrics of the hidden track, "The Struggle", were taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

Much of 30 Seconds to Mars features synth rock elements. In accordance to this, Elijah Blue Allman and Renn Hawkey of Deadsy contributed on the tracks "Welcome to the Universe" and "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)", respectively.

The song "Echelon" was played during the ending credits of the film The Core, which was released in 2003.

The phrase 'Welcome to the universe' is repeated throughout the album in the songs "Welcome to the Universe", "93 Million Miles", and "The Struggle". The original name for the album was going to be "Welcome to the Universe". Additionally, "division" and "unity" are repeated in the lyrics of the songs "Oblivion", "Echelon", "End of the Beginning", "93 Million Miles", and "The Struggle". 93 million miles is the average distance from Earth to the Sun.
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