30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars is the debut album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. The album was released on August 27, 2002, by Virgin Records and two singles were released from it, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Edge of the Earth" of the two, only the former charted, peaking at #31 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. The album met with mixed reviews and achieved sales of just over 100,000. The phrase 'Welcome to the universe' is repeated throu... more

30 Seconds to Mars is the debut album by American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. The album was released on August 27, 2002, by Virgin Records and two singles were released from it, "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)" and "Edge of the Earth" of the two, only the former charted, peaking at #31 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart. The album met with mixed reviews and achieved sales of just over 100,000. 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. 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... less