30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War (Deluxe + Japanese Edition) (2009-2010)

This Is War is the third studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released through Virgin Records and EMI on December 8, 2009. Upon its release, it peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200.

According to many notable publications, This Is War received critical acclaim upon its release. However, at Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 57, based on 12 reviews, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.

In the week of its release, This Is War sold over 67,000 units in the United States, entering the Billboard 200 at number 19. The album had debuted at number two on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart, number two on the Digital Albums chart, number four on the Rock Albums chart, and number 23 on the European Albums chart. On August 19, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipping 300,000 units. On November 8, 2011, the album was certified gold in the United States.

The first single from the album, "Kings and Queens", debuted in its week of release at number 20 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and the number 24 on the Rock Songs chart. On the Alternative Songs chart, the song rose to the Top 5 only four weeks after its debut, peaking at number one and staying there for three weeks, ending Muse's song "Uprising"'s dominant run at the top of the chart. It is the second Alternative number one song from 30 Seconds to Mars, with the first being "From Yesterday", which managed two weeks at the top. Before its release as a single, in the week ending December 26, 2009, the song "This Is War" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 72, number 67 on the Canadian Hot 100, number four on the Heatseekers Songs chart and number 33 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. The song was released as a single to American radio on March 8, 2010.

In Germany, the album debuted at number 15 and quickly fell, and after only 14 weeks it disappeared out of the albums chart. After the album achieved several new entries at some low positions, it managed to climb up continuously since June (six months after the album's release) and after another 10 weeks, it reached its final peak of 12.

As of May 2012, This Is War had sold nearly four million albums and over one million singles worldwide.

Jared Leto – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths
Shannon Leto – drums, percussion; guitar (on "L490")
Tomo Miličević – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synths, violin, programming, percussion

Track List (Deluxe Edition, 01:17:38):
01. Escape (02:23)
02. Night Of The Hunter (05:40)
03. Kings And Queens (05:47)
04. This Is War (05:27)
05. 100 Suns (01:58)
06. Hurricane (06:12)
07. Closer To The Edge (04:33)
08. Vox Populi (05:43)
09. Search And Destroy (05:38)
10. Alibi (05:59)
11. Stranger In A Strange Land (06:54)
12. L490 (04:25)

Bonus Tracks:
13. Hurricane 2.0 (Feat. Kanye West) (06:10)
14. Bad Romance (BBC Live Version) (04:40)
15. Stronger (BBC Live Version) (06:02)

Track List (Japanese Edition, 01:11:12):
01. Escape (02:23)
02. Night Of The Hunter (05:40)
03. Kings And Queens (05:47)
04. This Is War (05:27)
05. 100 Suns (01:58)
06. Hurricane (06:11)
07. Closer To The Edge (04:34)
08. Vox Populi (05:43)
09. Search And Destroy (05:38)
10. Alibi (05:59)
11. Stranger In A Strange Land (06:54)
12. L490 (04:27)
13. Kings And Queens (Eddy And Tiborg Radio Mix) (Japanese Bonus Track) (04:10)
14. Kings And Queens (Innerpartysystem Remix Main) (Japanese Bonus Track) (06:15)