The rock band, Thirty Seconds To Mars ('30STM') finally unveil an official epic short film/video in support of the lead single "Kings And Queens," known as "The Ride," off their forthcoming third studio album "This Is War" which they have been going through in getting the album done for two years, and will be released December 8.The bond '30STM' formed in 1998 by actor Jared Leto as vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter, with his brother, Shannon began as a small family project. Matt Wachter later joined the band as bassist and keyboard player. After working with a number of guitarists, the three auditioned Tomo Milicevic to round out the band's roster. According to an interview from Virgin Records, "[The band's name] actually comes from a thesis title that the band found online that was written by a former Harvard professor. What it means to us is, we thought it best described our music, in short."
'30STM' have already gone to great lengths to make sure that their "Kings and Queens" video is a thoroughly epic production. They've filmed in and around some of Los Angeles' most iconic landmarks, recruited a large cast of extras and all manner of surrealist street performers to make cameos. So naturally, they want to roll the thing out in an equally epic manner. The video had two main themes: One featuring a fire-breathing clown and an army of gas mask-wearing cyclists, and the band among them, riding in downtown Los Angeles. The other part of the video simply features the band playing on a cliff edge of some sort that overlooks the city. These two themes alternate between each other during the course of the video.
The frontman Jared has been quoted saying that the video was "basically make a love letter to Los Angeles and to celebrate that side of the world." He discussed the making of the video in an interview with MTV: "We're doing all-night shoots. That was my big, dumb idea, to shoot at night, but I think this city is a beautiful place at night, and we have these empty streets, and it's kind of a haunting, forgotten landscape," the vocalist continued. "It's been an incredible adventure, but it's also been really difficult, because there are so many people, and we're shutting down streets of Los Angeles."
This single "Kings And Queens" shows a definite evolution of their musical style, but I definitely would not classify it as "pop". Instead, I hear traces of Angels & Airwaves and U2 in "Kings and Queens," mixed with classic 30 Seconds. So, overall, an epic single! check it out courtesy of Rock Sound below!
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