Kapela vznikla v roce 1998 díky Jaredu Letovi (zpěv, kytara) a jeho bratrovi Shannonovi (bubny) v jižní Kalifornii. Později se k nim připojil Matt Wachter (basa). Nakonec kapelu doplnil Tomo Milicevic. Jejich 1. album 30 seconds to mars bylo...

Píseň: Alibi

Interpret:
30 Seconds To Mars
Album:
This Is War
No warning sign
No alibi
We faded faster 
Than the speed of light
Took our chance
Crashed and burned
No, we'll never ever learn


I fell apart
But I got back up again
And then I fell apart
But got back up again
Yeah


We both could see 
Crystal clear
That the inevitable 
End was near
Made our choice
A trial by fire
To battle is the 
Only way we feel alive


I fell apart
But got back up again
And then I fell apart
But got back up again 
And then I fell apart
But got back up again
Way-o (x6)


So here we are
The witching hour
The quickest tongue 
To divide and devour
Divide and devour
If I could end 
The quest for fire
For truth
For love
For my desire.
My desire


And I fell apart
But got back up again
Way-o (x9)


I fell apart
I fell apart
I fell apart
I fell apart
I fell apart
But got back up again