What is Thirty Seconds to Mars?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Thirty Seconds to Mars | Img = 30 Seconds to Mars, Anfiteatro Camerini (2).jpg | Img_capt = Frontman Jared Leto and drummer Shannon Leto performing in Padua, Italy, in July 2013. | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States]] | Genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[Pop rock]]}} | Years_active = 1998–present | Label = [[Virgin Records]], [[EMI]], Immortal Records, [[Interscope Records]], [[Concord Records]] | URL = [http://www.30secondstomars.com/ 30SecondsToMars.com] | Current_members = [[Jared Leto]]<br />Shannon Leto | Past_members = [[Tomo Miličević]]<br />Matt Wachter<br />Solon Bixler | image_size = 250 }} '''Thirty Seconds to Mars''' (commonly stylized as '''30 Seconds to Mars''') are an [[United States|American]] [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Los Angeles]], California, formed in 1998 by the band consists of brothers [[Jared Leto]] (lead vocals) and Shannon Leto (drummer). During the course of its existence, it has undergone various line-up changes with the Leto brothers being the only consistent members. ==History== ===Formation and first years (1998-2000)=== Created in 1998 by the actor Jared Leto and his brother Shannon, Thirty Seconds to Mars began as a small family project. Matt Wachter later joined the band as bassist and [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard player]]. After working with two guitarists, Kevin Drake and Solon Bixler, the band auditioned Tomo Miličević to join the band.<ref name=confront>{{cite web | title = Confront Magazine interview with Tomo Milicevic and Matt Wachter | publisher = Confront | date = June 28, 2006 | url = http://www.confrontmagazine.com/main/09-2006/library/transcript3.html | author = Angel | access-date = May 23, 2009 | archive-date = September 10, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070910022910/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/main/09-2006/library/tr