30 Seconds to Mars Take Us "Closer to the Edge"

Multi-platinum rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars (30STM), who were just nominated for four 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, has released its concert-centric music video for their new single "Closer to the Edge," the seventh track and the third single from their third studio album "This Is War." The epic video was directed by Bartholomew Cubbins and contains concert footage and fan commentary from about 30 performances on the road to 89 cities throughout 27 countries during the first leg of the band's "Into the Wild" world tour, where they played in front of over 1.3 million fans.
"Closer to the Edge," has topped UK Rock Singles and climbing the airplay charts across Europe. It emphasize atmospheric flourishes over melodic assurance. Tomo Milicevic, the lead guitarist of 30STM, said about the song: "A really interesting track. We call it our 'pop' song, but when you really listen to it, you realize that it has a lot of rock glory in it. It's a song that fools you, and I like that. Jared really pushed himself as a songwriter here in that he was trying to reach for a new way of presenting music that was very accessible but not spoon-feed it to the audience. He has a lot of respect for the fans in that way. The guy's a trip - very inspiring to be around and work with."
The video opens with testimonials from sad-eyed 30STM fans, espousing their views on life. Each of them is alone in their own particular way, it would seem, though, through the music of 30STM, they find a space in which they can coexist with others just like them. They may be outcasts in their high schools or towns, but at a 30STM show, they are anything but. They are, as a title card in the video puts it, part of "The Family." Documenting your life on the bus is as much a rite of passage as getting your first platinum plaque, and in keeping with pretty much everything they do, 30STM have taken the concept to dizzying, unabashedly all-encompassing heights. They aim to uplift, to inspire, to save, and "Closer to the Edge" is their document of that mission.
Created in 1998 in Los Angeles, by actor Jared Leto and his Older brother, Shannon, 30STM found success with a mix of post-grunge, screamo, and hard rock. With their brand-new "Closer to the Edge" video, 30STM have joined a special fraternity. "Closer to the Edge" is different because it is darn-near 100% about the fans themselves: their lives and loves and fears, and how all of those things motivated them to attend a 30STM show in the first place. They are the stars, they are the main attraction. The members of the band are basically secondary characters in the thing.