According to UltimateGuitar.com, drummer Shannon Leto has verified that 30 Seconds To Mars have begin pre-production on their highly anticipated third album. On song writing for the new album: "We are actually doing pre-production. I've recorded a bunch of beats, some guitar parts. My brother has probably written twenty or thirty songs already. We're going to go tour England and part of Europe right now, come back, record about five songs and see what happens." On evolving as song writers: "We're always going to change, always going to grow, always going to evolve so it's going to sound different from the last album. We always want to change. That's important to us, so." Awesome!
I've got a bad feeling they're never going to have the same magic in them they had when they recorded their self-titled debut album. It's a classic to me. And probably one of my favorites of all time. Their last album just didn't live up to it for me. It was great but it was a let-down after hearing the debut. Maybe they'll surprise me. I read somewhere their new songs (back when they were touring in support of the last album) were more prog-metal like their first album. So I'm marginally excited about the prospect they're going back to their old sound even if it's only partially there.
I am looking forward to hearing their new stuff when it comes out, probably won't be for a long while but.
oh i didnt know they where touring over here... i'll have to try and get hold of a ticket good news about their album and where its at as well