Thirty Seconds to Mars: This is War | CD review

Kneejerk comparisons to Keanu Reeves's much derided late 90s band Dogstar are wide of the mark. LA trio TSTM (fronted by Hollywood heart-throb Jared Leto) may deal in overblown celebrity anguish but they pack a punch at least as radio-friendly as pained contemporaries such as Linkin Park. Choirs of fans bolster the choruses to several tracks – the effect is that of an angst-rock charity record – and though Kanye West crops up incongruously on "Hurricane", TSTM generally prove them...

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