30 SECONDS TO MARS' Album 'A BEAUTIFUL LIE' Celebrates a Golden First Anniversary

30 SECONDS TO MARS' Album 'A BEAUTIFUL LIE' Celebrates a Golden First Anniversary

'The Kill' Nominated For 2 VMAs Performing at MTV2 LIFEBeat Event

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A year after its launch on August 30, 2005, 30 SECONDS TO MARS' second Virgin Records album, A BEAUTIFUL LIE, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies, Virgin Records announced today. And the album continues to skyrocket upward, following an impressive run of sold-out headlining shows, top 3 modern rock radio play, and Best Rock Video and MTV2 Award nominations at this years MTV Video Music Awards for the unforgettable short film for "The Kill." Front man Jared Leto is scheduled to present at the August 31st VMA show.

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The group, who were on the road for a total of eight months in 2005 and almost continuously in 2006 for their sold out headlining tour, are slated for even more high-profile live appearances; Those include the August 29th XBox "Game With Fame" live event, August 30th MTV2 / LIFEBeat benefit at New York's Webster Hall, the September 23rd KROQ Inland Invasion show, and the October 15th Bamboozle Left Festival. (Fans should also stand by for a secret New York Show and major exciting Fall tour announcements!!!)

"The Kill," which is a Top 3 hit at Modern Rock radio, has also been released this month to modern rock and alternative radio in a new acoustic version, taken from a "Live@VH1.com" performance. The band's entire acoustic session streams at VSPOT, VH-1's broadband channel, and the track is available for downloading on URGE, MTV's new music subscription service. 30 SECONDS TO MARS hosts MTV2's "T Minus Rock Show" the week of August 28th. The original version of "The Kill" has generated an amazing 2.6 million streams on the band's myspace.com page while the video continues to be a mainstay on FUSE where it has been in the top 3 for over 10 weeks.

Confirmed Tour Dates:
9/23 KROQ Inland Invasion San Bernardino, CA
9/30 KEDJ EDGEFEST Tempe, AZ
10/15 Bamboozle West Pomona, CA

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CONTACT: Julie Lichtenstein, Virgin Records, +1-212-786-8375,
Julie.Lichtenstein@virgin-records.com

Web site: http://www.virginrecords.com/

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