30 Seconds To Mars ‘Artifact’ Documentary Officially Has Release Date

November 24th, 2013

Kriston McConnell

If you are a big fan of 30 Seconds To Mars then it’s likely that you know about the feud between them and their record label, Virgin Records (parent company is EMI). The band filmed a documentary detailing the legal battle they embarked on with the label, as well as the recording process for their album This Is War (which was inspired by the problems with their label). The documentary, titled Artifact, was initially promoted by the group in 2010, and made some film festival appearances last year. The group has finally given it an officially release date, and it will be released through digital pre-order outlets on December 3.

You can read a short description of the movie below the jump. There is also a two minute trailer that the band released a few days ago that you can watch below as well. If you like what you see, you can pre-order Artifact on iTunes.

The documentary about the feud between 30 Seconds to Mars and its former label, EMI, will finally see an official release, albeit mostly online.

“Artifact,” which chronicles the rock band’s split with EMI as well as the recording of 2009 album “This is War,” will debut Dec. 5 on demand on iTunes, Amazon and other similar platforms via distributor FilmBuff, Radio.com reports.

The film, directed by Jared Leto under frequent pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins, first received promotion from the band in 2010 before premiering on the film festival circuit last year. “Artifact” ended up receiving the People’s Choice Award for documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as the Audience Award at the 2012 Gotham Independent Film Awards.