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“This Is War” is the third studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released in 2009. It was the band's first studio album in four years, after the breakthrough of their previous work, “A Beautiful Lie” (2005). The album was recorded over a span of two years. “This Is War” marked a departure from the band's previous material, implementing a more experimental direction that draws influence from progressive rock, new wave, industrial, and heavy metal music. Lyrically, it is a conceptual record shaped by the band's personal struggles and legal battle with their record label and is sometimes considered a rock opera. It was accompanied by the documentary film Artifact (2012), which chronicled the dispute. “This Is War” received general acclaim from critics, who praised its instrumentation and experimental direction, and was nominated for the Echo Music Prize. It reached the top ten of several national album charts and has since sold over four million copies worldwide. Including Bonus CD.[info sheet from distr.]