Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 18, 2014
Do you follow bands on social media? Of course you do – we do too. And two of the bigger heavy bands of the last 15 years are doing things. Or at least teasing that they might be doing things. Lamb of God and System of a Down offered a few updates via social media […]
Posted by Danielle Bruno on June 17, 2014
System of a Down hasn’t exactly been coming up with new material recently, however their drummer John Dolmayan is raising money for his covers project titled These Grey Men. You wouldn’t necessarily expect a member of a multi-platinum band to need to crowd-fund, but John explains that the project is being developed without a record […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 1, 2013
Noticing a pattern here? Whenever a member of System Of A Down speaks out about the status of a new album, Serj Tankian quickly downplays the hype. Last Monday night, it was drummer John Dolmayan who told the crowd at SOAD’s show at the Hollywood Bowl that “Next time we come back here, we’ll have […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on July 31, 2013
Last Monday night (July 29), System Of A Down played their only U.S. date of 2013 at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. However, the night was memorable for fans thanks to a comment made by drummer John Dolmayan at the end of the show. “Next time we come back here, we’ll have a new fucking […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 21, 2013
Things got a little awkward for System Of A Down fans yesterday morning (May 20). Not only did bassist Shavo Odadjian post a series of comments on his Facebook page declaring that Serj Tankian was to blame for no new album, but even suggested that SOAD should consider replacing the singer.In fact, the posts caused […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 20, 2013
System Of A Down’s return from an extended hiatus has been moving slow at best, with the band having only done limited tour runs in the States and Europe since 2011. So unsurprisingly, talk of whether (not even when) SOAD would release a new album in the immediate future has been light. That is until […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on August 7, 2012
While Bram went to the System of a Down and Deftones show on Saturday night (8/4) at the PNC Center in Holmdel, NJ, I went to see System Of A Down kick off their mini East Coast tour in Camden, NJ last Thursday (2). However, it appears that guitarist Daron Malakian didn’t have as great […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on April 26, 2011
System Of A Down are auctioning a pair of tickets, plus a personal lunch with John Dolmayan, for each date of their upcoming North American and European headlining tour. All proceeds will benefit Music For Relief’s earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.
Posted by Zach Shaw on November 29, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgs6VXggW0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Last week, rumors of System Of A Down getting back together were gaining strength. Some European festivals, like Germany’s Rock im Park and Rock am Ring, had let news of SOAD’s involvement slip. But this morning, the band released an official statement, confirming what fans have been waiting for since they went on hiatus […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on April 12, 2010
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=detVOuK8v-U&feature=player_embedded#[/youtube] “Rise Up,” the new single from Cypress Hill, isn’t reinventing the wheel. In fact, it’s a straight up rap rock song. Written by Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, it pretty much sounds like a lost Rage song with B. Real and Sen Dig spitting rhymes instead of Zach de la Rocha. That said, […]
