by Jordeana Bell | Jan 4, 2026 | Lists, Top 10
If you’d asked me at the end of 2024 what 2025 would bring for metal, I’d have drawn a neat little diagram: a few tours, a reunion no one needed, a legacy album. Reality? Metal showed up like a drunken uncle at a wedding, breaking every rule, mixing...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 22, 2025 | Festivals, News
After a canceled 2025, Sick New World is leveling up in 2026 and bringing System of a Down along for the ride with not one but two editions. The festival will not only return to Las Vegas but also expand for the first time, heading out to Texas. Sick New World Las...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 8, 2025 | News
Does Sick New World work when System of a Down remain the headliner? Was the festival too ambitious when it attempted to secure Metallica and Linkin Park with $5 million guarantees that ultimately led to the cancellation of the 2025 edition? Or, perhaps, a bit of...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 11, 2025 | Touring
System of a Down will return to Europe for the first time since 2017 with a summer 2026 stadium tour. The seven-date run will feature support from Queens of the Stone Age and the newly reunited Acid Bath. Full details are expected to be announced soon. The group...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 1, 2025 | News, Video
System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian surprised fans in Chicago on Saturday (30) when he jumped on stage with tribute act Peephole: Tribute to System of a Down at Cubby Bear. Malakian joined the band mid-set to perform SOAD’s “Cigaro.” Malakian has shared...