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System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian says Serj Tankian didn’t want to record Mezmerize/Hypnotize

System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian says Serj Tankian didn’t want to record Mezmerize/Hypnotize

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 12, 2018 | News

Back in December 2017, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian revealed how the band doesn’t see eye to eye with their musical direction. Since then, we’ve been somewhat teased with the recurring question –  Will we ever see a new SOAD album? While drummer...
System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian says Serj Tankian didn’t want to record Mezmerize/Hypnotize

System of a Down members appear to be working in the studio together

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 9, 2018 | News

It’s been thirteen long years since System of a Down released 2005’s Mezmerize and Hypnotize. While drummer John Dolmayan once gave us hope for new material stating that the band has fifteen fantastic songs written for a new record, he also admitted the new LP will...
System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian says Serj Tankian didn’t want to record Mezmerize/Hypnotize

System of a Down update: New album coming maybe never, says John Dolmayan

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Updates

It’s been over 12 years since System of a Down released their double album, Mezmerize/Hypnotize. Since then, the band have toured sporadically and been involved with multiple other projects, and while the flames were fanned when the band said that they had...
Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway unveil new song “Dictator”

Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway unveil new song “Dictator”

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 1, 2018 | New Music, News, Releases

At this point, we shouldn’t expect to hear anything new from System of a Down. However, there are members including Daron Malakian that are creating fresh tunes. Earlier this spring, we knew Malakian revived his Scars on Broadway project as he rebranded it to Daron...
System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian says Serj Tankian didn’t want to record Mezmerize/Hypnotize

Watch Tina Fey sing System of a Down’s “Chop Suey” on ‘Saturday Night Live’

by Zenae Zukowski | May 21, 2018 | News, Video

Over the years, there’s been countless of artists covering System of a Down’s “Chop Suey.” Just last year, Motionless in White gave it a spin. During this past weekend, the song took a comedic twist when actress/comedian Tina Fey sang part of it on Saturday Night...
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