by Bram Teitelman | Dec 14, 2014 | News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/h8ZKvESYj2w[/youtube] System of a Down chose to take their time to play their first live show of 2014. Yesterday’s performance at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas was a one-hour set spanning their career. The last time the band played...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 24, 2014 | News, Touring, Updates
System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan might not have been making much sense on Twitter, but it looks like he was actually counting down towards something. April 24, 2015 will mark the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. GIven that the band’s heritage...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 21, 2014 | Columns, Metal Power Rankings
Welcome to Metal Power Rankings: Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre. Ultimately, it’s subjective, but if a band generates enough buzz, they’ll wind...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 21, 2014 | News, Social Networking
This week started off with some vague announcements on the System of a Down and Lamb of God front. While Lamb of God’s led to a new website, and System of a Down announced a few new shows, drummer John Dolmayan has been releasing some provocative teasers via his...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 18, 2014 | Social Networking
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...