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System of a Down opened their Saturday night (Aug. 17) show with a certain song for the first time ever, and they also played three deep cuts for the first time in five years. The group played their second performance of 2024 over the weekend with Deftones at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The first song they played during their set was “Genocidal Humanoidz,” which is one of their two most recent tracks that came out in late 2020. It’s the first time they’ve ever opened a show with the song [via Setlist.fm]. System kicked off most of their performances over the last few years w...
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System of a Down fans on Reddit are discussing the worst song to introduce someone new to the band. First impressions are hard to erase, right? The first time you heard System of a Down was likely an unforgettable one, as they’re such a unique sounding group. But there are many people who’ve never heard them before, or maybe have and didn’t realize it. Either way, when you’re trying to influence someone to become a fan of an artist, you usually want to pick a good one that’s really palatable so they can ease their way into the rest of their catalog. Picking a really eccentric song isn’t always...
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As a guest on Soul Boom, the podcast hosted by actor Rainn Wilson (The Office), Serj Tankian explains the System of a Down lyric “sacred silence and sleep” means. The podcast is centered around life, meaning and spirituality, as well as “idiocy,” as Wilson says in the show opener. Tankian, promoting his new memoir Down With the System, dives into those heady topics and how they cross over into his own life personally and musically. Right at the start, Wilson asks the System of a Down singer to “describe that space between the sacred silence and sleep,” referencing the chorus to “Toxicity.” And...
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Wait, how did we all miss this? We were so excited to hear the first single from System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian’s new project that we totally missed the hidden meaning of the band’s name. Hidden Meaning In Name Of Shavo’s New BandOdadjian’s new band, Seven Hours After Violet, dropped its first single last week. “Paradise” is a pulverizing blast of metal as the bass player is joined by Left To Suffer vocalist Taylor Barber, California-based deathcore outfit Winds of Plague‘s Michael Montoya and Josh Johnson, and former American Idol contestant Alejandro Aranda, who also performs under ...
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Are System of a Down “metal”? Fans on Reddit are debating if the label is appropriate for the band over on Reddit. The line between metal and rock has always been pretty blurry, especially as heavy music has changed over time. In the ’70s, there were some bands that were considered metal at the time, but most of us today consider hard rock, such as Led Zeppelin. Then, in the ’80s, there were groups that were called “hair metal” (Motley Crue and etc.). The ’90s brought on a whole new batch of bands that seemed to sit on both lines as well, including System of a Down. They’re often lumped in wit...
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Which rock concert had the biggest impact on System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian? The singer instantly called up his first ever concert with Iron Maiden when asked that question, while also naming off another legendary concert tour as well. Tankian was speaking with Monsters, Madness and Magic (as heard in the player below) when the topic of impactful live shows came up. Surprisingly, Tankian revealed that he wasn’t necessarily a fan of Iron Maiden when he went to see them play, but the show definitely had an impact on him afterward. Serj’s First Concert “Maiden” Impact“The first one that I...
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