System of a Down

System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to
System, is an Armenian American rock band from Southern California, formed in
1994. It currently consists of Daron Malakian (guitar, backing vocals), Serj
Tankian (lead vocals, occasional keyboards and rhythm guitar), Shavo Odadjian
(bass, background vocals) and John Dolmayan (drums). The band ... read more

Readers recommend: songs about US presidents – results

RR guru-of-the-week Fuel elects his top tracks from last week's White House nominationsThis week's playlist has been selected by Fuel.• This is how I prefer a playl...
Posted 6 September 2012 3.42pm — Comment on this

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SERJ TANKIAN

Robert Sebree, Warner Bros. Records There are busy people and then there is Serj Tankian. Somewhere between large-scale System of a Down reunion tours and his political ...
Posted 6 June 2012 10.00pm — Comment on this

ALL-STAR JAMZ: SYSTEM OF A DOWN PLAY SOUNDWAVE WITH JOEY JORDISON, BEN WEINMAN

If you’re on Twitter you already know that half of all metal bands in the world were in Australia last week for Soundwave. (And if you’re not Twitter, hi! Ni...
Posted 5 March 2012 5.00pm — Comment on this

Chop Spaceman – Proper Villains Mashup

Nice System of a Down dubstep mashup from Proper Villains. Chop Spaceman – Proper Villains Mashup by proper villains
Posted 9 November 2011 7.16pm — Comment on this

Lou Reed - Lou Reed Tops Most Overrated Lyricist List

Lou Reed has been named the Most Overrated Lyricist in a new online poll The former Velvet Underground frontman who has penned classic tunes like Walk on the Wild Side an...
Posted 14 October 2011 12.12pm — Comment on this

Download festival – review

Donington Park, DerbyshireWhile there are many things Def Leppard can be criticised for, a lack of showmanship or sense of spectacle are not among them. A quarter of a ce...
Posted 14 June 2011 6.13pm — Comment on this

Linkin Park - Linkin Park Close Download 2011

Linkin Park closed the UK's Download rock festival last night (12. 06. 11). The 'Crawling' rockers ended the three day event which also saw performances from metal heavyw...
Posted 13 June 2011 9.45am — Comment on this

System of a Down: The reunion that's being unjustly overlooked?

For a brief moment -- sometime in early 2005 or so -- its seemed as if L.A.'s System of a Down was the most vital band in America. For a brief moment -- sometime in early...
Posted 25 May 2011 1.59am — Comment on this

System of a Down: The reunion that's being unjustly overlooked?

For a brief moment -- sometime in early 2005 or so -- its seemed as if L.A.'s System of a Down was the most vital band in America. Politically direct and aggressively wei...
Posted 25 May 2011 1.54am — Comment on this

WANNA SEE SHITTY CELL PHONE FOOTAGE OF SYSTEM OF A DOWN’S FIRST LIVE SHOW IN FOUR YEARS?

Well, if you don’t, here’s a hot tip: do not read the rest of this post. It ends badly for you. If you do, then, swell! ‘Cause guess what? Here’s ...
Posted 12 May 2011 4.30pm — Comment on this

SYSTEM OF A DOWN Auctioning Tickets For Japan Relif

It might be out of the news cycle, but the issues in Japan after their traumatic earthquakes is still very serious. As a way to help out those in need, System of a Down h...
Posted 26 April 2011 3.00pm — Comment on this

MURDERDOLLS pick up 'Comeback of the Year' award at Revolver Golden God Awards

Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13's MURDERDOLLS picked up the hotly-contested 'Comeback of the Year' award last night at the Revolver Golden God Awards, held at the Nokia Th...
Posted 21 April 2011 9.00pm — Comment on this

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