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Serj Tankian had 'emotionally checked out' of System of a Down

Serj Tankian had “emotionally checked out” of System of a Down while making their final albums, long before they went on hiatus.

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Serj Tankian admits he “emotionally checked out” during System Of A Down’s final albums

“I was in a weird place. I contributed creatively, but I didn’t.”

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Shavo Odadjian reflects on System Of A Down being ‘nu metal’: “I never liked being compared to anyone”

“When they put us in a group, I would always be like, ‘We’re not nu metal, we’re our own thing!’ Now I’m older and wiser…”

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“Daron’s the guitarist, I’m the vocalist, and yet he was using my Strat… Then somebody stole it after breaking our car window”: Serj Tankian reflects on his guitar journey with System of a Down, Tony Iommi, Buckethead and beyond

In a rare guitar interview, Serj Tankian breaks down his “fast folk” playing style and upcoming signature Gibson Les Paul, his love of shredders, and freaking out Maynard James Keenan (and being freaked out by Buckethead)

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Metallica and Linkin Park to headline Sick New World 2025, with Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gojira, AFI, Mastodon, Sisters of Mercy, Kittie, Arch Enemy, Testament and more on insanely stacked bill

The line-up for Sick New World 2025 has been revealed, and it's ridiculously great, tbh

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"These shows are very special to me, because they’re rare." Why Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway

After their first show in five years, System Of A Down's Daron Malakian admits Scars On Broadway already have their third album ready and waiting

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"Unquestionably the most extreme entity that Shavo has put his name to". System Of A Down bassist ditches quirky nu metal for brutal, blistering deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet

Almost 20 years since his last ful-length album, Shavo Odadjian is roaring back with his heaviest band to date

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“Rick Rubin didn’t like it at all!” Watch Serj Tankian eat his first banana terracotta pie – and explain why he wrote a System Of A Down song about it

19 years after first singing about banana terracotta pie on Vicinity Of Obscenity, System Of A Down singer Serj Tankian has tried one

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“It was ridiculous!” Why Rick Rubin couldn’t stop laughing the first time he saw System Of A Down live

Rubin, who co-produced every System Of A Down album from 1998 to 2005, explains why the band split his sides for an entire set

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Serj Tankian believes new System Of A Down album would be a 'fresh start'

Serj Tankian is convinced System Of A Down could make a new album in the future because it would give the band a "fresh start".

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“That thick sound you need for heavy metal – it’s all about the Les Paul. There’s no other guitar with the same kind of bottom-end as a Gibson”: Serj Tankian reveals he has a Gibson signature model on the way

The System of a Down frontman discusses his penchant for Gibsons, particularly Les Pauls, and elaborates on what we can expect from his signature model

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Serj Tankian suggests what a new System Of A Down album would sound like: “It would be a fresh start in a brand new way”

The singer also says System Of A Down have some unreleased “amazing gems” in their vault

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"I have 10 to 12 albums of riffs." Shavo Odadjian has "plenty of ammunition" for a new System Of A Down album

Seven Hours After Violet might have brought Shavo Odadjian back to metal after 20 years, but he's never stopped writing for System Of A Down

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“I actually think people don’t think of System Of A Down as nu metal”: Serj Tankian names the greatest nu metal album of all time

It’s a classic for a reason, after all

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What to Stream: Clooney & Pitt, Will & Harper, a Legend of Zelda game and two Ryan Murphy TV series

What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special hitting Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek, New York City caper are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

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“I should have done that, that’s way cooler!” Gregg Bissonette hears and plays System of a Down's Toxicity for the first time, here’s how it unfolded

Ringo Starr's drummer takes on the nu-metal classic

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System Of A Down aren’t releasing a new album, but bassist Shavo Odadjian is, with new project Seven Hours After Violet

Odadjian’s new band have released their second single, Radiance, and announced a self-titled album for October

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Deftones' Stephen Carpenter absent from 50,000-strong San Francisco concert, headlined by System of a Down

In 2022, the guitarist announced he was sitting out any future international tours and has recently spoken out about touring-related anxiety

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"I don’t want to say that I have sacrificed the band or the music for The Truth, but I’ve held them both very close." Serj Tankian reflects on a life of truth, activism and System Of A Down

The System Of A Down singer acknowledges his past activism might have hurt the band, but is proud of their legacy and enduring popularity

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"I've got poop on me!" We took Kittie to a cat cafe (obviously) to ask them about their amazing comeback, the nu metal nostalgia train and surviving the music industry as a band of young women

What happened when we took Kittie to a cat cafe in LA to talk life, music and fur babies?

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“We’ve really fought. In one day something can blow up into a full-scale war. There’s been days I’ve quit the band”: how System Of A Down turned friction into genius with Toxicity

In 2001, Metal Hammer joined System Of A Down in their Hollywood HQ to talk about their brilliant second album, Toxicity

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Serj Tankian explains offer for System Of A Down to replace him: “I think it would take something away… but I would be OK with it”

System Of A Down’s frontman recently told Metal Hammer that he gave the band the option to continue without him

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 14-20

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of July 14-20 include dancer-country singer Julianne Hough, singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons and actor Sandra Oh

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“Respectfully, I draw the line at ethnic cleansing and genocide”: System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian continues war of words with Imagine Dragons

System Of A Down’s singer continues to clash with the pop-rock stars over their decision to perform in Azerbaijan, citing allegations of the country preparing for genocide

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“There’s corrupt leaders and warmongers all over the world, where do you draw the line?” Imagine Dragons respond to scathing Serj Tankian comments, defend Israel and Azerbaijan shows

System Of A Down’s singer called the pop-rock stars “not good human beings” for performing in Azerbaijan, which has been accused of preparing to commit genocide against Armenians

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